Charge density wave found in magnetic kagome crystal

Jan 28, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers discovered a wave-like charge order in a magnetic material with a “kagome” geometric structure and, with key evidence from the Advanced Light Source (ALS), obtained clues to the order’s origins in the material’s electronic structure. By helping to connect certain structures with emergent quantum...

The protein wears Prada

Jan 28, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Just as wearing a new outfit can cause us to assume a different persona, so a chemical tag “worn” by a protein can make that molecule unrecognizable. An entire wardrobe of tags – called protein modifications, because they modify the protein’s original sequence – helps...

Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Department of Energy announces $9.1 million for research on quantum information science and nuclear physics: Projects span the development of quantum computing, algorithms, simulators, superconducting qubits, and quantum sensors for advancing nuclear physics

Home > Press > Department of Energy announces $9.1 million for research on quantum information science and nuclear physics: Projects span the development of quantum computing, algorithms, simulators, superconducting qubits, and quantum sensors for advancing nuclear physicsAbstract:Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $9.1 million in funding for 13...

Ultrafast control of spins in a microscope

Jan 28, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at EPFL have developed a new technique that can visualize and control the rotation of a handful of spins arranged in a vortex-like texture at the fastest speed ever achieved (Physical Review X, "Imaging the ultrafast coherent control of a skyrmion crystal"). The breakthrough...

Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Quantum sensors see Weyl photocurrents flow: Boston College-led team develops new quantum sensor technique to image and understand the origin of photocurrent flow in Weyl semimetals

Home > Press > Quantum sensors see Weyl photocurrents flow: Boston College-led team develops new quantum sensor technique to image and understand the origin of photocurrent flow in Weyl semimetals A team of Boston College researchers discovered that the photocurrent flows in (illustrated in blue) along one crystal axis of...

Stability of perovskite solar cells reaches next milestone

Jan 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Perovskite semiconductors promise highly efficient and low-cost solar cells. However, the semi-organic material is very sensitive to temperature differences, which can quickly lead to fatigue damage in normal outdoor use. Adding a dipolar polymer compound to the precursor perovskite solution helps to counteract this. This...

Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Danish quantum physicists make nanoscopic advance of colossal significance

Home > Press > Danish quantum physicists make nanoscopic advance of colossal significance Illustration of two a chip comprising two entangled quantum light sources CREDIT Peter Lodahl Abstract:In a new breakthrough, researchers at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with Ruhr University Bochum, have solved a problem that has...