Today's Tech News: Notable or Not?

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-3d-display-digital-world.html "surface morph and deform, create 3D designs such as haiku jump from screen, hold partner's hand from distance... 10X10 soft robotic grid muscles sense outside pressure, pop up, create patterns... generate scrolling text, shake chemistry beaker... sTISSUE squishy organs like real human body parts but made of silicone-like materials... magnetic wand to draw and sensor... display softer smaller faster, Each silent robotic muscles activate 50X/ s... article can become braile... glove pokes fingertips to feel VR objects" Related: Achromatic diffractive liquid-crystal optics for virtual reality displays https://phys.org/news/2023-09-achromatic-diffractive-liquid-crystal-optics-virtual.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-telecom-band-integrated-multimode-photonic-quantum-memory.html   "erbium (Er3+) doped lithium niobate... telecom-band-integrated multimode storage device, lithium niobate-based waveguide femtosecond laser micromachining coupled to single-mode fiber pigtail using optical collimator either side setup facilitate compatibility fiber communication... on-chip quantum memory integration time-bandwidth product of 800, storage bandwidth 4 GHz wide atomic frequency comb, storage time 200 ns, negligible crosstalk... large capacity scalable fiber communication" Related: Team develops way to integrate electro-optic modulator device on end faces of a single-mode optical fiber jumper https://phys.org/news/2023-08-team-electro-optic-modulator-device-single-mode.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-method-proton-high-power-laser.html "much more compact facilities... advanced tumor therapy... fine, strongly cooled hydrogen jet target... hydrogen cooled solidified into mm-thin filament...  radiation pressure push electrons out of hydrogen create extreme electric fields accelerate protons... optimized sending short weaker light pulse in front of main laser pulse... increases acceleration distance... proton energy 80 MeV... multiple proton bunches/ s... AI algorithms increase the hit rate between pulses and frozen hydrogen jet... increase dose shorten irradiation time" Related: What do you do with a shrunken laser? https://phys.org/news/2023-08-shrunken-laser.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-advances-perspectives-photonic-bound-states.html "far-field interference of multipoles and the near-field properties of topological charges. Recent works on manipulating the far-field radiation properties of BICs through engineering topological charges are then highlighted... chiral light and vortex beam generation, harmonics generation, sensors, lasing, THz generation, detection, modulation, sensing, and isolation... classical optical regime and quantum photonics"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-3d-robotic-gripper-doesnt-electronics.html "can pick up, hold, and release objects... series of valves allow gripper grip on contact and release... turn gripper horizontally triggers valves' airflow change making gripper's 2 fingers release... industrial manufacturing applications, food production handling fruits and vegetables... untethered, only power source bottle of high pressure gas... printing thin walls down to 0.5 mm... Eulerian path... print functional pneumatic soft robots with embedded control circuits"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-ultrafast-mode-locking-generation-er-doped-fiber.html "fiber laser modulation switches, 2D (excellent nonlinear optical properties) and saturable absorbers (linear polarization rotation and amplification loop mirror)... Using it as a saturable absorber, the femtosecond pulse and higher energy noise-like pulse can be obtained" Related: Composite 2D materials for fiber lasers show promise for ultrafast optics applications https://phys.org/news/2023-09-composite-2d-materials-fiber-lasers.html

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-robust-low-cost-sensor-devices-efficiency.html "cheap efficient safe robust cost efficient... magnetic iron and gallium heat flux sensor and electrodes for complex heat flow... anomalous Nernst effect (ANE), magnetic effect turns heat into electricity... flexible, output heat flux data in real time... rolling strong lightweight plastic sheet base layer with magnetic and electrode materials sputtered, etch patterns into film... boost ANE suppressing Seebeck effect... power generation, data centers, automated manufacturing, internal medical applications heat maps organs" Related: Flexible sensors made of nanomaterials—and the metaverse—will redefine how people live in the future https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-flexible-sensors-nanomaterialsand-metaversewill-redefine.html Researchers demonstrated an all-electric approach for nanoscale vector magnetic sensing https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=64542.php

https://newatlas.com/energy/rmit-proton-battery-energy-density/ "specific energy density 245 Wh/kg... stores hydrogen protons in holes solid porous activated carbon electrode soaked in dilute acid. Discharging battery adding oxygen... vacuum drying activated carbon prior to electrode preparation, 70°C... replacement oxygen-side gas diffusion layer with thinner GDL fiber sheet... storing 3X energy/ wt., 2X highest electrochemical hydrogen storage, density 882 J/g, safe stable transport hydrogen, fast charging, carbon abundant, recyclable... >75% roundtrip energy efficiency ... scalable" Related: Cracking in lithium-ion batteries speeds up electric vehicle charging https://news.umich.edu/cracking-in-lithium-ion-batteries-speeds-up-electric-vehicle-charging/ Transformative battery structure surpasses fast charge goals for Li cycling https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-battery-surpasses-fast-goals-li.html How the material of the battery electrode affects its performance and li

