A team of researchers has developed a novel method for using cholesteric liquid crystals in optical microcavities. The ...

A new method in electron microscopy enables sub-20-picometer targeting of individual atoms without prior exposure, opening ...

Since the crystal lattices of the two layers are no longer exactly on top of each other, a kind of beating effect occurs: just as two sound waves with slightly different frequencies lead to a slow ...

Understanding how molecular arrangements within crystals influence their thermal behavior is a fundamental question in ...

New work could help in the development of materials that host exotic coherent quantum states under ambient conditions ...

Scientists reveal that earthquakes generate electricity in quartz, explaining how enormous gold nuggets grow in deep rock ...

Researchers successfully freeze light into a supersolid, a groundbreaking discovery with potential applications in quantum computing and energy transport.

A new photodetector design using platinum-infused diamond nanowires achieves record-breaking UV sensitivity and heat ...

AlGaN strain strategies For AlGaN UV LEDs, which are typically grown on AlN templates, AlGaN strain-modulation strategies aim to mitigate the compressive stress. This can be realised by adjusting the ...