New research suggests that materials commonly overlooked in computer chip design actually play an important role in information processing, a discovery which could lead to faster and more efficient electronics. Using advanced imaging techniques, an international team led by Penn State researchers found that the material that a semiconductor chip device is built on, called […]
When we encounter metals in our day-to-day lives, we perceive them as shiny. That’s because common metallic materials are reflective at visible light wavelengths and will bounce back any light that strikes them. While metals are well suited to conducting electricity and heat, they aren’t typically thought of as a means to conduct light. But […]
Researchers described a new pathway to obtain novel optical and electronic properties from structural disorder in a recently published study. They found that tiny displacements of just a few picometers – that’s 100,000 times smaller than the thickness of a sheet of paper – in the atomic structure of a crystal could have minimal impacts […]
Did you know leaves could be the key to unlocking new energy storage and catalysis improvements? The key lies within their natural vein structure and the century-old biophysical law, Murray’s Law. An international team of researchers, led by the NanoEngineering Group at the Cambridge Graphene Centre, has developed a new materials theory based on ‘Murray’s […]
Researchers at University of Pennsylvania demonstrated memory technology capable of enduring temperatures as high as 600° Celsius—more than twice the tolerance of any commercial drives on the market—and these characteristics were maintained for more than 60 hours, indicating exceptional stability and reliability.
