01. Breaking through the resolution barrier with quantum-limited precision 02. World’s fastest optical neuromorphic processor 03. Extremely fast electrochromic supercapacitors 04. Neither liquid nor solid 05. Old silicon learns new tricks 06. Innovative battery chemistry revolutionizes zinc-air battery 07. Scrambled supersolids: Soft form of a solid discovered 08. Intel’s Stacked Nanosheet Transistors Could Be the Next Step in Moore’s Law 09. Machine-learning models of matter beyond interatomic potentials 10. On the road to invisible solar panels: How tomorrow’s windows will generate electricity And others… Alert system shows potential for reducing deforestation, mitigating climate change An avalanche of violence: Analysis reveals […]

01. New quantum nanodevice can simultaneously act as a heat engine and a refrigerator 02. Extremely energy efficient microprocessor developed using superconductors 03. Metasurface enabled quantum edge detection 04. Powering up stretchy technology 05. Researchers achieve sustained, high-fidelity quantum teleportation 06. Shapeshifting crystals: Varying stability in different forms of gallium selenide monolayers 07. Stretching diamond for next-generation microelectronics 08. Tiny terahertz laser is the first to reach three key performance goals at once 09. Top MIT research stories of 2020 10. Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale

01. Developing smarter, faster machine intelligence with light 02. Experiment takes ‘snapshots’ of light, stops light, uses light to change properties of matter 03. Perfect transmission through barrier using sound 04. Skyrmions proposed as the basis for a completely new computer architecture 05. When light and atoms share a common vibe 06. New energy conversion layer for biosolar cells 07. Researchers propose process to detect and contain emerging diseases 08. Chemists convert plastic bottle waste into insecticide sorbent 09. Artificial intelligence solves Schrödinger’s equation 10. Nature Podcast highlights of 2020 (47 min)

01. Physics breakthrough of the year 02. Physics discovery leads to ballistic optical materials 03. Quantum insulators create multilane highways for electrons 04. Researchers create entangled photons 100 times more efficiently than previously possible 05. Toward imperceptible electronics that you cannot see or feel 06. Ultra-thin designer materials unlock quantum phenomena 07. UMBC team reveals possibilities of new one-atom-thick materials 08. Bacterial nanopores open the future of data storage 09. High-brightness source of coherent light spanning from the UV to THz 10. World’s First Successful Transmission of 1 Petabit per Second Using a Single-core Multimode Optical Fiber And others… Acoustic […]

01. Scientists produce a quantum state that is part light and part matter 02. Error-prone quantum bits could correct themselves, physicists show 03. New transistor design disguises key computer chip hardware from hackers 04. Researchers control multiple wavelengths of light from a single source 05. Electrical spin filtering the key to ultra-fast, energy-efficient spintronics 06. Smellicopter: An obstacle-avoiding drone that uses a live moth antenna to seek out smells 07. Researchers developed a sequence analysis pipeline for virus discovery 08. Finetuning ‘twistronics’ of 2D crystals 09. Research develops new theoretical approach to manipulate light 10. Researchers achieve quantum advantage And […]

01. Active camouflage artificial skin in visible-to-infrared range 02. Engineers combine light and sound to see underwater 03. New cyberattack can trick scientists into making toxins or viruses — Ben-Gurion University researchers 04. Oddly satisfying metamaterials store energy in their skin 05. Titanium atom that exists in two places at once in crystal to blame for unusual phenomenon 06. Quantum nanodiamonds may help detect disease earlier 07. Researchers fabricate co-doped aluminosilicate fiber with high laser stability for multi-kW level laser 08. Self-repairing gelatin-based film could be a smart move for electronics 09. Physicists Observe Trippy ‘Vortex Rings’ in a Magnetic […]

01. Research creates hydrogen-producing living droplets, paving way for alternative future energy source 02. Researchers decipher structure of promising battery materials 03. Researchers invent broad-band tunable terahertz absorber 04. Self-diagnostic carbon nanocomposites 05. This Weird, Cheap Quantum Device Can Run For a Year With a Single Kick of Energy 06. Improving quantum dot interactions, one layer at a time 07. Grabbing Viruses Out of Thin Air 08. Detecting bacteria with fluorescent nanosensors 09. Shift in atmospheric rivers could affect Antarctic sea ice, glaciers 10. Topological mechanical metamaterials go beyond Newton’s third law And others… German Sachsen Frigate to Test a […]

01. Novel magnetic spray transforms objects into millirobots for biomedical applications (with video) 02. Analysis paves way for more sensitive quantum sensors 03.  New fiber optic sensors transmit data up to 100 times faster 04. No losses: Scientists stuff graphene with light 05. Quantum algorithm breakthrough 06. Ultra-fast polymer modulators that can take the heat 07. Engineering a Way Out of Climate Change: Genetically Modified Organisms Could be the Key 08. New technology allows more precise view of the smallest nanoparticles 09. Order from chaos 10. The troubling rise of facial recognition technology (podcast; 35 minutes) And others… New technique […]

01. Anti-hacking based on the circular polarization direction of light 02. DARPA’s plan for an airborne COVID detector 03. New approach to circuit compression could deliver real-world quantum computers years ahead of schedule 04. The next biometric identifier? 3D images of your finger veins 05. Power-free system harnesses evaporation to keep items cool 06. Scientists uncover secrets to designing brain-like devices 07. Sticky electrons: When repulsion turns into attraction 08. Tiny device enables new record in super-fast quantum light detection 09. Bioinspired metagel with broadband tunable impedance matching 10. Getting single-crystal diamond ready for electronics And others… Biodefense Headlines – […]

01. Breakthrough quantum-dot transistors create a flexible alternative to conventional electronics 02. DRIVE ReDIRECT: Program Seeks to Develop Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats 03. New technology allows cameras to capture colors invisible to the human eye 04. Physicists develop efficient modem for a future quantum internet 05. Researchers develop a high-power, portable terahertz laser 06. Researchers invent flexible and highly reliable sensor 07. An underwater navigation system powered by sound 08. World’s fastest open-source intrusion detection is here 09. Biodefense Headlines – 2 November 2020 10. Scientists in Japan Just Found a Detailed Record of Earth’s Last Magnetic Switcharoo And others… […]