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Nanomaterials 7 hours ago

Two-step method enables controllable WS₂ epitaxy growth

In a study published in Journal of the American Chemical Society, a team led by Prof. Song Li from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences synthesized monolayer WS2 lateral ...

Condensed Matter 8 hours ago

Engineers develop a magnetic transistor for more energy-efficient electronics

Transistors, the building blocks of modern electronics, are typically made of silicon. Because it's a semiconductor, this material can control the flow of electricity in a circuit. But silicon has fundamental physical limits ...

Condensed Matter Sep 15, 2025

New layered material successfully confines terahertz light to the nanoscale

A new study has successfully demonstrated the confinement of terahertz (THz) light to nanoscale dimensions using a new type of layered material. This could lead to improvements in optoelectronic devices such as infrared emitters ...

Condensed Matter Sep 10, 2025

Advanced X-ray technique enables first direct observation of magnon spin currents

Spintronics is an emerging field that leverages the spin, or the intrinsic angular momentum, of electrons. By harnessing this quantum-relativistic property, researchers aim to develop devices that store and transmit information ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 9, 2025

Butterfly wings inspire solution to impossible optics problem

The iridescent blue of butterfly wings has inspired researchers to find a solution to a challenge previously considered insurmountable—dynamically tuning advanced optical processes at visible wavelengths.

Nanophysics Sep 8, 2025

From layered transition metal oxide to 2D material: Scientists make 2H-NbOâ‚‚ discovery

2H-NbO₂—a novel van der Waals oxide synthesized by researchers from Japan—exhibits strongly correlated electronic properties with two-dimensional flexibility. By chemically extracting lithium ions from the layered sheets ...

Condensed Matter Aug 29, 2025

Interface-controlled antiferromagnetic tunnel junctions offer new path for next-gen spintronics

A research team led by Prof. Shao Dingfu at the Institute of Solid State ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµics, the Hefei Institutes of ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has unveiled a new mechanism for achieving strong spin polarization ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 27, 2025

MRI technology inspires quantum advancement with 2D materials

The same technology behind MRI images of injury or disease also powers nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, which is used to analyze biological molecules for research on diseases and therapeutics. While NMR spectroscopy ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 19, 2025

Ultra-thin materials twist light into optical vortices for faster data transmission

Imagine a whirlpool spinning in a river, or a tornado swirling through the sky. They don't just spin on the spot: they travel forward while maintaining that spiraling motion inside them. These twisting motions, called vortices, ...

Nanomaterials Aug 18, 2025

Scientists develop new method to create novel layered inorganic materials

A research team led by Prof. Huang Qing from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new way to "edit" the internal layers of certain advanced ...

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