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Stacking and Twisting Graphene Unlocks a Rare Form of Magnetism

Oct. 12, 2020 — A team of researchers has discovered that a variety of exotic electronic states, including a rare form of magnetism, can arise in a three-layer graphene ...

Experiments With Twisted 2D Materials Catch Electrons Behaving Collectively

Oct. 6, 2020 — A team reports that carefully constructed stacks of graphene -- a 2D form of carbon -- can exhibit highly correlated electron properties. The team also found evidence that this type of collective ...

Turning Diamond Into Metal

Oct. 5, 2020 — Researchers have discovered a way to tweak tiny needles of diamond in a controlled way to transform their electronic properties, dialing them from insulating, through semiconducting, all the way to ...

Physicists Build Circuit That Generates Clean, Limitless Power from Graphene

Oct. 2, 2020 — Physicists have successfully generated an electrical current from the atomic motion of graphene, discovering a new source of clean, limitless ...

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Graphene Microbubbles Make Perfect Lenses

Oct. 9, 2020 — Researchers are developing a method to generate precisely controlled graphene microbubbles on a glass surface using laser ...

Tunable Free-Electron X-Ray Radiation from Van Der Waals Materials

Oct. 1, 2020 — The suggested apparatus produces controlled radiation with a narrow spectrum that can be tuned with high resolution, at a relatively low energy investment. The findings are likely to lead to ...

Sensor With 100,000 Times Higher Sensitivity Could Bolster Thermal Imaging

Oct. 1, 2020 — New research developed a new microwave radiation sensor with 100,000 times higher sensitivity than currently available commercial sensors. Researchers said better detection of microwave radiation ...

Sensor Rapidly Detects COVID-19 Infection

Oct. 1, 2020 — Researchers have developed a new type of multiplexed test (a test that combines multiple kinds of data) with a low-cost sensor that may enable the at-home diagnosis of a COVID-19 infection through ...

A Self-Erasing Chip for Security and Anti-Counterfeit Tech

Sep. 24, 2020 — Self-erasing chips could help stop counterfeit electronics or provide alerts if sensitive shipments are tampered ...

New On/off Functionality for Fast, Sensitive, Ultra-Small Technologies

Sep. 15, 2020 — Researchers have developed an ultra-small actuator that can be turned on and off in a fraction of a millisecond and exhibits nanometer-scale position control. This actuator is unparalleled in modern ...

Nano-Microscope Gives First Direct Observation of the Magnetic Properties of 2D Materials

Sep. 18, 2020 — Widefield nitrogen-vacancy microscope solves problem of there being no way to tell exactly how strongly magnetic a 2D material ...

'Floating' Graphene on a Bed of Calcium Atoms

Sep. 17, 2020 — Adding calcium to graphene creates an extremely-promising superconductor, but where does the calcium go? In a new study, a Monash-led team has for the first time confirmed what actually happens to ...

Energy Harvesting Goes Organic, Gets More Flexible

Sep. 15, 2020 — The race is on to create natural biocompatible piezoelectric materials for energy harvesting, electronic sensing, and stimulating nerves. A group of researchers has explored peptide-based nanotubes ...

Single Photons from a Silicon Chip

Sep. 15, 2020 — Quantum technology holds great promise: Quantum computers are expected to revolutionize database searches, AI systems, and computational simulations. Today already, quantum cryptography can guarantee ...