Today's Tech News: Notable or Not?

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-pair-rotating-nanostructures.html "depending on rotation frequencies, radiative heat transfer between 2 rotating nanostructures increased, reduced, or reversed with respect to the transfer that occurs in the absence of rotation... In absence of rotation, radiative heat transfer determined by nanostructure temperatures... transformation of heat into electromagnetic radiation absorbed by photovoltaic cell produce electricity... control of radiative heat transfer makes process more efficient... turning heat into motion exploiting Casimir interactions" Related: Whole-infrared-band camouflage with dual-band radiative heat dissipation https://phys.org/news/2024-02-infrared-band-camouflage-dual-dissipation.html

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/03/31/yale-researchers-achieve-breakthrough-in-extending-qubits-lifetime-above-break-even-point/ "gain in preservation of information and more than doubled amount of operations that can be performed on qubit in one lifetime... more errors corrected than errors produced in quantum information... next advancement extending lifetime of qubits to scale of billions...  extending breakthrough to more than one qubit so complex algorithms implemented in quantum computers"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-sustainable-thermal-energy-batteries-fully.html "coconuts, lemons and modified wood heat and cool home, greenhouse... 100 kg save 2.5 kWh/ day heating or cooling given 24°C ambient temperature... coconut molecules can transition from solid-to-liquid which absorbs energy; or from liquid-to-solid which releases energy... removing lignin from wood opens pores in wood cell walls...  Limonene acrylate transforms into bio-based polymer when heated, restoring wood's strength and allowing light permeation; molecules trapped so energy storage and release" Related: Brenmiller Inaugurates World’s First-Ever Gigafactory for Thermal Energy Storage https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230502005795/en/Brenmiller-Inaugurates-World%E2%80%99s-First-Ever-Gigafactory-for-Thermal-Energy-Storage Lignin separation method could make renewable material profitable https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2023/07/31/lignin-separation-method-could-make-renewable-mat

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-chip-scale-conversion-lasers-enable-next-generation.html "quantum computation, including preparing atoms, cooling and reading out energy states, and performing quantum logic operations... convert 15% incoming light to desired output colors, >150X amount in earlier experiment... converted light possessed >1 mW over wide range of wavelengths... increasing coupling between ring and waveguide and suppressing effects that may interfere with color conversion, increased output laser power to 20 mW and converted as much as 29% incident laser light to output color" Related: Spatio-temporal isolator in lithium niobate on insulator https://phys.org/news/2023-04-spatio-temporal-isolator-lithium-niobate-insulator.html How to overcome noise in quantum computations https://phys.org/news/2023-04-noise-quantum.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-piezoelectric-effect-liquids.html "applied pressure with piston to ionic liquid... release electricity proportional to pressure applied... optical properties of ionic liquids changed when released electricity... sometimes changing how liquid bent light... more environmentally friendly than solid materials. They also note that liquid piezoelectric materials could allow more variety in device shape, opening up wider design opportunities" Related: Alternative to non-renewable power sources discovered in terms of energy generating materials https://theprint.in/science/alternative-to-non-renewable-power-sources-discovered-in-terms-of-energy-generating-materials/1560463/

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-discovery-topological-phase-nanotechnology.html "2D topological phase... inherently topological forming merons and antimerons... symmetry breaking caused by sliding or twisting also results in in-plane polarization... in-plane polarization forms vector field... electrical properties 2D twisted systems, combining both in-plane and out-of-plane parts of polarization...  polarization field winds around by half revolution, forming meron (half a skyrmion)... twisted layer merons and antimerons... polar merons/antimerons... topological quantum computing"

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-magnon-based-paradigm-shift.html "spin waves ferrimagnetic insulator yttrium iron garnet (YIG) at specific GHz using radiofrequency and reverse magnetization of surface nanomagnets... send spin wave through YIG-nanomagnet device. Nanomagnet reversal when spin wave hits certain amplitude, and used to write and read data...data processing waves used to switch magnetic nanostructures (nonvolatile magnetic storage)... process and store data in same place... switching nanomagnets from states 0 to 1, and back... process data in THz"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-chip-greatest-precision-memory-date.html "highest information density per device (11 bits) for edge AI hardware... reduce noise... Millions of them for memory and processor in parallel in same small chip using small battery... positions of atoms represent information rather than number of electrons... memory retained with power off... power of a mini version of ChatGPT in everyone's personal device, such as Google Glasses"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-layering-charged-polymers-battery-technology-boost.html "replacing graphite with Si anode combined with layering-charged polymers... utilizes hydrogen bonding and Coulombic forces with strength 250 kJ/mol... reversible so easy control volumetric expansion... surface high-capacity anode negatively charged, and layering-charged polymers arrayed alternately with positive and negative charges to bind with silicon based anode... polyethylene glycol regulate physical properties and facilitate diffusion... thick high-capacity electrode and maximum energy density" Related: New strategy for polyethylene terephthalate upcycling https://phys.org/news/2023-07-strategy-polyethylene-terephthalate-upcycling.html Implementation of a high-performance graphite-silicon-diffusion-based electrode https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-high-performance-graphite-silicon-diffusion-based-electrode.html Revolutionary innovation could power electric car batteries for 3,

https://www.laserfocusworld.com/optics/article/14290918/silicon-photonic-mems-designed-for-compatibility-with-semiconductor-manufacturing "energy-efficient, scalable for telecom and datacom, beam-steering for LiDAR 3D sensing... control flow of light on chip by mechanical movement of waveguide—only half micrometer width—with nm precision... photonic MEMS modulating amplitude, phase, direction, or to select channels of spectrum of optical signal on a chip... a wafer can host millions individually movable waveguide devices... expect response time >10X faster, and further footprint reduction; new class devices in mobile phones" Related: Monolithically integrated semiconductor lasers with silicon photonic circuits https://phys.org/news/2023-06-monolithically-semiconductor-lasers-silicon-photonic.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-dual-purpose-laser-device-based-colloidal.html "high current densities >500 ampere/ square cm... brightness >million candela/ square meter... efficient net optical gain waveguide amplifier... narrow-band lasing with fully functional LED-type device stack containing all charge transport layers and other elements required for electrical pumping...  circulating light in lateral plane of quantum dot layer enabling multi-pass amplification... integrated electronics and photonics, optical interconnects, lab-on-a-chip platforms, wearable devices and medical diagnostics" Related:   Highly multicolored, light-emitting arrays for compressive spectroscopy on a chip https://phys.org/news/2023-04-highly-multicolored-light-emitting-arrays-compressive.html Molecular highway for electrons in organic light-emitting diodes: Researchers develop new material concept https://phys.org/news/2023-07-molecular-highway-electrons-light-emitting-diodes.html Research i