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-exploring-potential-periplasmic-biosynthesis-efficient.html "semiconductor nanocluster precipitation within periplasmic Gram-negative bacteria space... synthesizing and utilizing nanomaterials... transfer light-induced electron from semiconductor to electron transport chain intracellular... defect-rich semiconductor nanoclusters elevate adenosine triphosphate enhance malate production... reducing heavy metal content, living bioreactor, constructing semi-artificial photosynthesis... environmental remediation, bioreactor fabrication, and semi-artificial photosynthesis for bioproduction" Related: Team successfully synthesizes atomically precise metal nanoclusters https://phys.org/news/2024-03-team-successfully-atomically-precise-metal.html

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-ghost-busting-heat-assisted-ranging-clarity-thermal.html "machine learning algorithms and approaches called TeX decomposition and TeX vision, the researchers were able to eliminate barriers posed by darkness, fog and smoke and clearly capture images with infrared cameras... heat-assisted detection and ranging (HADAR) uses IR reconstruct night scene... distinguished between people and cardboard figure by identifying skin and fabric... autonomous navigation, health care, agriculture, wildlife observation, firefighters and military" Related: Thermal imaging innovation allows AI to see through pitch darkness like broad daylight https://phys.org/news/2023-08-thermal-imaging-ai-pitch-darkness.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-quantum-molecular-candidate-efficient-solar.html "singlet fission single photon light absorption of molecule produces 2 excited states... linear H4 molecule's energetic levels match fission process's requirements... PDS quantum solver... double electronic excitations... 2 electrons move up 2 higher energy levels simultaneously... decreased number of qubits reducing problem size, took fewer measurements to solve problem by measuring groups of terms once, instead of implementing each circuit individually ran 4 circuits in parallel using all 20 qubits in the H1-1"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-reveal-powerful-platform-high-entropy-alloy.html "high strength, ductility, and strong wear-and-tear resistance even at high temperatures... thin layers Cantor Cr-Mn-Fe-Co-Ni alloy... oxygen reduction reaction... Pt-HEAs' surfaces performed better in ORR compared to surfaces made of platinum-cobalt alloy... pseudo-core-shell-like structure contributes to excellent catalytic properties Pt-HEAs... correlations among atomic-level, surface microstructure and electrocatalytic properties of HEAs of any constituent elements and ratios... electrocatalysis, functional nanomaterials" Related: Laser-induced hydrothermal growth for electrocatalytic applications https://phys.org/news/2023-11-laser-induced-hydrothermal-growth-electrocatalytic-applications.html An integrated approach to discovering stable and low cost electrocatalysts https://phys.org/news/2023-12-approach-stable-electrocatalysts.html Pioneering ultra-efficient oxygen evolution reaction: A

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-raman-technique-years-frustration.html "low-concentration and low-dose screenings of protein-to-ligand interactions surfaces cooled down can poke with laser and output information I need... same-day turnaround... little sample preparation...clinicians and patients don't have to wait for days and weeks of analysis. You can get all these answers almost right away... smaller sample size with simplier preparation and lower protein concentration, cost-effective" Related: Raman amplification at 2.2 μm in silicon core fibers with prospects for extended mid-infrared source generation https://phys.org/news/2023-09-raman-amplification-silicon-core-fibers.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-spectrally-combining-lasers-unleash-potential.html "fiber lasers... pulses 120 fs 100 MHz repetition rates, sent to photonic-crystal fiber, spectrum was broadened from 27 nanometers (nm) to 90 nm... dichroic mirror split pulse spectrally sent to 2 pulse shapers to shape intensity and phase... amplified by mode-locked oscillator and ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier then pulse-shaped,split by dichroic mirror... pulses 42 fs duration... spatially, temporally, and spectrally combining fiber lasers  produce high-energy, tens-of-fs laser pulses... medicine, materials science, fusion" Related: Scientist develop a broadband quantum-dot frequency-modulated comb laser https://phys.org/news/2023-07-scientist-broadband-quantum-dot-frequency-modulated-laser.html Growing triple-decker hybrid crystals for lasers https://phys.org/news/2023-08-triple-decker-hybrid-crystals-lasers.html A physics milestone: Miniature particle accelerator works https://phys.org/news/

