/ en-us ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered how to "draw" on demand the crystals used in many crucial technologies, from solar panels and LED lighting to medical imaging. /news/2025-10-lasers-gold-nanoparticles-enable-demand.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:30:39 EDT news679649521 Light is fast, but travels in long wavelengths and interacts weakly with itself. The particles that make up matter are tiny and interact strongly with each other, but move slowly. Together, the two can combine into a hybrid quasiparticle called a polariton that is part light, part matter. /news/2025-10-playbook-polaritons-quasiparticles-power-optical.html Optics & Photonics Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:00:12 EDT news679161482 Atoms in crystalline solids sometimes vibrate in unison, giving rise to emergent phenomena known as phonons. Because these collective vibrations set the pace for how heat and energy move through materials, they play a central role in devices that capture or emit light, like solar cells and LEDs. /news/2025-09-nanoscale-slots-enable-room-temperature.html Condensed Matter Optics & Photonics Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:46:03 EDT news678469561 Researchers at North Carolina State University have unveiled Rainbow, a first-of-its-kind multi-robot self-driving laboratory that autonomously discovers high-performance quantum dots—semiconductor nanoparticles critical for next-generation displays, solar cells, LEDs and quantum-engineering technologies. /news/2025-08-rainbow-multi-robot-lab-quantum.html Nanomaterials Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:13:03 EDT news675335581 In today's energy-intensive environment, designing new devices for more efficient and renewable energy sources is at the forefront of scientific research. A particularly interesting approach utilizes Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites—a type of layered material made from alternating sheets of inorganic and organic components. These materials are potentially ideal for several applications, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), thermal energy storage and solar-panel technology. /news/2025-06-shifting-hybrid-materials-bright-future.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:21:21 EDT news668938878 A research team has successfully observed and identified the water-induced degradation mechanism of perovskite, which is a next-generation optoelectronic material, in real time at the atomic scale. Published in Matter, this study presents key strategies for enhancing the stability of perovskite materials and is expected to accelerate their commercialization. The team was led by Professor Jiwoong Yang of the Department of Energy Science & Engineering at DGIST. /news/2025-04-atomic-scale-mechanism-perovskite-degradation.html Nanomaterials Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:46:03 EDT news663428761 Researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated a new technique that uses light to tune the optical properties of quantum dots—making the process faster, more energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable—without compromising material quality. /news/2025-02-powered-breakthrough-enables-precision-tuning.html Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:52:42 EST news659112756 Microscale light-emitting diodes (micro-LEDs) are emerging as a next-generation display technology for optical communications, augmented and virtual reality, and wearable devices. Metal-halide perovskites show great potential for efficient light emission, long-range carrier transport, and scalable manufacturing, making them potentially ideal candidates for bright LED displays. /news/2025-01-perovskite-growth-method-ultrahigh-resolution.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:46:03 EST news656693161 University of Missouri scientists are unlocking the secrets of halide perovskites—a material that's poised to reshape our future by bringing us closer to a new age of energy-efficient optoelectronics. /news/2025-01-scientists-harness-power-layered-crystals.html Condensed Matter Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:29:03 EST news656692141 Scientists at the University of Twente have developed a way to create highly ordered semiconductor material at room temperature. This UT research was published today in Nature Synthesis. This breakthrough could make optoelectronics more efficient by controlling the crystal structure and reducing the number of defects at the nanoscale. /news/2025-01-semiconductor-material-room-temperature.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:56:03 EST news656261761 Every day, people are reaping the benefits of work by scientists and engineers to make more effective X-ray machines, computers, cell phones and televisions. Florida State University researchers are pushing the boundaries of those technologies and developing new more cost-effective and environmentally friendly materials for these devices. /news/2025-01-scientists-high-impact-materials-optoelectronic.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:05:02 EST news655729494 Newly developed halide perovskite nanocrystals (HPNCs) show potential as antimicrobial agents that are stable, effective and easy to produce. After almost three years, Rice University scientist Yifan Zhu and colleagues have developed a new HPNC that is effective at killing bacteria in a biofluid under visible light without experiencing light- and moisture-driven degradation common in HPNCs. /news/2024-11-newly-nanocrystals-bacteria-visible.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:30:04 EST news651940202 A research team has discovered a new process to induce chirality in halide perovskite semiconductors, which could open the door to cutting-edge electronic applications. /news/2024-10-effort-halide-perovskites-distance.