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-solar-battery-based-carbon-nitride.html "earth-abundant and cheap 2D polymeric carbon nitrides... one photogenerated charge carrier transferred from photoactive to counter electrode, internally, via multifunctional separator separating two electrodes...  K-PHI anode absorbs light (photogenerated electrons), while photogenerated holes transferred to cathode, made of organic conductive polymer PEDOT:PSS... increased extracted energy 94.1% compared in the dark conventional batteries... translucent nature of device may enable use in windows" Related: Monolithically integrated photo battery achieves competitive voltage https://techxplore.com/news/2023-11-monolithically-photo-battery-competitive-voltage.html

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-scientists-two-dimensional-materials-silicon-microchips.html "excellent integration density, electronic performance, yield, electronic and thermal properties... 2D insulating multilayer 6 nm thick hexagonal boron nitride and employed silicon transistors of CMOS chips... hybrid 2D/CMOS high durability and special electronic properties that enable artificial neural networks with very low power consumption... compute spiking neural networks (electrical stresses applied during very short time periods), a key component of current artificial intelligence systems" Related: A nano switchable polar column system that allows high-density data storage https://phys.org/news/2023-07-nano-switchable-polar-column-high-density.htm Exploring the data storage of tomorrow: Supramolecular memristors based on bistable [2]catenanes https://phys.org/news/2023-09-exploring-storage-tomorrow-supramolecular-memristors.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-world-energy-saving-paintinspired-butterflies.html "environmentally-friendly, non-fading, non-toxic, ultralight (150 nm thin), plasmonic, structural plasmonic paint uses aluminum and aluminum oxide... structural color like that of birds and butterflies, combined with commercial binder... less heat  absorbed by paint resulting in underneath surface staying 25 to 30 F cooler" Related: Proper electronic structure of near-infrared absorbing functional dyes discovered https://phys.org/news/2023-03-proper-electronic-near-infrared-absorbing-functional.html Engineering designer materials with bird-inspired structural colors using nanoparticle-based supraballs https://phys.org/news/2023-05-materials-bird-inspired-nanoparticle-based-supraballs.html Chameleon-inspired coating could cool and warm buildings through the seasons https://phys.org/news/2023-09-chameleon-inspired-coating-cool-seasons.html

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-rare-earth-elements.html "from coal fly ash using supercritical fluids including carbon dioxide, nitrogen and air" Related: Researchers recover trace rare earth elements in hot springs water with inexpensive method https://phys.org/news/2023-04-recover-rare-earth-elements-hot.html Mussels inspire an eco-friendly way to extract critical rare earth elements https://phys.org/news/2023-08-mussels-eco-friendly-critical-rare-earth.html Researchers develop novel method to turn coal waste into carbon fiber https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-method-coal-carbon-fiber.html Pulverized fuel ash: How we can recycle the dirty byproduct from coal-fired power stations https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-pulverized-fuel-ash-recycle-dirty.html Metal-loving microbes savor green way to refine rare earth https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/10/metal-loving-microbes-savor-green-way-refine-rare-earth  see also: Microbial miners take on rare-earth metals  https:

https://www.graphene-info.com/researchers-develop-method-optimizing-both-growth-and-transfer-process-graphene ">95% high-yield dry-transfer graphene using appropriate growth surface crystallographic orientation... range 40000 cm2/(Vs) at room temperature... scalable mechanical transfer of graphene islands grown by CVD... optimizing the growth and transfer of other 2D materials. The next objective is to realize heterostructures all based on CVD-grown materials" Related: Researchers synthesize graphene using intense light https://phys.org/news/2023-03-graphene-intense.html Giant magnetoresistance of Dirac plasma in high-mobility graphene https://phys.org/news/2023-04-giant-magnetoresistance-dirac-plasma-high-mobility.html Wonder material graphene claims yet another superlative https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230412131130.htm

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-cars-cool.html "plant-based film that gets cooler when exposed to sunlight without requiring external power... various textures and bright, iridescent colors... without having to be white or mirrored... cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) derived from plant cellulose made into iridescent, colorful films without added pigment... brittle CNC films plasma-treated to adhere to ethyl cellulose... under sunlight an average 40°F cooler than surrounding air... square meter generated >120 W cooling power similar to residential air conditioners" Related: Revolutionising energy usage with ‘phase change inks’ https://innovationorigins.com/en/revolutionising-energy-usage-with-phase-change-inks/ How pre-cooling homes could dramatically reduce energy usage https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-pre-cooling-homes-energy-usage.html Scientists develop nanocellulose-based aerogel film to keep buildings cooler https://techxplore.com/news/2023-11-scientists-nanocellu

https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/researchers-develop-electrolyte-enabling-high-efficiency-safe-sustainable-zinc-batteries "zinc metal anode with Coulombic efficiency 99.95%... energy dense, no dendrites, non-flammable, cost-effective and of low environmental impact... electrolyte made of dissolved mixture of inexpensive chloride salts, primarily zinc chloride... long cycle life of thousands of cycles... restricts water’s reactivity and nearly shuts down the hydrogen evolution reaction by forming a “passivation layer” on the surface of the anode... near-future commercialization large-scale grid storage" Related: New zinc metal batteries can be cheap, efficient, durable, safe and environmentally friendly https://techxplore.com/news/2023-04-zinc-metal-batteries-cheap-efficient.html Researchers design battery prototype with fiber-shaped cathode https://techxplore.com/news/2023-04-battery-prototype-fiber-shaped-cathode.html Researchers propose novel strategy to stabilize zinc-io

