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General Physics May 10, 2024

First Nb₃Sn superconducting radio-frequency electron accelerator achieves stable acceleration

The world's first Nb3Sn superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) electron accelerator recently achieved stable beam acceleration, reaching a maximum energy of 4.6 MeV with an average macro-pulse beam current exceeding 100 mA.

General Physics May 9, 2024

New phononics materials may lead to smaller, more powerful wireless devices

What if your earbuds could do everything your smartphone can do already, except better? What sounds a bit like science fiction may actually not be so far off. A new class of synthetic materials could herald the next revolution ...

Optics & Photonics May 9, 2024

Organic infrared photodetectors offer advance in imaging technology

The demand for high pixel-count, low-cost focal-plane arrays in the near-infrared (NIR) and short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) spectra has surged due to their potential applications in AI-driven technologies such as 3D face-identification, ...

Nanomaterials May 9, 2024

Research team develops new thin film deposition process for tin selenide-based materials

A research team has developed a new thin film deposition process for tin selenide-based materials. This process utilizes the metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) method, enabling thin film deposition on large wafer ...

Nanophysics May 6, 2024

Ultrathin samples with surface phonon polariton enhance photoinduced dipole force

A new study has been led by Prof. Xing-Hua Xia (State Key Lab of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University). While analyzing the infrared photoinduced force response ...

Condensed Matter May 4, 2024

When injecting pure spin into chiral materials, direction matters

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Pittsburgh studied how the spin information of an electron, called a pure spin current, moves through chiral materials. They found that the direction ...

Nanomaterials May 3, 2024

Nanostructured copper surface shows potential for transparent, antimicrobial surfaces in touch displays

The interest in antimicrobial solutions for personal and multi-user touch screens, such as tablets and mobile devices, has grown in recent years. Traditional methods like sprayable alcohols or wipes are not ideal for these ...

Bio & Medicine May 3, 2024

Vortex fluidic device can speed artificial liposome production to aid drug functionality

The expansion of clean chemistry applications for the vortex fluidic device (VFD)—invented by Flinders University's Professor Colin Raston—continues with the successful rapid and simplified production of artificial liposomes ...

Condensed Matter May 2, 2024

Good vibrations: Low-energy lasers induce atomic excitation in semiconductor materials

Semiconductors are a cornerstone of next-generation technology, so a new method to excite atoms in semiconductor materials is likely to excite a broad range of researchers and industries as well.

Condensed Matter Apr 29, 2024

Study finds CsPbBr₃ out-of-phase perovskite helps highly sensitive X-ray detection

A recent study conducted by the research team at Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has introduced a new method for enhancing X-ray detection by incorporating out-of-phase CsPb2Br5 perovskite ...

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