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-absorption-thin-silicon-photodetectors-photon-trapping.html "mn cylindrical Si slab placed over insulating substrate, metallic fingers... circular holes Si filled periodic pattern... normally incident light  bends 90° upon hitting the surface, making it travel laterally along the Si plane.. laterally propagating modes increase propagation length light and slow it, more light–matter interaction and increased absorption... absorption efficiency >68%, absorption coefficient several times higher... low parasitic capacitance... optoelectronics, ultrafast computer networks and imaging technology" Related: Photonic crystals bend light as though it were under the influence of gravity https://phys.org/news/2023-10-photonic-crystals-gravity.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-energy-harvesting-law-breaking-device.html "Kirchhoff's thermal radiation law, absorptive and emissive efficiencies equal at each wavelength and incidence angle... higher energy conversion efficiencies... device placed in moderate magnetic field... combines strong combined magnetic-field response and patterned structure materials, enhances absorption and emission in IR... heating the device above room-temperature and directly comparing the emissive efficiency to the absorptive efficiency...camouflage"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-3d-printed-facet-attached-microlenses-faml-photonic.html "multi-photon lithography, shape emitted beams refractive or reflective surfaces. collimated to large diameter independent of device-specific mode fields relaxing axial and lateral alignment tolerances... passive machine vision or simple mechanical stops, inserting optical isolators or polarization beam splitters, into free-space beam paths between PIC facets... insertion losses 1.4 dB per interface, translational lateral 1 dB alignment tolerance ± 6 μm... flexible photonic packaging complement wafer-level mass fabrication underlying PIC"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-magnetic-heterostructure-generates-higher-frequencies.html "THz faster dynamics... ferromagnetic nickel-iron and antiferromagnetic manganese-gold layers... intrinsic angular momentum quantum particle well-defined apin order... coupling antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic spins align... transferring magnetic excitation from ferromagnet to antiferromagnet, higher frequency between antiferromagnet and ferromagnet,.. mobile applications, Magnetic Random-Access Memory or microwave generation through spin-torque oscillators" Related: Unveiling the anomalous dynamics of non-collinear antiferromagnets https://phys.org/news/2023-08-unveiling-anomalous-dynamics-non-collinear-antiferromagnets.html Scientists uncover previously unknown spectrum of magnon excitations in an antiferromagnetic thin film https://phys.org/news/2023-08-scientists-uncover-previously-unknown-spectrum.html Discovering enhanced lattice dynamics in a single-layered hybrid perovskite htt

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-future-internet-transmission.html "light-fidelity, underwater communications, moderate- to high-speed photonic interconnects and IoT... release high-speed photonic sources using metal-halide perovskite semiconductors researched with LEDs excellent optoelectronic properties, low-cost, reduce energy,compact, improved speed... perovskite emitters on silicon substrates also paves the way for their integration with micro-electronics platforms, presenting new opportunities for seamless integration and advancement in the field of data communications"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-on-chip-infrared-circular-polarization-detector.html "silent state enhanced on-chip infrared circular polarization detector, combination 2 integrated circular polarization detectors enantiomerically opposite ellipticity dependences and opposite photoresponse polarities, optoelectronic silent state 0 photocurrent and suppressed noise... self-driven photocurrents at the MoS2-Au junction plasmon resonance induced hot electron injection... chiral molecule distinguishing, vision dehazing, magnetic field sensing, quantum communication, and cryptography"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-general-methodology-light-to-heat-conversion-efficiency.html "simulates laser with electric heating... versatility PEE versatility organic and inorganic photothermal materials, including Au nanorods, graphene and PbSe nanocrystals... plotting temperature evolution versus time curve... coefficient derived linearly fitting plots maximum temperature change and electric heating input power... measured LHCE Au nanorods, PbSe nanocrystals, Cu2Se nanocrystals, multi-walled carbon nanotube graphene oxide, graphene and polyaniline... photothermal therapy and solar energy harvesting"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-self-folding-origami-sheets-3d-quickly.html "combined 2D printing, origami, and chemistry without waste... prints 2D origami design onto both sides plastic sheet... pour hot water over flat sheets, spring into complex 3D (actually 4D) shapes self-fo;lding in seconds... prints with UV-reactive materials... ink doesn't shrink stay flexible when dry... base sheet shrinks when heated and ink resists shrinking leaving gaps between sections of ink on one or other side, control way certain section folds... conductive or magnetic inks, times when flat items initially required" Related: 3D printing with coffee: Turning used grounds into caffeinated creations https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-3d-coffee-grounds-caffeinated-creations.html Reverse-engineering Jackson Pollock with a new 3D-printing technique https://phys.org/news/2023-10-reverse-engineering-jackson-pollock-3d-printing-technique.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-team-neuromorphic.html "magnons... pressed the entire process into magnetic disk few micrometers thick and made it vibrate at different frequencies simultaneously... different input patterns produce unique oscillations patterns, time sensitive... edge computing...  processing on site saves bandwidth and energy.saves money, energy and resources... space, medicine (pacemakers), wind turbines, neuromorphic computing (reservoir computers and artificial intelligence)"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-fabrication-nanoscale-photonic-crystals-ultrafast.html "tightly focusing multi-beam light field with controllable 3D spatial distribution inside crystal combining chemical etching... binary phase period and laser flux jointly affect size and gap... adjusting grayscale binary phase and superposition method of final phase, multi-beam light field with controllable laser flux distribution and 3D spatial structure... Simple operation and low cost, precise structure dimension and gap controls fabrication photonic crystal unit cells... optical communication and light manipulation"