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-worlds-algorithm-fuses-quantum-classical.html "super deconvolution imaging robustly fuses classical information, contributing high signal-to-noise ratio but low spatial frequency information, with quantum information, contributing low signal-to-noise ratio but high spatial frequency information... combined anti-bunching correlation images obtained from single quantum emitters with classical images derived from same photon-count data... increased spatial frequency content, faster speed, higher resolution, better mean squared errors... will see widespread use" Related: Prolonged photostability in hexagonal boron nitride quantum emitters https://phys.org/news/2023-04-prolonged-photostability-hexagonal-boron-nitride.html Quantum-enhanced non-interferometric quantitative phase imaging https://phys.org/news/2023-08-quantum-enhanced-non-interferometric-quantitative-phase-imaging.html

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/breakthrough-in-the-understanding-of-quantum-turbulence "continually rotating cryostat create Kelvin waves which act on individual vortices pushing energy to smaller and smaller scales – ultimately leading to scale at which dissipation of energy takes place, confirming theoretical prediction about how energy dissipated at small scales... will become cornerstone of physics of large quantum systems, and help understand classical turbulence too... improve aerodynamics of vehicles, more accurately predict weather, or control water flow in pipes" Related: Changing the world one dimple at a time https://www.sandia.gov/labnews/2024/01/25/changing-the-world-one-dimple-at-a-time/

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-team-crystal-clear-solution-quantum-puzzle.html "defect inserted into thin,2D crystals called transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) instead of diamond... entanglement and long-distance communication over optical-fiber cable networks... diamond but not TMD-based qubits must first be converted to correct UV wavelength... smaller 2D TMD single crystal materials by geometric confinement"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-team-isostatic-solid-state-battery.html "uses fluids and gases like water, oil or argon inside machine, applies consistent pressure across battery component creating highly uniform material... battery production easier, faster, better energy flow conditions... create thin layers of solid, uniform electrolyte, maintaining high level contact between layers for smooth ion movement... works with variety  battery compositions at different temperatures and pressures... isostatic pressing allow manufacturing the 3 battery layers as single, dense system" Related: A first step to designing better solid-state batteries https://www.anl.gov/article/a-first-step-to-designing-better-solidstate-batteries Using heat and pressure to improve battery manufacture https://techxplore.com/news/2023-06-pressure-battery.html Revolutionizing battery production: Volkswagen and K&B leverage printing technology https://innovationorigins.com/en/revolutionizing-batte

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-antennas-6g-v2x-vehicle-communication.html "self-interference full-duplex antennas reduced and movement of signals across network faster and more bandwidth-efficient... eliminate self-interference... compact, cost-efficient antenna relies on passive interference... transmitter and receiver isolated from each other using metallic vias, holes drilled into antenna surface disrupting electric field... applications that require almost instantaneous relay of commands, like driverless cars and 6G mobile connectivity" Related: Photonic filter separates signals from noise to support future 6G wireless communication https://techxplore.com/news/2023-04-photonic-filter-noise-future-6g.html Full-spectrum cell-free RAN for 6G systems: System design and experimental results https://techxplore.com/news/2023-04-full-spectrum-cell-free-ran-6g-experimental.html Preparing the stage for 6G: A fast and compact transceiver for sub-THz frequencies https://techxplo

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-quantum-technologies-important-internet.html "convert quantum information from format used by quantum computers to that needed for quantum communication... transfer quantum information to higher-frequency photon, more resilient against ambient noise... Rubidium atoms 2 gaps in their levels: 1 exactly equals energy of microwave photon, and 1 equals energy of optical photon... photon trapped in superconducting, reflective chamber... tunnels intersect in specific geometry... transfer quantum information from microwave to optical photons and vice versa"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-gate-driver-circuit-bipolar-transistor.html "reduced switching loss even under changes in input current and temperature fluctuations... fully integrated automatic timing control function achieves single-chip integration and real-time control... 6-bit programmable gate with closed-loop active gate drivers... detecting the rate of change of the current as a function of time by sensing the voltage of the parasitic inductance... programmable, real-time control at low cost"

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-qubit-life-key-theory-quantum.html "using quantum error correction provides gain in resilience of quantum information... error-corrected qubit lived for 1.8 ms... machine-learning agent tweaked error correction process to improve outcome... 

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-heat-transfer-medium-air-wall-efficiency.html "operating temperature >1,000°C boosting efficiency... bespoke process, non-corrosive, environmentally friendly and recycling sourced, high heat storage capacity, cost-efficient... combines radiation receiver, heat-transfer medium and storage material... Heat transfer resistance and limitations of flux density... Air wall reduces thermal loss 30%... enables smaller solar power towers further reducing costs" Related: CSIRO roadmap charts major role for storage through energy transition https://www.csiro.au/en/news/News-releases/2023/CSIRO-roadmap-charts-major-role-for-storage-through-energy-transition

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-thin-oxide-materials-semiconductors-sensors.html "precise growth techniques to deposit few atoms  oxygen below surface of semiconductor, such as silicon, changes how electrons move within complex oxide deposited on top... modifying materials, change interaction with electricity, or tuning surfaces to generate renewable fuels more efficiently... exploring how radiation affects atom movement... incorporating lithium into titanium and tungsten oxides... potentially iron and molybdenum oxides for energy storage devices... semiconductor chips, fuel cells" Related: Scientists use X-ray beams to observe tiny movements, deep inside a lithium battery https://techxplore.com/news/2023-04-scientists-x-ray-tiny-movements-deep.html New method takes the uncertainty out of oxide semiconductor layering https://techxplore.com/news/2023-06-method-uncertainty-oxide-semiconductor-layering.html New findings on the lithium-oxygen battery: Overpotential and its ca

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-microchip-links-nobel-prize-winning-techniques.html "ceramic sheet (1000X thinner than hair) trampoline shaped patterned with holes to enhance interaction with lasers... trampoline's comb-like signature functions as ruler for distance measurement...  miniaturize on microchip... optical trap: using light to manipulate small particles with extreme precision in one spot... optical frequency combs: precise measurements of time and distance... high precision distance measurement in opaque materials, eg: underwater or medical imaging, using sound waves"

