May 16, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The behaviour of microscopic quantum magnets has long been a subject taught in lectures in theoretical physics. However, investigating the dynamics of systems that are far out of equilibrium and watching them “live” has been difficult so far. Now, researchers at the Max Planck Institute...
Seeing molecules inside a nanometer-sized ‘sardine can’
May 16, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Most people don’t think about how molecules fit in the ultra-small spaces between other molecules, but that is what Professor Masahide Takahashi’s research team do every day at Osaka Metropolitan University. They study metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), composed of modularly arranged metal ions and molecules (organic...
Extraterrestrial stone brings first supernova clues to Earth
May 16, 2022 (Nanowerk News) New chemistry ‘forensics’ indicate that the stone named Hypatia from the Egyptian desert could be the first tangible evidence found on Earth of a supernova type Ia explosion. These rare supernovas are some of the most energetic events in the universe. This is the conclusion...
Supersolids go circular 2D
May 16, 2022 (Nanowerk News) In a new study, investigations led by Francesca Ferlaino and Russell Bisset show how to cool an atomic gas into a supersolid with a circular, 2D shape. The method will allow researchers to further study these exotic states of matter and search for features such...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Going gentle on mechanical quantum systems: New experimental work establishes how quantum properties of mechanical quantum systems can be measured without destroying the quantum state
Home > Press > Going gentle on mechanical quantum systems: New experimental work establishes how quantum properties of mechanical quantum systems can be measured without destroying the quantum state Optical microscope image of the acoustic resonator viewed from above (two larger disks, the inner of which is the piezoelectric transducer)...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: University of Strathclyde and National University of Singapore to co-ordinate satellite quantum communications
Home > Press > University of Strathclyde and National University of Singapore to co-ordinate satellite quantum communications Abstract:The University of Strathclyde and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on satellite quantum communications, to pave the way for increased joint experiments between the institutions....
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Lightening up the nanoscale long-wavelength optoelectronics
Home > Press > Lightening up the nanoscale long-wavelength optoelectronics a, Schematics of the bow-tie antenna-assisted device. b, The cross-section view of the simulated electric field intensity normalized to incident one marks the power-gain around the nanochannel at 0.3 THz electromagnetic waves. c, The scaling of electric field enhancement derived...
Ultrafast dynamics of topological material probed under pressure
May 14, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A team led by Prof. SU Fuhai from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute, and the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, has investigated the...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Development of high-durability single-atomic catalyst using industrial humidifier: Identification of the operating mechanism of cobalt-based single-atomic catalyst and development of a mass production process. Utilization for catalyst development in various fields including fuel
Home > Press > Development of high-durability single-atomic catalyst using industrial humidifier: Identification of the operating mechanism of cobalt-based single-atomic catalyst and development of a mass production process. Utilization for catalyst development in various fields including fuel (a) single-atomic catalyst synthesis process using humidifier method, (b) SEM image, (c) cobalt...
Harvesting blue energy by covalent organic framework monolayer membranes
May 14, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The development and utilization of energy is the basis of human survival and social sustainable development. As a part of Gibbs free energy, mixing salt solutions with different concentrations release the salinity gradient energy, also called blue energy. Generally, the output power can be improved...