When optical gain or loss are precisely controlled using nanophotonics, a new physical event called the non-Hermitian phenomenon can be observed, potentially the next-generation technology of optical ...

We can learn a lot by studying microscopic and macroscopic changes in a material as it crosses from one phase to another, for example from ice to water to steam. A new Australian study examines system...

Each human being uses, on average, 30 kg of plastic per year. Given that global life expectancy currently stands at approximately 70 years, each person will discard some two metric tons of plastic in ...

Intricate natural formations like star-shaped sand dunes or arc-shaped rocks can appear so purposeful in form that it's easy to wonder whether someone has designed them. Scientists have long recognise...

The heady math that describes how bubbles form in a glass of Champagne has inspired a framework for engineering living cells. advertisement A study published Sep. 22 in Nature details how an establish...

Engineers created a new type of battery that weaves two promising battery sub-fields into a single battery. The battery uses both a solid state electrolyte and an all-silicon anode, making it a silico...

Particle accelerators are essential tools in research areas such as biology, materials science and particle physics. Researchers are always looking for more powerful ways of accelerating particles to ...

東京理科大學與日本物質材料研究機構(WPI-MANA)共同開發了一項利用場效電晶體(Field-effect Transistor)機制與化學上非活性之鑽石的特徵，透過電洞量測對固態電解質界面的電雙層電荷進行評估的新手法，並成功地進行了...

德國馬克斯·普朗克分子植物生理學研究所(MPI-MP)指出，利用太陽光與微生物從空氣製造「單細胞蛋白(Single Cell Protein)」的技術具有實用性，相較於大豆等主要作物的栽培，效率高達10倍，將可望利用於因應人口增加隨...

In this study, we investigated the functions that reproduce the configurational heat capacity (Cconfig) above the glass transition temperature for polystyrene (PS), polyisobutylene (PIB), and their ol...

Water-dispersible up-converting nanoparticles (UCNPs) are known to be very effective in biomedical applications. Research groups have paid special attention to the synthesis of hydrophilic UCNPs with ...

We have demonstrated that the process of hydrogen absorption into a solid experimentally follows a Langmuir-type (hyperbolic) function instead of Sieverts law. This can be explained by independent two...

Large, distributed collections of miniaturized, wireless electronic devices1,2 may form the basis of future systems for environmental monitoring3, population surveillance4, disease management5 and oth...

Recently found anomalous Hall, Nernst, magnetooptical Kerr, and spin Hall effects in the antiferromagnets Mn3X (X = Sn, Ge) are attracting much attention for spintronics and energy harvesting. Since...

Posterior lamellar transplantation of the eye’ s cornea (DSAEK, DMEK) currently is the gold standard for treating patients with corneal endothelial cell and back surface pathologies resulting in func...