Month: June 2020

Home > Press > A Tremendous Recognition’ Engineer Jonathan Klamkin earns prestigious award from DARPAAbstract:Jonathan Klamkin, an associate professor in UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Director’s Fellowship. The prestigious prize is awarded to only the top...

Jun 26, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Since the discovery of graphene, two-dimensional materials have been the focus of materials research. Among other things, they could be used to build tiny, high-performance transistors. Researchers at ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne have now simulated and evaluated one hundred possible materials for this purpose...

Home > Press > Fluorocarbon bonds are no match for light-powered nanocatalyst: Rice U. lab unveils catalyst that can break problematic C-F bondsAn artist's illustration of the light-activated antenna-reactor catalyst Rice University engineers designed to break carbon-fluorine bonds in fluorocarbons. The aluminum portion of the particle (white and pink) captures...

Jun 26, 2020 (Nanowerk News) In a new study of axion motion, researchers propose a scenario known as "kinetic misalignment" that greatly strengthens the case for axion/dark matter equivalence. The novel concept answers key questions related to the origins of dark matter and provides new avenues for ongoing detection efforts....

Home > Press > Two quantum cheshire cats exchange grinsFigure 1: Schematic illustration and design of experiments (Image by LI Chuanfeng et al.)Abstract:Prof. LI Chuanfeng, XU Jinshi, and XU Xiaoye from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), collaborating with Prof. CHEN...

Jun 26, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Indium nitride is a promising material for use in electronics, but difficult to manufacture. Scientists at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a new molecule that can be used to create high-quality indium nitride, making it possible to use it in, for example, high-frequency electronics. The...

Home > Press > Single-spin electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum with kilohertz spectral resolutionThe comparison of the paramagnetic resonance spectrum between the traditional method (top) and the new method (bottom) of noise-insensitive. It clearly shows that the spectral resolution has been significantly improved, and more precise coupling information has been observed. ...

Jun 23, 2020 (Nanowerk News) With their pioneering nanotechnology, EPFL researchers have achieved the impossible. They can now use heat to break the links between atoms with a miniature scalpel (Advanced Materials, "Thermomechanical Nanocutting of 2D Materials"). “It’s extremely hard to structure 2D materials using conventional lithography, which often employs...

Home > Press > Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Jupiter XR Large-Sample AFM Now Includes New Ergo Software Interface for Even Greater ProductivityThe Asylum Research Jupiter XR large-sample AFM and its new Ergo software interface.Abstract:Oxford Instruments Asylum Research is pleased to announce that the Jupiter XR atomic force microscope now includes...

Jun 20, 2020 (Nanowerk News) An international team of astronomers has identified periodic gamma-ray emissions from 11 active galaxies, paving the way for future studies of unconventional galaxies that might harbor two supermassive black holes at their centers. Among astronomers, it has long been well-established that most galaxies host a...