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One vision that is currently driving material scientists is to combine organic molecules (and their diverse functionalities) with the technological possibilities offered by extremely sophisticated semiconductor electronics. Thanks to modern methods of micro- and nanotechnology, the latter designs ever more efficient electronic components for a wide variety of applications. … [Read more...] about New method for molecular functionalization of surfaces

A commonly studied perovskite can superfluoresce at temperatures that are practical to achieve and at timescales long enough to make it potentially useful in quantum computing applications. The finding from North Carolina State University researchers also indicates that superfluorescence may be a common characteristic for this entire class of materials. Superfluorescence is an … [Read more...] about Quantum computing: Common perovskite superfluoresces at high temperatures

Think about how many different pieces of technology the average household has purchased in the last decade. Phones, TVs, computers, tablets, and game consoles don't last forever, and repairing them is difficult and often as expensive as simply buying a replacement. Electronics are integral to modern society, but electronic waste (e-waste) presents a complex and growing … [Read more...] about Modeling a circular economy for electronic waste: Engineers propose solutions for e-waste recycling fraud

In humans, adenoviruses can infect the cells of the respiratory tract, while herpes viruses can infect those of the skin and nervous system. In most cases, this does not lead to the production of new virus particles, as the viruses are suppressed by the immune system. However, adenoviruses and herpes viruses can cause persistent infections that the immune system is unable to … [Read more...] about Microscopy deep learning predicts viral infections

New technology could help cities around the world improve people's lives while saving billions of dollars. The free, open-source software developed by the Stanford Natural Capital Project creates maps to visualize the links between nature and human wellbeing. City planners and developers can use the software to visualize where investments in nature, such as parks and … [Read more...] about New software for designing sustainable cities

To the human eye, most stationary objects appear to be just that -- still, and completely at rest. Yet if we were handed a quantum lens, allowing us to see objects at the scale of individual atoms, what was an apple sitting idly on our desk would appear as a teeming collection of vibrating particles, very much in motion. In the last few decades, physicists have found ways to … [Read more...] about Physicists bring human-scale object to near standstill, reaching a quantum state: The results open possibilities for studying gravity’s effects on relatively large objects in quantum states

A team of scientists headed by SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research) at Osaka University demonstrated that single virus particles passing through a nanopore could be accurately identified using machine learning. The test platform they created was so sensitive that the coronaviruses responsible for the common cold, SARS, MERS, and COVID could be … [Read more...] about Highly sensitive test for SARS-CoV-2 may enable rapid point-of-care testing for COVID

Electrons are ubiquitous among atoms, subatomic tokens of energy that can independently change how a system behaves -- but they also can change each other. An international research collaboration found that collectively measuring electrons revealed unique and unanticipated findings. The researchers published their results on May 17 in Physical Review Letters. "It is not … [Read more...] about Defining the Hund physics landscape of two-orbital systems

AI is used in an array of extremely useful applications, such as predicting a machine's lifetime through its vibrations, monitoring the cardiac activity of patients and incorporating facial recognition capabilities into video surveillance systems. The downside is that AI-based technology generally requires a lot of power and, in most cases, must be permanently connected to the … [Read more...] about AI system-on-chip runs on solar power

As almost all our private information is digitalized, it is increasingly important that we find ways to protect our data and ourselves from being hacked. Quantum Cryptography is the researchers' answer to this problem, and more specifically a certain kind of qubit -- consisting of single photons: particles of light. Single photons or qubits of light, as they are also called, … [Read more...] about New invention keeps qubits of light stable at room temperature