Making electrons flow like a liquid is difficult, but inside graphene researchers forced them to move so fast that they ...

Redefining the repeating pattern in photonic crystals creates tightly confined pathways for light while preserving symmetry, ...

Scientists then defined the “edge” of this gaseous material by introducing a laser, which formed a wall around the atoms.

A hidden quantum geometry that distorts electron paths has finally been observed in real materials. This “quantum metric,” once thought purely theoretical, may revolutionize electronics, ...

Metal oxides are abundant in nature and central to technologies such as photocatalysis and photovoltaics. Yet, many suffer from poor electrical conduction, caused by strong repulsion between electrons ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Electron microscopy has existed for nearly a century, but a record ...

After a year of trial and error, Liyang Chen had managed to whittle down a metallic wire into a microscopic strand half the width of an E.coli bacterium — just thin enough to allow a trickle of ...

Programmable photonics promises faster, more energy-efficient computing than electronics by transmitting signals using light.

Programmable photonics devices, which use light to perform complex computations, are emerging as a key area in integrated ...

Computers that use light rather than electricity to represent and manipulate data could slash the power demands of data centres and simultaneously speed up calculations. Two studies published today ...