https://innovationorigins.com/en/revolutionising-energy-storage-the-power-of-carbon-nano-onions/ "supercapacitor record energy storage... core structure creates multiple pores concentric multi-shelled fullerene graphitic carbon, highest capacitance... vacuum annealing nanodiamonds, graphite arc discharge underwater, flash pyrolysis, ion implantation, vapour deposition, stainless steel autoclave reactions, and laser irradiation... high conductivity, mechanical strength, thermal stability, corrosion resistance, high surface-to-volume ratio" Related: An approach to enhancing relaxors for energy storage devices https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-approach-relaxors-energy-storage-devices.html Breakthrough in solid-state storage innovates how biological materials are stored and handled https://phys.org/news/2023-07-breakthrough-solid-state-storage-biological-materials.html MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient materials https://news.mit.edu/2023/mit-eng

https://nocamels.com/2023/07/israeli-researchers-use-ai-to-make-next-gen-of-solar-panels/ "solar panel 676 different materials convert sun’s energy into electricity... more efficient, cheaper panel production... replace the silicon component of solar cells with their new materials in order to make solar panels more sustainable"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-3d-printed-bend-based-frictionless-gear-mechanism.html "stainless steel, enable precise rotation satellite thrusters, sensors, telescope lenses and mirrors... 24 bendable blades, 16 interlocking, reduce turning force 10X... less wear and tear"

https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/06/slow-electrons-for-more-efficient-reactions.html "dissolving sodium in ammonia exposed to UV causing ammonia and sodium electrons join forming dielectron (2 electron with no nucleus) occupying tiny cavity in solution... dielectron breaks up 1 electron moves away at speed determined by UV wavelength and some of this energy transfers to electron... improve radiation damage analysis, optimize certain chemical reactions by using UV increase electrons’ kinetic energy (speed)"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-future-boost.html "linked logic gates together conduct both electrons and holes... reduces number transistors, more efficient, powerful... 2D ambi-polar conduct both holes and electrons for XOR, NOR, and NAND circuits... identifying blurry images, and gap widened with more blurriness... stochastic response so better performance with noisy data sets... edge computing (cloud server), interpreting images and language processing, neuromorphic (chaotic nature of reactions to electric pulses), outer space (radiation resistant)"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-secret-sauce-enables-fabricate-compositionally.html "transition allloys: Inconel 718 (lightweight high strength nickel-based) and C103 (high temperature resistant niobium-based) powders... using blown-powder directed energy deposition beam machine and changing rate at which powders flow, inert argon environment, change composition of joined metals so that cracks not created... rocket engines, aerospace manufacturing, fusion and fission reactor fabrication, marine-related, renewable energy, high-strength superalloys and refractory alloys for extreme environment, weld-free"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-fiber-optics-wastage.html "distributed fiber optic sensing based on Stimulated Brillouin Scattering monitoring water pipelines over long distances measuring deformations such as water leaks to hundredth mm... High Density Polyethylene piping, wrapping and fixing fiber optic sensor cable on pipe's outer surface... assessed sensitivity sensor layout on HDPE pipe stressed with static pressure... detecting pressure anomaly produced by piping circuit leak"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-environmentally-friendly-nanomaterial-revolutionize-electronic.html "conductive polythiophene integrated with 2D graphene oxide contacted with water-dispersible nanoparticles... electrical behavior modifications within polymer increasing electrical efficiency... generated electricity upon illumination... aqueous dispersible... aqueous dispersions... rapid electron transport, superior efficiency, reduced weight, enhanced flexibility... flexible screens, electronic paper, green hydrogen, catalysis, solar panels, energy storage, (bio)sensor development, and disease treatment" Related: Overcoming challenges in electron transport through graphene nanostructures https://phys.org/news/2023-08-electron-graphene-nanostructures.html GraphEnergyTech: The Venture Leader Mobile releasing the power of graphene for solar cells https://www.venturelab.swiss/GraphEnergyTech-The-Venture-Leader-Mobile-releasing-the-power-of-graphene-for-solar-cells

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-power-electronics-efficiency.html "enable efficient heat dissipation, do not require compressor technology and refrigerants... electrocaloric heat pumpswell over 50% maximum theoretical coefficient system level.performance... completely emission-free heating and cooling... semiconductor gallium nitride increase power density and efficiency" Related: New research may point the way towards frost-free heat pumps https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-frost-free.html Heat pumps are everywhere — even in clothes dryers https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/heat-pumps/heat-pumps-are-everywhere-even-in-clothes-dryers