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:35:03 EDT news649330501 Traditional electronics use semiconductors to transmit data through bursts of charged carriers (electrons or holes) to convey messages in "1s" and "0s." Spintronic devices can process an order of magnitude more information by assigning binary code to the orientation of electrons' magnetic poles, a property known as spin— an "up" spin is a 1, a "down" is a 0. /news/2024-07-miracle-filter-bought-spintronic-devices.html Condensed Matter Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:18:03 EDT news641146681 In the search for more efficient and sustainable energy generation methods, a class of materials called metal halide perovskites have shown great promise. In the few years since their discovery, novel solar cells based on these materials have already achieved efficiencies comparable to commercial silicon solar cells. /news/2024-07-small-electrons-big-future-ultrafast.html Optics & Photonics Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:06:04 EDT news640433161 The space environment is harsh and full of extreme radiation. Scientists designing spacecraft and satellites need materials that can withstand these conditions. /news/2024-06-space-satellites-generation-material-exposed.html General ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Condensed Matter Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:24:59 EDT news638450695 Purdue University engineers have developed a patent-pending method to synthesize high-quality, layered perovskite nanowires with large aspect ratios and tunable organic-inorganic chemical compositions. /news/2024-06-crystal-2d-metal-halide-perovskites.html Nanomaterials Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:59:03 EDT news636897542 Researchers have demonstrated the ability to engineer materials that are both stiff and capable of insulating against heat. This combination of properties is extremely unusual and holds promise for a range of applications, such as the development of new thermal insulation coatings for electronic devices. /news/2024-05-materials-unique-combination-stiffness-thermal.html Nanomaterials Wed, 29 May 2024 11:51:03 EDT news636202261 Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers at Central China Normal University, have developed a high-performance perovskite X-ray complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) detector for medical imaging. /news/2024-05-perovskite-ray-detector-medical-imaging.html Condensed Matter Optics & Photonics Tue, 21 May 2024 12:12:14 EDT news635512331 Perovskites are among the most extensively studied materials in modern materials science. Their often unique and exotic properties, which stem from perovskite's peculiar crystal structure, could find revolutionary applications in various cutting-edge fields. One intriguing way of realizing such properties is through the precise ordering of a perovskite's defects, such as vacancies or substitutions. /news/2024-04-defects-spontaneously-emerging-crystal-perovskite.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:51:36 EDT news632566294 In the quest to develop quantum computers and networks, there are many components that are fundamentally different than those used today. Like a modern computer, each of these components has different constraints. However, it is currently unclear which materials can be used to construct those components for the transmission and storage of quantum information. /news/2024-03-materials-explores-synthesis-quantum-memory.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:34:04 EDT news629386442 Quantum dots are a kind of artificial atom: just a few nanometers in size and made of semiconductor materials, they can emit light of a specific color or even single photons, which is important for quantum technologies. The discoverers and pioneers of the commercial production of quantum dots were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2023. /news/2024-01-bright-quantum-dots-brighter.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:08:40 EST news625928913 Next-generation solar materials are cheaper and more sustainable to produce than traditional silicon solar cells, but hurdles remain in making the devices durable enough to withstand real-world conditions. A new technique developed by a team of international scientists could simplify the development of efficient and stable perovskite solar cells, named for their unique crystalline structure that excels at absorbing visible light. /news/2023-10-scientists-method-stable-efficient-next-gen.html Materials Science Sat, 28 Oct 2023 10:00:01 EDT news617273593 A research team under the direction of Prof. Dr. Felix Deschler at Heidelberg University's Institute for ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵical Chemistry has developed a semiconductor that efficiently generates light and simultaneously gives that light a certain spin. According to the researchers, the so-called chiral perovskite material has great technological potential that can be used for applications in optoelectronics, telecommunications, and information processing. /news/2023-10-organic-inorganic-semiconductor-generates-circularly-polarized.html Condensed Matter Optics & Photonics Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:43:07 EDT news615721385 A research team co-led by scholars from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has successfully morphed all-inorganic perovskites at room temperature without compromising their functional properties. Their findings demonstrate the potential of this class of semiconductors for manufacturing next-generation deformable electronics and energy systems in the future. /news/2023-10-successful-morphing-inorganic-perovskites-functional.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:35:27 EDT news615720924 For the first time, Stanford researchers have found a way to create and stabilize an extremely rare form of gold that has lost two negatively charged electrons, denoted Au2+. The material stabilizing this elusive version of the valued element is a halide perovskite—a class of crystalline materials that holds great promise for various applications including more-efficient solar cells, light sources, and electronics components. /news/2023-09-rare-gold-unveil-material-infused.html Materials Science Sat, 30 Sep 2023 04:01:54 EDT news615265297 Researchers at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Northrop Grumman, a multinational aerospace and defense technology company, have found a way to maintain valley polarization at room temperature using novel materials and techniques. /news/2023-09-valley-polarization-room-temperature.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:23:17 EDT news613383789 Fast data transmissions could be delivered in homes and offices through light-emitting diodes (LED) bulbs, complementing existing communication technologies and networks. /news/2023-07-future-internet-transmission.html Optics & Photonics Tue, 25 Jul 2023 10:03:27 EDT news609498205 Silicon, the standard semiconducting material used in a host of applications—computer central processing units (CPUs), semiconductor chips, detectors, and solar cells—is an abundant, naturally occurring material. However, it is expensive to mine and to purify. /news/2023-02-perovskites-dirt-cheap-alternative-silicon.html Condensed Matter Optics & Photonics Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:26:18 EST news595783575 A Florida State University research team has developed a new way to create blue light from a class of materials that shows enormous potential for optoelectronic devices, including solar cells, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers. /news/2022-08-strategy-blue-material.html Materials Science Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:35:11 EDT news580739709