New laser for computer chips
Scientists from Forschungszentrum Juelich and the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland in cooperation with international partners have presented the first semiconductor consisting solely of elemen ... more
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New laser-patterning technique turns metals into supermaterials
By zapping ordinary metals with femtosecond laser pulses researchers from the University of Rochester in New York have created extraordinary new surfaces that efficiently absorb light, repel water a ... more
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'Just staggering': UN says households waste 1 bn meals a day
Global Initiative by Astronomers Without Borders to Recycle Eclipse Glasses
Exoskeletons Step Into Daily Life
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Self-destructive effects of magnetically-doped ferromagnetic insulators
The discovery of "topologically protected" electrical conductivity on the surface of some materials whose bulk interior acts as an insulator was among the most sensational advances in the last decad ... more
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Amplification process set to transform communications, imaging, computing
Signal amplification is ubiquitous to all electronic and optoelectronic systems for communications, imaging and computing - its characteristics directly impact device performance.
A new signal ... more
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Phenomenon that fights with superconductivity universal
Researchers have spotted charge ordering - a phenomenon that interferes with superconductivity - in electron-doped copper-oxide crystals for the first time. The discovery is a critical step towards ... more
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Artificial intelligence future wows Davos elite
From the robot that washes your clothes to the robot that marks homework: the future world of artificial intelligence wowed the Davos elite Thursday, but the rosy picture came with a warning. ... more
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Huge 3-D displays without 3-D glasses
Public screenings have become an important part of major sports events. In the future, we will be able to enjoy them in 3D, thanks to a new invention from Austrian scientists. A sophisticated laser ... more
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