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-nature-breakthrough-hazard-free-production-fluorochemicals.html "bypass hazardous hydrogen fluoride... inspiration from natural biomineralization process forms teeth and bones... biomineralization‑inspired activitation... ball-milled CaF2 with powdered potassium phosphate salt several hours... Fluoromix enable synthesis >50 fluorochemicals from CaF2, 98% yield... decrease energy .. X-ray diffraction... as effective with acid grade fluorspar (> 97%, CaF2) as it with synthetic CaF2... CaF2 for fluorination"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-wearable-sensor-solar-power-efficiency.html "Sweat, blood tells about health... reading salts, sugars, uric acid, amino acids and C-reactive protein... flexible perovskite... cheap, 1KXthinner... quasi-2D... tuned to spectra of different lighting... high power efficiency 26–27%... origami-like assembly layers dedicated to different processes... 20 x 27 x 4 mm" Related: Self-powered and broadband opto-sensor with bionic visual adaptation function https://phys.org/news/2023-07-self-powered-broadband-opto-sensor-bionic-visual.html Photovoltaic device innovation poised for global impact on the future energy system https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-photovoltaic-device-poised-global-impact.html Chromium compounds can replace osmium and ruthenium; used in solar energy harvesting and displays https://phys.org/news/2023-08-chromium-compounds-rare-expensive-noble.html Discovering the Elegance of Chromium Sections: Effectiveness, Longevity, and Beyo

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-solar-cells-cheaper.html "allow cell removal revealing new, contaminant-free surface from within substrate does not require polishing... spalling standard GaAs layers large facets on substrate that consume extra material and may require planarization (via polishing or other methods) before the substrate can be reused... acoustic spalling takes seconds, within substrate parallel to surface control fracture, suppress facet formation and improve substrate flatness, surface less corrugated, minimal or no surface repreparation"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-graphene-saturable-absorber-generate-mode-locking.html "graphene microfiber composite structure through optical deposition method, which achieves all-fiber structure and solves problem of low modulation depth saturable absorbers... graphene mode-locked fiber laser constructed in negative dispersion region, and output characteristics of 2 switchable mode-locked pulses in graphene mode-locked fiber laser, the effects of pump power and polarization state on bright dark soliton pairs, and dual-wavelength tunable characteristics were studied... fiber lasers" Related: Researchers create class of tiny polarization structures called solitons https://phys.org/news/2023-07-class-tiny-polarization-solitons.html Looking deeper into graphene using rainbow scattering https://phys.org/news/2023-07-deeper-graphene-rainbow.html

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-energy-raindrops-solar-panel-technology.html "triboelectric nanogenerator, liquid-solid contact electrification, also harvests energy from waves and other forms of liquid-solid triboelectric power generation... bridge array generators use array lower electrodes to reduce influence of capacitance... triboelectrification produces and stores rain energy... droplet positively and FEP surface negatively charged... increasing FEP surface thickness decreased coupling capacitance maintaining surface charge density... peak bridge power output 5X 200 W/M2" Related: Rain Panels to Revolutionize Energy Harvesting https://blogs.rochester.edu/thegreendandelion/2023/08/182792 Powering the internet of things in aquatic environments: Solar energy harvesting through a buoyant biosolar cell array https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378775323008777 Internet of Things integrated with solar energy applications: a state-of-the-art review https

https://www.sciencealert.com/study-confirms-experimental-blip-that-could-be-a-sign-of-the-most-ghostly-of-particles "work backwards to determine the number of direct collisions with neutrinos while they were oscillating through their electron flavor... fifth to quarter less germanium than expected... deficit in expected number of electron neutrinos... gaps in Standard Model which could lead to explanations for some of science's big remaining mysteries. If this is indeed the mark of the sterile neutrino... evidence of material that exists in tremendous quantities, yet makes only gravitational dimple in fabric of space" Related: The Dawn of Collider Neutrino Physics https://physics.aps.org/articles/v16/113 The Power of AI and Non-Visible Spectrums in Renewable Energy Solutions https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/cdn-newswire/the-power-of-ai-and-non-visible-spectrums-in-renewable-energy-solutions

  https://phys.org/news/2023-07-quantum-future-particle-physics.html "evolution quantum states, lattice-gauge theory, neutrino oscillations and quantum field theories... quantum dynamics, hybrid quantum/classical algorithms for static problems lattice gauge theory, optimization and classification... jet and track reconstruction, extraction of rare signals, for-and-beyond Standard Model problems, parton showers and experiment simulation... classification, regression, optimization and generation... calculating unbiased observables of circuits 100 qubits and depth-100 gate operations"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-quantum-interface-power-grid-equipment.html "Quantum in-the-loop... stack RTDS real-time grid simulators and Atom Computing's solution stack harnesses atomic-array quantum computing... simplifies translating optimization problems into quantum variables and facilitates communication from quantum computers to power system simulations... commercial renewable energy resources, system controllers, supercomputer-powered emulations, sensors, and substation equipment... ARIES will control 10K energy devices" Related: Researchers observe strongest quantum contextuality in single system https://phys.org/news/2023-07-strongest-quantum-contextuality.html Less power, lower emissions: improving AC technology https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-power-emissions-ac-technology.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-unveiling-synchronization-quantum-thermal-machines.html "acting as a quantum heat engine or as a quantum refrigerator....as a heat engine, it transforms heat flow from hot to cold baths to amplify the intensity of laser light. Conversely, as a refrigerator, it uses energy from laser light to maintain the temperature of the cold bath. Importantly, this machine is able to undergo synchronization simultaneously while performing its task due to its continuous interaction with the laser... distinct synchronization cooperate and compete" Related: Deriving the fundamental limit of heat current in quantum mechanical many-particle systems https://phys.org/news/2023-09-deriving-fundamental-limit-current-quantum.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-evolving-3d-nanoscale-optical-devices.html "tiny devices sort incoming IR by wavelength and polarization...placed directly over camera sensor, direct red light to 1 pixel, green light to another, and blue light to a third, same for daylight polarized light, detect surface orientation... augmented and virtual reality... algorithm tweaks design... 2-photon polymerization lithography hardens liquid resin with laser... structures with features smaller than a micron" Related: A new route for universal polarization transformations of spatially varying polarization fields https://phys.org/news/2023-08-route-universal-polarization-spatially-varying.html X-photon 3D nanolithography https://phys.org/news/2023-08-x-photon-3d-nanolithography.html 3D-printed plasmonic plastic enables large-scale optical sensor production https://phys.org/news/2023-09-3d-printed-plasmonic-plastic-enables-large-scale.html Neutrons see stress in 3D-printed parts, advancing addit