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-team-silicon-photonic-mems-compatible.html "combine optics and micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) in microchip... fast, support broad range of optical carrier signals and have low optical loss... nano-electro-mechanical actuators integrated in standard silicon photonics... energy-efficient fiber-optical communications, sensors (including gas sensors for precision air quality measurement), beam steering for LIDAR 3D sensing, programmable photonic chips, information processing in quantum photonics. micro-3D cameras, mobile phones" Related: Scientists develop composite accelerometer for extreme environments https://phys.org/news/2024-04-scientists-composite-accelerometer-extreme-environments.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-degree-nanostructured-particles.html "precisely controlled micron-sized bow ties produce materials interact with twisted light, providing new tools for machine vision and producing medicines... can engineer degree of twist without breaking a structure like DNA... Twisted structures encode information in shapes of light waves reflecting from surface, rather than in 2D arrangement of symbols that comprises most human-read signs... preferentially reflect certain kinds circularly polarized light, shape that twists as moves through space" Relateed: Visualizing the embedded twisted interfaces of two-dimensional materials https://phys.org/news/2023-08-visualizing-embedded-interfaces-two-dimensional-materials.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-sculpting-quantum-materials-electronics-future.html "dynamics of electrons can be controlled by curving the fabric of space... quantum materials (unlike silicon) capture, manipulate and transmit electromagnetic signals in picoseconds... thin layer free electrons sandwiched between strontium titanate and lanthanum aluminate, insulating oxides enabling attainment  particular electronic geometrical configurations controllable on-demand... Using laser pulses each layer of atoms was stacked one after another... high-speed electromagnetic signal manipulation... sensors" Related: New gate-tunable and high-mobility devices based on strontium titanate https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-gate-tunable-high-mobility-devices-based-strontium.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-scientists-door-quantum.html "manipulate and identify small numbers of interacting photons with high correlation... observe difference between one photon interacting with it compared to two, since induced strong interactions between photons... more sensitive measurements with better resolution using fewer photons... one photon delayed by longer time compared to two photons...two photons become entangled in two-photon bound state... biology, advanced manufacturing and fault-tolerant quantum information processing" Related: New research area promotes both quantum computing and cognitive science https://phys.org/news/2024-03-area-quantum-cognitive-science.html

https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/researchers-create-breakthrough-spintronics-manufacturing-process-could-revolutionize "iron palladium works better than cobalt iron boron... more data storage... easy integration into existing semiconductor manufacturing... grow iron palladium on a silicon wafer using an 8-inch wafer-capable multi-chamber ultrahigh vacuum sputtering system... scaled down to smaller than five nm, on top of semiconductor industry-compatible substrate... many electronics including computers, smartphones" Related: A new chapter in antiferromagnetic spintronics is unfolding https://phys.org/news/2023-03-chapter-antiferromagnetic-spintronics-unfolding.html Researchers demonstrate electrical creation and control of antiferromagnetic vortices https://phys.org/news/2023-05-electrical-creation-antiferromagnetic-vortices.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-simple-modification-semiconductor-laser-quality.html "hundreds of vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSEL) can be created and used on same substrate at same time... uniform light in plane perpendicular to direction of beam propagation reduces speckles in laser... D-shaped devices exhibited substantially reduced coherence and corresponding 60% increase in optical power, which is maximum achievable, enabled by chaotic dynamics of the rays of light within the cavity... lighting, holography, projection and displays" Related: A novel laser slicing technique for diamond semiconductors https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-laser-slicing-technique-diamond-semiconductors.html Scientists develop an electrically driven organic semiconductor laser https://phys.org/news/2023-09-scientists-electrically-driven-semiconductor-laser.html High-sensitivity visualization of ultrafast carrier diffusion by wide-field holographic microscopy https://phys.org/news/20

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-ultrafast-beam-steering-breakthrough.html "semiconductor metasurface embedded quantum dots... using control optical pulse, reconfigure way surface reflected light and steer in different directions over 70° range for less than trillionth-of-second... steered beam restrained tendency of incoherent light to spread over wider viewing angle... produced bright light at distance... brighten military helmet screens used to overlay maps or blueprints over ordinary vision, holograms, remote sensing, self-driving cars and high-speed communication" Related: A precise technology for the measurement of the optical coherent structure of random lights https://phys.org/news/2023-03-precise-technology-optical-coherent-random.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-milling-balls-greener-chemical.html "scalable... starting materials with milling balls shaken at high frequencies thoroughly mix... photoreactor adapted to mill under irradiation facilitated photo-mechanochemical synthesis of solid state nanographenes... reduced reaction times by up to 56%, while using 98% less solvent than in equivalent syntheses done with conventional methods. Last but not least, the new photoreactor consumes almost 80% less energy than conventional equipment? Related: A Natural Insecticide for Greener Pest Management https://www.azocleantech.com/news.aspx?newsID=34094 Study discovers ferns can produce crop-saving insecticide https://phys.org/news/2023-10-ferns-crop-saving-insecticide.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-qubits-magnetism-boosting-applications-quantum.html "quantum annealer... applying specific external magnetic fields on the structure made some qubits exhibit both up and down orientations with the same probability, which leads the P3 quasicrystal to adopt a rich variety of magnetic shapes... spin quasiparticle is able to carry information immune to external noise... quasiparticle is a convenient way to describe the collective behavior of a group of basic elements. Properties such as mass and charge can be ascribed to several spins moving as if they were one"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-team-electronic-skin-flexible-crocodile.html "omnidirectionally stretchable pressure sensors inspired by crocodile skin's detection of various types of touch and pressure... hemispheric sensory repeated bumps with wrinkled hinges in between... When hinges deform when moved while sensors remain... either long or short nanowires maintains sensitivity even when stretched 1 or 2 different directions... prosthetics, soft robotics, VR, AR, human-machine interfaces, rehabilitation and health care"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-optical-classification-diffusive-random-media.html "diffractive deep neural networks (D2NNs) modulate light diffraction through spatially structured surfaces collectively forming  all-optical computer... directly classify unknown objects through unknown, random diffusers using a single-pixel spectral detector... high speed, parallelism and low power consumption... object classification, quantitative phase imaging, microscopy, universal linear transformations, biomedical imaging, oceanography, security, robotics, and autonomous driving"

