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The Future of Telecom Is Atomically Thin
By using a small number of photons to process information, two-dimensional quantum materials can lead to secure, energy-efficient communications.
By using a small number of photons to process information, two-dimensional quantum materials can lead to secure, energy-efficient communications.
Scientists used a series of three distinct, sequential reactions to transform carbon monoxide into methanol using proton-electron mediators.
In the unusual world of quantum materials, metals can guide light in their interiors instead of merely reflecting it.
A new experiment determines the energy available to drive chemical reactions at the interface between an illuminated semiconductor and a liquid solution.
Ligand design and electrochemical studies pave a new path toward stable high-valent mid-actinide complexes.
Machine learning and artificial intelligence accelerate nanomaterials investigations.
A new microscopy technique measures atomic-level distortions, twist angles, and interlayer spacing in graphene.
New computational methods “fingerprint” polymer motions under flow.
This new Laue lens system received a 2022 Microscopy Today Innovation Award.
New algorithms allow real-time interactive data processing at 10X previous rates for electron microscopy data.
Three proteins work together to transmit signals for cell division, revealing new targets for cancer-fighting drugs.
Laser-based additive manufacturing produces high-entropy alloys that are stronger and less likely to fracture.