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-laser-squared-two-domain-photon-phonon.html "low-frequency flexural acoustic wave using forward stimulated Brillouin scattering, interaction photons and phonons within 2-mode fiber... while phonon laser power confined inside cavity, Stokes optical laser output of coupler... threshold pump power photon laser 180 mW... forward intermodal stimulated Brillouin scatteringcoupled lasing 2 different physical domains within same cavity... optomechanics, multidomain lasers, optical and acoustic tweezers, mechanical sensing, generate microwaves, quantum processing"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-protons-power-next-generation-memory-devices.html "multilayer indium selenide polarized by electric field... multitude ferroelectric phases... silicon stacked heterostructure transistor... aluminum oxide insulator between platinum and porous silica electrolyte supplying protons, platinum electrodes applied voltage... higher positive voltage boosted protonation, negative voltages of higher amplitudes depleted protonation... high proton-injection efficiency <0.4 V... consume less energy, faster... neuromorphic chips"

https://ghanaguardian.com/breakthrough-discovery-new-material-paves-the-way-to-eradicating-energy-crises "lutetium hydride superconductivity temperature 21°C moderate 10 kilobars pressure... hydrogen, nitrogen, and lutetium exhibits all key characteristics of superconductor... robust response to magnetic fields, significant change in heat capacity... elatively accessible conditions compared to other superconducting materials that require extreme cooling... energy production, MRI, magnetic field-propelled trains and batteries rapid recharge times retaining charge indefinitely" Related: New record set for highest elemental superconducting transition temperature https://phys.org/news/2023-07-highest-elemental-superconducting-transition-temperature.html Finding game-changing superconductors with machine learning tools https://phys.org/news/2023-07-game-changing-superconductors-machine-tools.html Scientists Discover Existence of an Elusive Superconductive State First Predicted in

https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-breakthrough-first-ever-entanglement-of-microwave-and-optical-photons "entangled low-energy microwaves with high-energy optical photons... scaling up and interconnecting room temperature quantum computers... quantum-enhanced remote sensing... optical resonator nonlinear crystal changes optics in presence electric field... superconducting cavity houses crystal and enhances interaction... send billions photons into electro-optic crystal fraction microsecond, 1 optical photon splits into pair entangled photons: optical with slightly less energy than original and microwave photon lower energy" Related: Computer system based on light could jumpstart power of ChatGPT-type machine-learning programs https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-based-jumpstart-power-chatgpt-type-machine-learning.html Comparing 'sister' compounds may hold key to quantum puzzle in superconducting materials https://phys.org/news/2023-08-sister-compounds-key-quantum-puzzle.

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-dual-carriageways-possibilities-flexible-devices.html "unidirectional transport signals in pairs of 1-way streets... not lossy, less bulky, and do not require large magnetic fields that break time-reversal symmetry to achieve unidirectional behavior... quadrature nonreciprocity interference between 2 physical processes... unidirectional signal transmission without time-reversal breaking, distinctive dependence on quadrature... dual carriageway... laser signal routing, quantum-limited amplification, quantum information processing and sensing"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-transparent-optical-imager-near-infrared-sensitivity.html "on top of displays allowing users to operate them using gestures or a penlight (i.e., a pen that acts as a flashlight)... superior field of view and calibration... visually transparent near-IR sensitive organic photodetector array on top of display... printed copper grid as bottom transparent conductive electrode and array of patterned organic photodetector subpixels... electro-optical modeling... photodetectivity 1012 Jones at 850 nm and high visible-light transmittance 70%"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-lays-groundwork-future-high-performance-alternatives.html "oxide growth system switch conductor to and from insulator... control distance between atoms to switch more efficiently... deposited atomic layers... set distance between atoms with µm precision. ... stretching elongates bonds <2% of bond length reduced electrons' tendency to hop from atom to atom... µm scale... control transition conducting to insulating state... semiconductors, magnetic materials, renewable energy materials including catalysts"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-single-end-hybrid-rayleigh-brillouin-raman.html "single-mode fiber sensor temperature, strain and vibration information of optical fiber... hybrid system 1 light source, 2 receiving ends and 1 access... real-time monitoring large structure, automated control and perimeter security... smart city construction... phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry... Rayleigh scattering vibration sensing, probe of Brillouin scattering temperature and strain measurement. Raman scattering overcome temperature-strain cross sensitivity" Related: NEC’s Breakthrough In Submarine Cable Transmission https://www.electronicsforu.com/news/necs-breakthrough-in-submarine-cable-transmission