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-team-multifunctional-vortex-uv-visible-spectra.html "metasurface independently controlling 2 orthogonal polarization states across UV to visible light wavelengths... create and detect vortex beams with different topological charges using metasurface... silicon nitride has high refractive index and no UV absorption... broke rotational symmetry... different functions depending on polarization of incoming light. This approach allows for more information to be stored on a single metasurface, opening up potential...  multifunctionality of metasurfaces"

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-machine-learning-approach-molecule-billion-graphene.html "porous activated carbon thin film. 8 vdW complex features... robust accommodation of variations in gas chamber pressures, gas concentrations, ambient temperature, atmospheric relative humidity, tuning time, and tuning voltage... high-performance atmospheric gas electronic nose achieved distinguishing between four different environments (ammonia in atmospheric air, acetone in atmospheric air, acetone in nitrogen, and ammonia in dry air) 100% accuracy" Related:  A novel method to obtain acetone in slow-cost, simple manner https://phys.org/news/2023-09-method-acetone-slow-cost-simple-manner.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-carbon-nanotube-ultrasensitive-photodetectors.html "improve pixel size, weight, power consumption, performance and cost... uniform s-SWCNT film purity needs to be >99.9999%... Optimization of thickness, clarity and alignment... integration of more shortwave infrared photodetector films, new optoelectronic applications, integrate high-performance carbon nanotubes in electric circuits... night surveillance, navigation during poor weather conditions, fiber optic communications and semiconductor quality control" Related: Nanowires in carbon nanotubes have huge solar energy applications https://phys.org/news/2023-03-nanowires-carbon-nanotubes-huge-solar.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-scalable-programmable-quantum-phononic-processor.html "scalable programmable bosonic network... set of bosonic modes connected to each other via controllable beam splitters... program phase and ratio of each beam splitter by controlling phase and duration of individually addressed laser beams... input and output of phonons in processor deterministically prepared and detected... minimal loss of phonons... phonons of the ions in a harmonic potential instead of photons enabling generation of quantum states of phonons deterministically without losing phonons"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-3d-printed-revolving-devices.html "smart hinges know when door opened, or gears inside motor indicate rotating speed... sensing angular position, rotation speed, and direction of rotation printed directly into moving parts using conductive 3D filament... multi-material 3D one pass printing... MechSense incorporating into turbines, motors, AR... sensor includes 3 patches made from conductive material printed into stationary plate, each separated from its neighbors by nonconductive material. 4th patch printed into rotating plate"

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-method-chemically-tailoring-layered-nanomaterials.html "Lewis acidic molten salt (LAMS) etching protocol removes A layer and  replace it with another element, such as chlorine... layers sliced apart using second set of chemical scissors, composed of metal, such as zinc. Become raw materials of MAX phases, a chemical mortar in a process called intercalation... used to create new MXenes, tailored to enhance specific properties...energy storage, electronics" Related: MXene interlayers: New proton hydration structure determined https://phys.org/news/2023-03-mxene-interlayers-proton-hydration.html Research team develops a washable, transparent, and flexible OLED with MXene nanotechnology https://phys.org/news/2023-07-team-washable-transparent-flexible-oled.html Laser treatment boosts battery performance https://discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/article/21432/laser-treatment-boosts-battery-performance/ Green and scalable electrochemical routes for cost-effecti

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-cheaper-flexible-alternative-indium-tin.html "way to make PBDF (unlike indium tin oxide, ITO, which is expensive, rigid and toxic), a type of transparent conducting material, at an easily synthesized scale...  creating PBDF using water and air to initiate bonds, along with a copper-based catalyst... film allowed 80% of light to pass through, which is similar to ITO. They also found it remained stable over 20 days of exposure to temperature changes, from −20 to 65 °C... smartphones and tablet computers"

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-coupling-optimum-brightness-displays.html "OLED stack between thin mirrors made from metallic materials already widely used... coupling between light and organic material enhanced without inheriting strong viewing angle dependence... OLED emission spectra adjusted by color filters or optical cavities without loss of efficiency... displays, on-demand and efficient creation of many polaritons utilized for lasers and quantum computing" \Related: AI 'brain' created from core materials for OLED TVs https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-ai-brain-core-materials-oled.html

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-echo-state-graph-neural-networks-1.html "echo state neural network requires less training... efficiently implemented on random and fixed resistive memory doesn't need programming... integration of random resistive memory and echo state graph neural networks (ESGNN), which retain the energy-area efficiency boost of in-memory computing while also utilizing the intrinsic stochasticity of dielectric breakdown to provide low-cost and nanoscale hardware randomization of ESGNN... drug discovery, social network design, and recommender systems"

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-scientists-bandgap-tunable-2d-nanosheets-perovskite.html "2 step intercalation to exfoliate lanthanum niobium oxynitride nanosheets with formula LaNb2O7-xNx (x= amount of nitrogen added to perovskite)... homogenous thickness 1.6 nm and exhibited colors from white to yellow, depending on nitridation temperature... desirable semiconductor property of tunable visible bandgap ranging from 2.03–2.63 eV, based on nitridation temperature... photocatalysis (water splitting), electrocatalysts, photoluminescence and electronics" Related: Reviewing the state of research into 2D noble metal-based intermetallic compound electrocatalysts https://phys.org/news/2023-12-state-2d-noble-metal-based-intermetallic.html

https://www.chalmers.se/en/current/news/m2-propeller-advance-paves-way-for-quiet-efficient-electric-aviation/ "adjusting pitch angle, chord length and number of blades to optimise propeller design and even out trade-off effect between efficiency and noise... six blades... noise reduction up to 5-8 dBA with only 3.5 % thrust" Related: Wingless Transporter Breaks 'Sound Barrier' w/ 300-mi. Range Using NASA-Proven Thrusters https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wingless-transporter-breaks-sound-barrier-w-300-mi-range-using-nasa-proven-thrusters-301900009.html Sustainable Skies: NASA and Boeing Unveil the X-66A Aircraft https://scitechdaily.com/sustainable-skies-nasa-and-boeing-unveil-the-x-66a-aircraft/

