Excitons form across layers in a 3D superlattice of stacked 2D semiconductors. Credit: Olivia Kong Ultra-low-energy electronics ‘straight out of the fridge’? Could a stack…
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“Electronic Amoeba” Analog Computer Finds Swift Solution to the Traveling Salesman Problem
A single-celled amoeboid organism, a plasmodium of true slime mold Physarum polycephalum. Credit: Masashi Aono Researchers at Hokkaido University and Amoeba Energy in Japan have,…
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World Record: Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells on the Magic Threshold of 30% Efficiency
The schematic structure of the tandem solar cell stack in 3D. Credit: Eike Koehnen/HZB The current world record tandem solar cell provided stable performance for…
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Ultrasensitive Microwave Detector Developed – Enabling Technology for Next-Generation Quantum Computers
Microwave bolometer based on graphene Josephson junction. Credit: Graham Rowlands, Raytheon BBN Technologies A joint international research team from POSTECH of South Korea, Raytheon BBN…
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Direct Solar Steam Generation: Harvesting the Sun’s Energy for Clean Drinking Water
A solution to the growing clean drinking water availability problem is direct solar steam generation technology, which can remove harmful soluble pollutants from water. Credit:…
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U.S. Army Developed Algorithms Improve Quadrotor Drone Performance
The Common Research Configuration Research Quadrotor Biplane autonomously transitions between hover and forward flight to capitalize on the strengths of both flight modes. Credit: U.S.…
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Split Wave: Researchers Develop Component for Neuromorphic Computer
Switching points of the brain are simulated with magnetic waves, which are specifically generated and divided using nonlinear processes within microscopically small vortex discs. Credit:…
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Progress Toward a Universal Theory of Glass Formation
Scientists at The University of Tokyo use computer simulations to model the effects of elemental composition on the glass-forming ability of metallic mixtures, which may…
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Batteries Mimic Multilayer Geometry of Mammal Bones for Structural Stability
By copying the multilayer geometry of mammal bones, cathodes for sodium-ion batteries can be made more structurally stable, while maintaining high capacities and fast charge…
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Sound Projectors Deliver Audio to People Where They Want It for Virtual Reality
What if a commercial audio speaker could function like an autozoom projector does for light, and you could deliver the sound people want where they…
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