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-linewidth-narrowing-self-injection-locked-on-chip-lasers.html "carrier quantum confinement dynamic and spectral characteristics locked composite cavity device... reductions in the lasing linewidth of a laser diode to the Hz-level... attainable emission spectral refinement integrating III-V QW or QD distributed feedback lasers with SiN microring resonators... reductions in the lasing linewidth of a laser diode to the Hz-level... multi-decision algorithm was then employed to identify the optimal design-operation points for each optimization variable" Related: Realizing vertical ultraviolet-B semiconductor laser diodes for high optical output https://phys.org/news/2023-10-vertical-ultraviolet-b-semiconductor-laser-diodes.html

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-ferroelectric-transistor-scale.html   "layers 2D semiconductor molybdenum disulfide on top ferroelectric aluminum scandium nitride... energy efficient, thin 0.7 nm... large memory window AlScN 20 nm, MoS2 0.7 nm... retain its unique ferroelectric properties at even smaller thicknesses: 5 nm... AI-enabled technology, sensing and communications" Related: Scientists propose method that imparts elastic recovery to ferroelectric materials https://phys.org/news/2023-08-scientists-method-imparts-elastic-recovery.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-bio-inspired-polymer-brains-artificial-neural.html "PEDOT:PSS polymer mixture, conductive, transparent, flexible, stable... 3D structure of top and bottom electrodes immersed precursor, PEDOT:PSS wires grown between electrodes applying square-wave voltage mimicking formation synaptic connections through axon guidance immature brain... unsupervised Hebbian learning, control conductance... spike-based learning controlling diameter and conductivity, chip larger number of electrodes and using microfluidic channels to supply the precursor solution to each electrode" Related: Minimal energy loss thanks to smart use of branched fluidic networks https://phys.org/news/2023-07-minimal-energy-loss-smart-fluidic.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-superconductors-built-atom.html "new matter states... moved and deposited the atoms in the right place with atomic precision. The same method was also used to measure the system's magnetic and superconductive properties. By depositing chromium atoms on the surface of superconducting niobium, the researchers were able to create two new types of superconductivity... two-dimensional superconductors with this approach" Related: Scientists present diamond substrate coated with niobium carbide film for superconducting detectors https://phys.org/news/2024-02-scientists-diamond-substrate-coated-niobium.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-visualization-zero-field-pair-density.html "iron-based superconductor no magnetic field... iron pnictide EuRbFe4As4 (Eu-1144), which has a layered crystalline structure, is also quite notable because it naturally exhibits both superconductivity and ferromagnetism. This unusual dual identity led them to study it... 2 phenomena different parts of compound nothing do with each other... spectrum gap electron energies equivalent to energy takes to break electron pairs carry superconducting current... X-rays and muons"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-advances-vacuum-ultraviolet-photochemistry-astrochemically.html   "triatomic molecules (H2O, H2S, CO2, OCS and CS2) enabled by vacuum ultraviolet free electron laser central atom elimination... short photolysis wavelengths... hitherto unrecognized fragmentation pathways... wavelength dependent H atom and S atom spectra obtained following photodissociation H2S molecules, 3D contour plots translational energy distributions H + SH and S+H2 products photodissociation H2S via different rotational transitions"

i https://postech.ac.kr/eng/bound-states-in-the-continuum-is-possible-in-the-acoustoelastic-coupling/#post-26142 "Interplay of sound and elasticity... shaker induced vibrating elastic bar bar, air injection predetermined location engendered coupling between sound and elasticity... reflection progressive elastic wave reverted back along direction came from indefinitely confined... acoustoelastic coupling expanded to vibration focusing and energy storage... filters capable of selectively isolating specific frequencies or the advancement of energy harvesting methodologies that convert kinetic energy into electric energy" Related:  Piezoelectric system on harnessing sound energy in closed environment https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/article/35/11/117115/2920946/Piezoelectric-system-on-harnessing-sound-energy-in