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-method-boost-online-databases.html "increase hash function computational time while significantly reducing collisions... significantly speed up searches in huge database... data predictably distribute enables learned models to reduce ratio of colliding keys in dataset from 30% to 15%... With more sub-models learned model produces more accurate approximation, but takes more time.... At certain threshold of sub-models, you get enough information to build approximation that you need for hash function but more won't improve collision reduction"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-python-based-orders-of-magnitude-speedups.html "Codon platform: data types or performance handled automatically, so code runs 10X to 100X faster than regular Python... genomics, quantitative finance, big datasets... parallel backend enables code explicitly compiled for GPUs or multiple cores... optimizations and other static compilation... Codon is currently publicly available on GitHub"

https://electrek.co/2023/02/08/wind-turbine-recycle-blades/ "a novel process that can chemically break down epoxy resin into virgin-grade materials from legacy blade material currently sitting in landfill as well as blade material in active wind farms... newly established value chain, supported by Nordic recycling firm Stena Recycling and Olin... The four industry and academic partners formed a coalition called the CETEC project – Circular Economy for Thermosets Epoxy Composites" Related: The Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center at Aarhus University: Circularity solution to end landfill for turbine blades https://inano.au.dk/about/news-events/news/show/artikel/circularity-solution-to-end-landfill-for-turbine-blades The CETEC project – Circular Economy for Thermosets Epoxy Composites official website: https://www.project-cetec.dk/uk/ Vestas unveils circularity solution to end landfill for turbine blades News release from Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus, 8 February 2023 https:/

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-synthesis-technique-monolayer-honeycomb-sic.html "Silicon carbide (SiC)'s 2D allotrope has large direct band gap of 2.5 eV and high chemical versability,...  synthesize monocrystalline epitaxial monolayer honeycomb SiC on top of ultrathin transition metal carbide films placed on SiC substrates... SiC decomposes, metal carbide remains intact and Si and C atoms migrate to surface... ceramic plates, bulletproof vests... SiC is semiconductor, a material that has a moderate electrical conductivity, ranging between that of conductors and insulators"

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-laser-driven-creation-high-energy-ions-boosts.html "ultrashort ion beams only nanoseconds long... target electrons accelerated close to speed of light, changing refractive index and allowing laser to enter now transparent target... using two independent laser systems to replicate these results, we demonstrate that our technique can be applied to any of the many existing petawatt-class femtosecond laser facilities... treating cancer with high doses of more targeted radiation, and probing fundamental nature of matter"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-phosphorus-pace-high-performance-transistors.html "enhance injection of charge carriers (negatively and positively charged) into transistors... junction-free FET using 2D blue phosphorene as single electroactive material lies between two metallic blue phosphorene bilayers working as electrodes... FET effectively mediated electron transfer between channel and electrodes while meeting switching and amplification criteria, outperforming devices using other 2D materials... reduce current leakage between transistor gate and electrodes using van der Waals" Related: Researchers review recent progress of organic room-temperature phosphorescent materials towards application https://phys.org/news/2023-04-room-temperature-phosphorescent-materials-application.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-silver-nanowire-transparent.html "sputtered metal film heater... film resistance is much lower than that of indium tin oxide... low power consumption can be achieved under the built-in micro battery drive... intelligent discoloration technology overcomes limitations of electrochromic, photochromic, hydrochromic and pressure-sensitive discoloration technology... anti-counterfeiting, secrecy, intelligent display" Related: Molding of nanowires spurs unanticipated phases https://phys.org/news/2023-04-molding-nanowires-spurs-unanticipated-phases.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-customizing-catalysts-solid-state-reactions.html "designed and optimized for solid-state, mechanochemical synthesis... linking palladium through phosphine ligand to polymer polyethylene glycol traps catalyst in fluid-phase enabling efficient reactivity near room temperature... significant savings in costs and energy consumption in commercial chemical processes while allowing more environmentally friendly large-scale production... could be adapted for many other reactions, and also for catalysts using other elements from the transition metals" Related: New atomic-scale understanding of catalysis could unlock massive energy savings https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/985044 Single-atom catalysis: In search of 'holy grails' in catalysis https://phys.org/news/2023-10-single-atom-catalysis-holy-grails.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-physicists-explore-mysteries-strange-metals.html "firing synchrotron created gamma rays (without using radioactive material) at alloy of rare earth metal ytterbium caused unusual fluctuations in electrical charge... the lattice of ions behave as if in vacuum, determined by measuring resistivity, heat capacity, and conductivity... ns speed of metal's electrical charge fluctuations, slow in the quantum world due to vibrations of the lattice... potential as superconductors for quantum computing" Related: Researchers develop new insight into the enigmatic realm of 'strange metals' https://phys.org/news/2023-04-insight-enigmatic-realm-strange-metals.html Research: Electrons in a strange metal world https://phys.org/news/2023-10-electrons-strange-metal-world.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-tunable-hybrid-zeolites-partial-interconversion.html "zeolite hybrids between ordered structures... high surface area, irregular but very large cavities allow more complex and bulky molecules to be transformed... selected the most interesting parts of each zeolite to make something new and with the most suitable composition for each application... more sustainable chemical industry, renewables, and the reduction of pollutants" Related: How do zeolite-encapsulated metal catalysts act on hydrogen-related catalytic reactions? https://phys.org/news/2023-09-zeolite-encapsulated-metal-catalysts-hydrogen-related-catalytic.html Team examines importance of zeolite in catalysts for syngas conversion https://phys.org/news/2023-09-team-importance-zeolite-catalysts-syngas.html

