The device emits a stream of single photons and could provide a basis for optical quantum computers.
A new way of machining microscale rotors from diamond crystal can enable ultrasensitive NMR devices for probing proteins and other materials.
A new method could provide detailed information about internal structures, voids, and cracks, based solely on data about exterior conditions.
A perovskite-based device that combines aspects of electronics and photonics may open doors to new kinds of computer chips or quantum qubits.
With special treatment, minerals called zeolites — commonly found in cat litter — can efficiently remove the greenhouse gas from the air, researchers report.
Passive solar evaporation system could be used to clean wastewater, provide potable water, or sterilize medical tools in off-grid areas.
The material could replace rare metals and lead to more economical production of carbon-neutral fuels.
A method for stabilizing the interfaces in solid-state lithium-ion batteries opens new possibilities.
A new cleaning method could remove dust on solar installations in water-limited regions, improving overall efficiency.
A new way to make carbon fiber could turn refinery byproducts into high-value, ultralight structural materials for cars, aircraft, and spacecraft.
Study shows what happens when crystalline grains in metals reform at nanometer scales, improving metal properties.
Systems used in many industries could save energy through these new surface treatments.
Researchers have found a material that can perform much better than silicon. The next step is finding practical and economic ways to make it.
By modeling the conditions of an entire wind farm rather than individual turbines, engineers can squeeze more power out of existing installations.
Relying on evaporation and radiation — but not electricity — the system could keep food fresh longer or supplement air conditioning in buildings.
Cobalt-based catalysts could be used to turn mixed plastic waste into fuel, new plastics, and other products.
Using machine learning and simple X-ray spectra, researchers can uncover compounds that might enable next-generation computer chips or quantum devices.
Pacemakers and other medical devices, as well as long-distance drones and remote sensors, could require fewer battery replacements with new approach.
Branchlike metallic filaments can sap the power of solid-state lithium batteries. A new study explains how they form and how to divert them.
Prochlorococcus, the world’s most abundant photosynthetic organism, reveals a gene-transfer mechanism that may be key to its abundance and diversity.