Quantum technologies: from mobile phones to supercomputers
Quantum physics not only explains how matter behaves at the subatomic level, but is also used to create many devices in our everyday lives, from lasers and transistors to GPS and mobile phones. The next wave of innovation could lead to unbreakable...
Fast Radio Burst "Afterglow" Was Actually a Flickering Black Hole
Tiny tubes move into the fast lane
A single chain of water molecules lines the cavity inside a carbon nanotube porin, which is embedded in a lipid bilayer.
Researchers use single molecule of DNA to create world's smallest diode: Study advances search for silicon chip replacement
The University of Georgia and Ben-Gurion University research team site-specifically inserted a small molecule named coralyne into the DNA...
Opportunity's Devilish View from on High
From its perch high on a ridge, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity recorded this image of a Martian dust devil...
Scientists Push Valleytronics One Step Closer to Reality
This schematic shows a TMDC monolayer coupled with a host ferromagnetic semiconductor...
Europe sending crude oil into space to study Earth’s depths
Jiuquan launch centre
Ruthenium nanoframes open the doors to better catalysts
Using a two-part process, chemist Xiaohu Xia and his team found a way to turn ruthenium into a nanoframe, a promising metal catalyst.