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-scientists-high-sensitivity-strain-temperature-dual-mode-sensor.html "high stimuli discriminability and resolution, without cross-talk by single sensor...  highly permeable Co-based amorphous wire dual-mode sensor (strain sensitivity adjustable)... monitoring and real-time discrimination of strain and temperature... thermocouple coiled around strain-to-magnetic induction conversion unit... good cycling stability, low strain detection limit 0.05%, resolution 0.1% and temperature sensing accuracy 0.1°C... disease diagnosis, health monitoring, and human-machine interaction"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-underwater-acoustic-wireless-communication-tcpip.html "Arduino controllers... piezo-electric transducer speaker produce low-frequency... same type piezo-electric transducer receiver microphone detects incoming signal... transmit and receive information within 1 to 3 kHz band 200 bps acoustically through water and send information from web page converted into Morse code through water, then decoded and display on computer at receiving end. TCP/IP internet protocol... 25m... could be run from... simple wireless telemetry and remote control of underwater devices" Related: Researchers present new wireless system for greater 5G access https://techxplore.com/news/2023-05-wireless-greater-5g-access.html A new approach to realize parallel in-memory wireless computing https://techxplore.com/news/2023-05-approach-parallel-in-memory-wireless.html Array of piezoelectric transducers offers long-distance, low-power underwater communication https://techxpl

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-nanoscale-diamond-unconventional-giant-magnetoresistance.html "heavily boron-doped diamond (BDD) low temperatures superconductivity... below BDD superconducting transition temperature, abrupt resistance increase rather than resistance drop, suggesting transformation from metals into bosonic semiconductors... giant negative magnetoresistance arising from formation and trapping of Cooper pairs... Demonstration of such exotic quantum phenomena may open up new paradigms for the development of novel superconducting quantum devices" Related: Scientists discover unusual ultrafast motion in layered magnetic materials https://phys.org/news/2023-08-scientists-unusual-ultrafast-motion-layered.html

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-aluminum-based-low-loss-interconnects-superconducting-quantum.html "on-chip impendence transformers... niobium-titanium (NbTi) superconducting coaxial cable to connect two quantum processors... 1 order magnitude less loss... integrated in other modular systems, contributing to ongoing efforts at developing more scalable quantum processors... scale up the size of quantum processors by connecting multiple modules together"

  https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-high-efficiency-buck-boost-dc-dc.html "98.6%-peak-efficiency 1.47a/mm2 current-density, reduced conduction loss... maintain high-efficiency over the full battery voltage range to extend battery life... four low-voltage power tubes, one flying capacitor, and one inductor... highest efficiency at full voltage conversion ratio and the highest current density at the lowest chip cost"

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-scientists-thread-rows-metal-atoms.html "threaded indium metal atoms in between individual fibers in bundles of transition metal chalcogenide nanofibers... rows of atoms made way in between fibers to create nanostructure via intercalation... could be made to become superconductor... vacuum at 500°C indium metal atoms became intercalated... individual bundles behave like metal conducting electricity, behaving slightly different than bulk batches of bundled nanofibers, in that the intercalated rows caused each nanofiber to rotate slightly about its axis"

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-low-cost-smartphone-fluorescence-microscope.html "glowscope of plexiglass and plywood frame, clip-on camera lens, LED torch, and theater stage lighting filters... 5X magnification capable of imaging green and red fluorescent tissues with up to 10 mn resolution... image cells, tissues, and organisms under low magnification in schools, science outreach and research labs" Related: Technology enables conversion of mobile phone cameras into high-resolution microscopes https://phys.org/news/2023-05-technology-enables-conversion-mobile-cameras.html New high-speed, two-photon microscope for precise biological imaging https://phys.org/news/2023-05-high-speed-two-photon-microscope-precise-biological.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-colloids-creative-pave-generation-photonics.html "occurs in butterfly wing scales functioning as photonic crystals to control visible light... complex gyroid structure self-assembled from designer colloidal particles of 100s of nm... patchy spheres with decorated surface encode target structure information... chirality, which is lacking in a diamond structure... bottom-up routes to colloidal gyroid structures pave the way for a new generation of experimentally achievable photonic crystals... lasers, sensors, and also devices for harvesting solar energy" Related: Photonic Solar Conversion: A Breakthrough in Renewable Energy Efficiency https://www.energyportal.eu/news/photonic-solar-conversion-a-breakthrough-in-renewable-energy-efficiency/42727/

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-kind-transistor-communications-devices-smartphones.html "reconfigurable nanoscale ferroelectric high electron mobility transistor semiconductor... high frequency, power and switching speed and low noise... function as several devices; one amplifier working as several amplifiers dynamically controlled, enabling reduced circuit area and low cost and energy consumption... aluminum nitride spiked with scandium... speeds 100X silicon if integrated with gallium nitride... reconfigurable radio frequency and microwave communication and memory devices" Related: Discovery of ferroelectricity in an elementary substance https://www.science.nus.edu.sg/blog/2023/04/06/discovery-of-ferroelectricity-in-an-elementary-substance/ Accelerating sustainable semiconductors with 'multielement ink' https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-sustainable-semiconductors-multielement-ink.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-method-behavior-quantum-devices-crucial.html "protect quantum information in quantum devices... combines techniques from two domains, quantum many-body physics and non-Hermitian quantum physics... quantum device is host to so-called non-Hermitian topology, it leads to robustly protected quantum excitations whose resilience stems from the very fact that they are open to the environment... solve correlated quantum problems that present dissipation and quantum many-body interactions simultaneously"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-quest-silicon-2d-chips.html "14 different materials make electrons more transparent, rendering them essentially invisible to scatterings and allowing the electrons to stay on course speeding up electron flow in 2D semiconductors...  2D semiconductors only a couple atomic layers thick... make semiconductors smaller and faster consume significantly less energy"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-device-friction-ev-fluids.html " electric potential across fluid, whether AC or DC, can affect wear and bearings friction by as much as 20%... lubricant breakdown is shown to be fluid-dependent, formulators can optimize their lubricants for specific EV drivetrains. SwRI's bench-scale testing capabilities will accelerate lubricant optimization, improving durability and increasing vehicle range through reduced friction" Related: Superlattice films developed to achieve macroscale superlubricity https://phys.org/news/2023-04-superlattice-macroscale-superlubricity.html Stellantis unveils groundbreaking inverterless electric power train for EVs https://innovationorigins.com/en/stellantis-unveils-groundbreaking-inverterless-electric-power-train-for-evs/

