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EPFL researchers report a chip-scale ultrafast laser with performance comparable to tabletop femtosecond systems, using integrated photonics to shrink a cornerstone tool for precision measurement and...
Researchers stabilized an unobserved crystal phase by stacking custom silver nanoparticles with atomic precision. The work clarifies a long-standing materials puzzle and hints at new routes for...
MIT scientists have created a new lithium extraction approach aimed at lowering cost and environmental impact, with potential to diversify supply chains and reduce reliance on dominant refining hubs.
Columbia Engineering researchers report a faster way to pull lithium from underground brines using temperature-sensitive chemistry, pointing to a potential alternative to evaporation ponds and some...
A Finnish research team has demonstrated an ultra-sensitive superconducting sensor that can register energy below one zeptojoule, a regime relevant to single-photon counting, quantum tech, and...
Researchers report a nanotechnology approach that restored the brain's waste-clearing pathway in mice, reduced amyloid buildup, and improved blood-brain barrier function-pointing to a different way...
A newly developed ultra-black coating combines strong light absorption with thinness and durability-traits that could make it practical for starshades and other optics designed to directly image...
Researchers have connected a time crystal-an exotic quantum phase that oscillates without continuous energy input-to a practical device setup, sharpening the case for real-world uses in quantum tech.
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have unveiled an all-iron flow battery designed for long service life, using liquid electrolytes pumped over electrodes to store and release electricity.
Researchers have directly imaged how paired particles move in a superconductor-like system, revealing synchronized, dance-like motion that standard theories didn't anticipate and offering a new...
Researchers have reproduced dolomite formation in the lab after two centuries of failed attempts, showing how tiny crystal defects can stall growth-and how natural conditions can remove those...
Northwestern engineers have printed flexible artificial neurons that generate lifelike electrical signals and can communicate with living brain cells, pointing toward softer, lower-cost interfaces...
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences propose a battery design that forms an internal "firewall" under heat, aiming to interrupt thermal runaway from the inside rather than relying only on...
Researchers at Kyushu University describe a "spin-flip" approach that could let solar cells harvest additional energy from heat, yielding an apparent efficiency above 100% under certain definitions.
Researchers have demonstrated a "phonon laser" that amplifies and controls quantized vibrations. By suppressing noise in these sound-based systems, the approach could sharpen measurements of motion,...