Tangrams

04 August 2024

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Can you make five differently sized squares from the interactive tangram pieces?

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Microscopy at the tip of a hair-thin optical fiber: New approach pre-shapes light for unprecedented control

Physics General News

03 December 2024

Researchers at the University of Adelaide, as part of an international team, have developed an approach that makes advanced microscopy possible through an optical fiber thinner than a human hair....

Infrared detectors made from quantum dots—a keener eye for the invisible

Quantum Physics News

03 December 2024

What do motion detectors, self-driving cars, chemical analyzers and satellites have in common? They all contain detectors for infrared (IR) light. At their core and besides readout electronics, such detectors usually consist of a crystalline semiconductor material....

Nanoscale bumps and grooves trigger big changes in cell behavior

Nanotechnology News

03 December 2024

The surfaces that cells come into contact with can influence how the cells grow, function, and communicate—shaping metabolism and even cellular health. Now, engineering researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a platform for studying the ways that nanoscale growing...

New method realize ohmic contacts in n-type MoS₂ transistors at cryogenic temperatures

Nanotechnology News

03 December 2024

Semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a class of layered materials exhibiting unique optoelectronic properties that could be leveraged to develop transistors, sensors and other nanoelectronics. Despite their advantages, creating robust ohmic contacts that connect a metal...

New method discovered for controlling molecular patterns on liquid droplets

Physics General News

02 December 2024

A team of researchers has uncovered a previously unknown phenomenon that could improve the way we design materials at the molecular level. By unlocking a transformation between two types of structural defects on the surface of liquid droplets, the research opens new possibilities for controlling...

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