Acoustic nanodevice makes piezoelectrics sing to a different tune

New embedded nanotransducer approach allows surface acoustic wave device to transmit signals with six times the speed of most commercially used devices.

Study resolves controversy about electron structure of defects in graphene

Researchers calculated the overall electron structure of the vacancy region of a crystal lattice through the unprecedented use of a hybrid functional method, which yielded results compatible with experimental data.

Using DNA strands to design new polymer materials

Novel particles could be used in applications ranging from drug delivery to soft robotics.

Physicists discover new type of quantum material

Predictions lay groundwork for experiments to create 'Weyl-Kondo semimetal'.

Watching a particle in a dangerous crowd

A new x-ray beam technique tracks atomic-level changes under real-world operating conditions.

Researchers steer the flow of electrical current with spinning light

Researchers used a first-of-its-kind device to demonstrate a way to control the direction of the photocurrent without deploying an electric voltage.

Chemists go 'back to the future' to untangle quantum dot mystery

In a new paper, scientists describe the underlying mechanisms involved in the formation of a widely used class of quantum dots that use cadmium and selenium compounds as their molecular precursors.