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Table salt enables new metallic nanotubes with potential for faster electronics
For the first time, researchers have made niobium sulfide metallic nanotubes with stable, predictable properties, a long-sought goal in advanced materials science. According to the international team, including a researcher ...
Nanophysics
Nov 7, 2025
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Ultrathin racetrack memory devices now work without insulating buffer layers
A new study reveals that insulating buffer layers are no longer needed for ultrathin magnetic racetrack devices, unlocking new paths for seamless integration with functional substrates.
Nanophysics
Nov 5, 2025
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Light can reshape atom-thin semiconductors for next-generation optical devices
Rice University researchers studying a class of atom-thin semiconductors known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have discovered that light can trigger a physical shift in their atomic lattice, creating a tunable ...
Nanophysics
Nov 4, 2025
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A sticky solution for enhanced pesticide deposition
Water droplets can slide down or bounce off a leaf's surface because it has a waxy hydrophobic (water-repellent) coating. However, this poses a challenge to farmers when pesticides are sprayed, as the droplets can bounce ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 4, 2025
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AC instead of DC unlocks nano-LEDs for VR headsets and near-eye displays
LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, are essential components in near-eye displays like virtual reality and augmented reality headsets and smart glasses, along with electronics like cameras and medical equipment.
Nanophysics
Nov 4, 2025
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'Self-tuning' film paves the way for future wireless and radar devices
A research team from Queen Mary University of London has discovered a new way to engineer thin films that can "tune" themselves much more effectively than existing materials, making them highly responsive and efficient.
Nanophysics
Nov 3, 2025
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Room-temperature 3D-printing enables miniaturized infrared sensors
Infrared sensors, which act as the "seeing" component in devices such as LiDAR for autonomous vehicles, 3D face recognition systems in smartphones, and wearable health care devices, are regarded as key components in next-generation ...
Nanophysics
Nov 3, 2025
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Birch leaves and peanuts turned into advanced laser technology
Physicists at Umeå University, in collaboration with researchers in China, have developed a laser made entirely from biomaterials—birch leaves and peanut kernels. The environmentally friendly laser could become an inexpensive ...
Nanophysics
Nov 3, 2025
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Microbubble physics study confirms utility of ultrasound for noninvasive therapy
Researchers from Skoltech, ITMO University, and their colleagues have reported new findings about the behavior of microbubbles exposed to ultrasound. The data obtained by the team will enable the creation of more stable and ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 30, 2025
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Non-invasive quantum spin sensor can detect digital pill signals without skin contact
A research group from the Graduate School of Engineering at Tohoku University has developed a noninvasive means of detecting the signals from "digital pills," a type of medication often used by doctors to monitor a patient's ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 30, 2025
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Ultra-fast laser platform enables fabrication and study of nanostructures in metal films
Using ultra-fast laser beams, a team from the Irradiated Solids Laboratory has designed an experiment that allows both the creation of nanometric cavities in metal films and their study using several advanced microscopy techniques. ...
Nanophysics
Oct 29, 2025
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Nanoscale thermoelectric effects offer new perspectives on energy management
A new quantum transport theory reveals how femtosecond time scale thermoelectric fluctuations influence energy control at the nanoscale. The University of Jyväskylä, Finland, has contributed to the development of a theoretical ...
Nanophysics
Oct 29, 2025
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Perovskites reveal ultrafast quantum light in new study
Halide perovskites—already a focus of major research into efficient, low-cost solar cells—have been shown to handle light faster than most semiconductors on the market.
Nanophysics
Oct 29, 2025
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Molecules bend, properties change: How nanographene transforms through oxidation
Graphene and its molecular fragments, known as nanographenes, are key materials for next-generation organic electronics due to their tunable π-electron frameworks. The physical and electronic properties of nanographenes ...
Nanophysics
Oct 28, 2025
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Memristors achieve stable resistance values tied to fundamental constants of nature
Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich, together with international collaborators, have demonstrated for the first time that memristors—novel nanoscale switching devices—can provide stable resistance values directly ...
Nanophysics
Oct 27, 2025
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Pressure turns Ångström-thin semiconducting bismuth into a metal, expanding options for reconfigurable electronics
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, sparked by the isolation of Nobel-prize-winning graphene in 2004, has revolutionized modern materials science by showing that electrical, optical, and mechanical behaviors can be tuned simply ...
Nanophysics
Oct 24, 2025
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Light reshapes ferroelectric thin films for wireless sensors and micro-devices
The potential of using low-energy light to shape ferroelectric thin films for micro devices is advancing with an international team of researchers most recently reporting success with "photostriction."
Nanophysics
Oct 24, 2025
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Unexpectedly high heat transfer on the nanoscale confirmed
More heat is transferred between objects that are just a few nanometers apart than physics theory predicts. A research team at the University of Oldenburg has now confirmed this phenomenon, which was first observed several ...
Nanophysics
Oct 23, 2025
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A platform of gold adds color to nature's fundamental forces
When dust sticks to a surface or a lizard sits on a ceiling, it is due to "nature's invisible glue." Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have now discovered a quick and easy way to study the hidden forces ...
Nanophysics
Oct 23, 2025
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Phosphorus chains display true 1D electronic properties on a silver substrate
For the first time, a team at BESSY II has succeeded in demonstrating the one-dimensional electronic properties of a material through a highly refined experimental process.
Nanophysics
Oct 21, 2025
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