Smart phonon control boosts efficiency in eco-friendly thermoelectric material
Phonon dispersion map single crystalline β-Zn4Sb3 of at 300 K, measured in the longitudinal scan along [hh0]. Credit:…
New insights show universal applicability of carbyne as a sensor
Schematic representation of carbyne stabilized inside small diameter double walled carbon nanotubes. Credit: Emil Parth, Faculty of Physics,…
Five-year study suggests chimpanzees strike stones against trees as form of communication
This male chimpanzee in a nature reserve in Guinea-Bissau has just thrown a stone, an act captured by…
Water ice detected in a debris disk around young nearby star
The disk image (0.6–5.2 µm combined) of HD 181327 after the removal of the stellar point spread function.…
First-of-its-kind measurement may help physicists learn about gluons, which hold together nuclei in atoms
The GlueX detector system. Credit: Jefferson Lab photo/Aileen Devlin A team of physicists has embarked on a journey…
The US has a new most-powerful laser
John Nees (left) and laser engineer Paul Campbell (right) work in Target Area 1, where the first 2…
Small-scale laser systems enable high energy proton accelerator on a table-top
A drop of methanol is distorted to form a cup of hot plasma. Plasma waves are driven in…
Developing a clearer 3D model of the galactic center
A far-infrared Herschel image of our Galaxy’s Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) reveals a bright and dense ring of…
Scientists discover one of the world’s thinnest semiconductor junctions forming inside a quantum material
Equilibrium band structure of Mn(Bi1−xSbx)6Te10 with x = 0.18. (a) Band structures along the Γ–M direction on the…
Record-high Curie temperature achieved in ferromagnetic semiconductor
Scientists develop FMS with the highest TC, using the step-flow growth method on vicinal GaAs(100) substrates, with realization…