The thinnest lens on Earth, made of concentric rings of tungsten disulphide (WS2), uses excitons to efficiently focus light. The lens is as thick as a single layer of WS2, just three atoms thick. The…
Artist impression of new nanostrings that can vibrate for a very long time. These nanostrings vibrate more than 100,000 times per second. Because itās difficult for energy to leak out, it also means environmental noise…
Atomic antennas using diamonds enhance optical energy by a million-fold, enabling new physics research. This was achieved through global collaboration between theory and experiments. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Theory has become practice as new work from the…
Researchers are advancing energy-efficient supercomputing by harnessing charge density waves in materials, a technique that mimics brain neurons. New microscopy methods at Argonne National Laboratory are revealing how these waves can be manipulated through electricity,…
Enhancements in lithium-ion battery technology have been achieved by introducing abundant elements into the cathode material, improving energy capacity and stability, and reducing environmental impact, paving the way for future commercialization. Credit: Science Graphics. Co.,…
When David De Clercq traveled to San Francisco last year, he had a few musts on his itinerary: Go to Alcatraz. Try new restaurants. And ride in a self-driving car. Self-driving cars, also known as…
With prompt engineers among the workers most in demand in the wake of generative AIās arrival in the enterprise, it was inevitable that someone would investigate whether their role, too, could be automated, or at…
A UC San Diego team has uncovered a method to decipher neural networksā learning process, using a statistical formula to clarify how features are learned, a breakthrough that promises more understandable and efficient AI systems….
Researchers at Washington State University have developed the smallest and fastest micro-robots, potentially transforming fields from artificial pollination to surgery. Utilizing shape memory alloys for movement, these robotsāsignificantly lighter and quicker than previous modelsāaspire to…
Researchers at Linkƶping University in Sweden have developed a new method that could lead to the synthesis of hundreds of new 2D materials, which are only a few atoms thick and exhibit unique properties useful…