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-universal-encoded-qubits.html "trap single electrons in quantum dots... encoded silicon/silicon germanium quantum dot qubits use 3 electron spins and control whereby voltages applied to metal gates partially swap directions of those electron-spins without aligning them... applying thousands of these precisely calibrated voltage pulses in strict relation to one another over course of few millionths of second... scalable fault tolerance and computational advantage, major steps toward a commercial quantum computer" Related:  Physicists take step toward fault-tolerant quantum computing https://phys.org/news/2023-04-physicists-fault-tolerant-quantum.html

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-complex-oxides-power-future.html "energy-efficient magneto-electric spin-orbit (MESO) devices and memristive devices with reduced dimensions... miniaturization of memristors based on niobium-doped strontium titanate (SrTiO3 or STO)... increased electric field at edges supports memristor function...  the edge is the device... exact properties depend on the amount of niobium doping, so the material is tunable for different purposes... random number generator without algorithm therefore impossible to predict"

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-tubular-nanomaterial-carbon-ideal-home.html "record long coherence times, 10 μs, for qubits, which defines number of quantum operations... carbon atoms have hollow tubular shape and 1 nm thickness... easily integrated into quantum devices and permits many possible ways to read out the quantum information. Also, the carbon tubes are very flexible and their vibrations can be used to store information from the qubit"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-large-area-synthesis-multilayer-hbn-fabricating.html "highest carrier mobility in monolayer graphene achieved only when sandwiched by multilayer hBN. Superconductivity observed in twisted bilayer graphene needs multilayer hBN to isolate from environment... integrate transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) in devices, achieving strong photoluminescence and high carrier mobility... moiré physics... tuning relative amount Fe and Ni, uniform segregation of hBN obtained... highly performing devices where graphene encapsulated by hBN" Related: A particular 'sandwich' of graphene and boron nitride may lead to next-gen microelectronics https://phys.org/news/2023-04-sandwich-graphene-boron-nitride-next-gen.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-single-pulse-real-time-billion-frames-per-second-planar-imaging.html "single-shot laser-sheet of ultrafast photography per billion frames per second, for the first time, to observe dynamics of laser-flames... unravel hot plasma, nuclear fusion and sonoluminescence mysteries... laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) excited by a single 532-nm pulse with a fluence of 0.01 J cm-2... determine primary particle sizes, for soot temperature mapping and light scattering applications"

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-scientists-boundaries-submicroscopic.html "light moved within distance 50X smaller than own wavelength at point where the light is confined... determines limits for observability of nanoparticles and intensity and precision of light-based devices such as optical tweezers... actively control confined electromagnetic fields... manipulation micro and nanometer-sized objects, including biological particles... sizeable enhancement of sensitivity resolution of microscopic sensors... sorting and rational assembly of bio-, chem-, and soft nanoparticles" Related: A surprising way to trap a microparticle https://phys.org/news/2023-03-microparticle.html In the world's smallest ball game, scientists throw and catch single atoms using light https://phys.org/news/2023-03-world-smallest-ball-game-scientists.html Imaging technique reveals electronic charges with single-atom resolution https://phys.org/news/2023-03-imaging-technique-reveals-electronic-single-

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-molecules.html "two serine molecules bind together to form dipeptide enables next stages of polymerization to readily occur... photo-chemistry uses light drive chemical reactions that not likely to occur otherwise... combining tunable monochromatic light in vacuum ultra-violet with ion-trap mass spectrometer... selecting clusters irradiating by synchrotron light, measure resulting fragments... fragments mass-selected and collisionally excited... important biophysical reactions triggered abiotically inside molecular clusters" Related: A platform for integrated spectrometers based on solution-processable semiconductors https://phys.org/news/2023-08-platform-spectrometers-based-solution-processable-semiconductors.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-interdisciplinary-solution-high-resolution-imaging-electron.html "ghost imaging improved resolution and contrast using lower flux illumination, reduces sample damage... inverts knowledge of projected patterns and measured transmittance of sample illuminated with complex spatial patterns reconstructing image... light field using numerical beam propagation enabling lens-free and far-field computational ghost imaging for electron microscopy imaging... algorithm enhances imaging capabilities at any wavelength, robust to non-orthogonality of patterns" Related: High-speed super-resolution microscopy via temporal compression https://phys.org/news/2023-03-high-speed-super-resolution-microscopy-temporal-compression.html A super-resolution microscopy method for rapid differentiation of molecular structures in 3D https://phys.org/news/2023-03-super-resolution-microscopy-method-rapid-differentiation.html Major advance in super-resolution fluorescence microsc

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-deepfreeze-electronics-supercomputerstechnology-quantum-industrial.html "indium, superconducting below 3.4°K, electroplated using special electrolytes... new metallized base a seed layer for electroplating... record miniaturization for cryogenic connections... grid spacing of connectors <10 μm... also low-loss superconducting connectors from niobium and niobium nitride coatings then etched by ion ray creating compact connectors in cryogenic alloy handling"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-scientist-x-ray-reconstruction-method.html "collect data precisely at exponentially faster rate... 500X brighter X-ray beams to see ions moving inside batteries or determine protein structure infectious diseases... tomography improves the speed 20 to 30 X leveraging computers equipped with graphics processing units and reconstructing several chunks of data at once... observe multiple parts of the sample, extracting cross sections (or slices) from them, and then using a computer to reconstruct those slices into a whole... includes streaming data between applications" Related: Researchers find the key to overcome limits in X-ray microscopy https://phys.org/news/2023-04-key-limits-x-ray-microscopy.html The future of X-ray imaging: High-resolution, ultrastable solutions with lead-free anti-perovskite nanocrystals https://phys.org/news/2023-07-future-x-ray-imaging-high-resolution-ultrastable.html Researchers explore the potential of a novel comp