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Nanotechnology
The liquid crystal method enables large-scale production of uniform perovskite nanocrystals
(AD) Schematic diagram of the controlled synthesis of perovskite nanocrystals in liquid crystal antisolvents and (EJ) corresponding results. Credit:Postech The research team at Postech has developed a method for synthesizing the next-generation semiconductor material Perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) in a more uniform and efficient way. This study overcomes the complexities of traditional synthesis methods and serves as a key breakthrough in…
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Physics
Quantum-inspired advances transform crystal gaps into terabyte storage for classic memory
Crystals used in research charge under UV light. The process created by Zhong Lab, a school of molecular engineering at the University of Chicago, can be used in a variety of materials, taking advantage of the powerful and flexible optical properties of rare earths. Credit: Uchicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering / Zhong Lab From punch card manipulation looms in the 1800s…
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Physics
Greetings from the fourth dimension: Scientists get a glimpse into 4D crystal structures using surface wave patterns
In the illustration, the tesseract (a four-dimensional cube) and the “shadow” it casts on an airplane, a quasicrystalline discovered by Schechtmann. According to Professor Barthal, “The fact that quasicrystals are the “shadow” of high-dimensional periodic crystals is not new in itself. What we discovered is that projections include not only structure but topological properties such as vortices. . ”). Credits:…
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Physics
Engineering of the first half -metal wild quantum crystal
Proposal of Bulkov Valentz without a multi -layer structure. Credit: Nature (2025). Doi: 10.1038/S41586-024-08330-Y The International Research Team, led by the RIKEN’s Institute of Research Institute of Research (CEMS), demonstrates the ideal wilderly metal in the world for the first time and brings a breakthrough on the problem of quantum materials for 10 years. Ta. Wilphermion occurs as a collective…
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Chemistry
New crystal can harvest water from the air without inputting energy
Preparation and structure of hybrid organic crystals for water harvesting. Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2024). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c11689 A team of researchers from Jilin University, New York University Abu Dhabi’s Smart Materials Lab, and the Center for Smart Engineering Materials, led by chemistry professor Pans Naumov, has developed a new crystalline material that can harvest water from fog…
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Biology
Q&A: Making continuous crystal structure analysis more accessible in the field
Schematic diagram of the field experiment setup for ID23-2 with MD3-Up installed with PM and loaded with CD plate. We also demonstrate the fast switch from a conventional minikappa goniometer head to an in situ setup (diagram of the diffractometer was provided by Arinax, Moyran, France). Credit: IUCrJ (2024). DOI: 10.1107/S2052252524005785 Scientists at EMBL Grenoble and the European Synchrotron Radiation…
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Physics
Implementing a topologically ordered time crystal on a quantum processor
Symmetry breaking in time transformation. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53077-9 In a new study published in Nature Communications, scientists have implemented for the first time a topologically ordered time crystal on a quantum processor. This heralds a new era in quantum technology, as it has traditionally been difficult to combine crystals with topological order. However, achieving this combination increases…
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Chemistry
Chemists challenge traditional views on crystal growth
Graphical summary. Credit: Matter (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.08.011 Remember the old high school chemistry experiment where salt crystals precipitate from a salt solution, or rock candy crystals form from sugar water? Learn about how crystals form in these solutions It turns out that your understanding of may be wrong. A new theory elucidates the crystallization process and shows that the substance…
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