https://www.laserfocusworld.com/fiber-optics/article/14296150/19core-optical-fiber-is-the-worlds-fastest "10 million high-speed full capacity home internet connections... 1.7 PB/s... exploiting different degrees freedom wavelength: multiplexing, polarization, and coherence (higher-order modulation formats)... over 67 km fiber... 125 µm cladding diameter... allow well-defined coupling between cores reduce existing digital signal processing requirements... >17X theoretical limit standard single-mode optical fiber... compact glass chip, etched waveguide pattern, uniform low losses... in parallel through optical amplifiers" Related: Shrinking light: Waveguiding scheme enables highly confined subnanometer optical fields https://phys.org/news/2023-07-waveguiding-scheme-enables-highly-confined.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-superconducting-nanowire-camera-explore-brain.html "400K pixel single-photon detector 400X greater, visible to ultraviolet, high-speed μs.,,  where the ability to examine organs such as the brain without disturbing tissue is critical... overcame electrical noise, readout speed and environmental temperature... quantum computing, medical research, communications and space exploration"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-material-next-generation-memory-technology.html "sputtering large-area 2D vdW tetra-chalcogenides... niobium telluride... initially amorphous crystallized 2D layered annealing temperatures above 272 ºC... reduced reset energies and improved thermal stability amorphous phase... selected area electron diffraction and crossectional TEM image as-deposited and 350 ℃ annealed NbTe4 thin films.... low energy... 10-year data retention 135 ºC... automotive industry... fast-switching speed 30 ns... low melting point 447 ºC, high crystallization temperature, excellent switching"

https://www.laserfocusworld.com/optics/article/14296149/photonic-neural-network-chip-makes-calculations-a-breeze "calculation time billionth sec... photonic accelerator... optical waveguides connected controllable nodes programmable photonic mesh (silicon interferometer grid)... fully reconfigurable multipath interferometer.... recover information carried individual beams... backpropagation algorithms... only linear operations PNN implemented optically... efficient implementation of on-chip nonlinear operations will be the next step toward fully photonic AI computing on-chip" Related: New detector paves the way to large-scale optical neural networks https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-detector-paves-large-scale-optical-neural.html

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-netflix-magenta-approach-green-screen.html "greater accuracy and quick results... actors lit from front with red and blue LEDs against backdrop lit bright green LEDS, red and blue creates magenta glow on actors... 1 track captures background  green screen) with foreground black, while red and blue (magenta) record foreground, background black... AI eliminate magenta comparing photographs of actors natural lighting to action scenes with hues... triangulation: stationary objects filmed in front of differing backgrounds highly accurate object definition"

  https://techxplore.com/news/2023-06-chip-based-dispersion-compensation-faster-fiber.html "high dispersion, high speed data, and small form factor... 2 grating devices, single grating pitch of 434 nm and another with 2 overlaid gratings dissimilar pitches 434 and 440 nm... stopband both spectra induces forward and backward propagating modes... dispersion compensation long fiber up to 20 km minimal loss, reducing bit error rates 9 orders magnitude... control OGD dynamically... less power, integrating SGD and OGD into commercial transceivers, either within transmitter or receiver chip"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-source-empower-future-vision.html "labeled visual data, home robots and autonomous cars... creates 3D populates with objects, places camera take picture... detailed labels category and location of each object... train robot recognize and locate objects given only image... precise lighting viewing angle, training data, synthetic representations fire, clouds, rain, snow, size, texture, color and reflectivity... augmented and virtual reality, game development, film-making, 3D printing... Blender graphics boost machines' 3D reconstructions"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-multi-dimensional-band-spectroscopy-photonic-synthetic.html "resonator dynamic modulation using multiple modulation frequencies, a multi-dimensional lattice in the synthetic frequency dimension was created with this single resonator... by tuning relative phases between different modulation frequencies resolve lattice band ove entire multi-dimensional Brillouin zone... measured 2D band structure non-Hermitian skin effect, eigenvalue sexponentially located on boundaries... multi-dimensional band structure spectroscopy exploring high-dimensional systems" Related: Observation of a refractive index line shape in ultrafast XUV transient absorption spectroscopy https://phys.org/news/2023-07-refractive-index-line-ultrafast-xuv.h tml Integrating 2D materials for on-chip photonics https://phys.org/news/2023-09-2d-materials-on-chip-photonics.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-dendrimers-cellulose-graphene-eco-friendly-long-lasting.html "light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs)... inexpensive biomass derived cellulose acetate electrode, consume less energy... dendrimer with hydrophilic... life extended to over 1000 hours, >10X... graphene can be used as electrode as well... environmentally friendly... only illuminates in yellow, so we need to develop it to illuminate in the three primary light colors"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-photonic-chip-multiple-panoply-properties.html "eliminate bulky optics and miniaturize... bombard cloud of atoms from different directions trap and cool cloud... require 6 laser beams... circuit generates beams within ultrathin tantalum pentoxide 150 nm.. polarization each of 2 split streams rotated relative to other 90°... then recombined scattered creating outgoing light beams with practically any desired phase, polarization, direction, or divergence... diagnosing and studying human diseases, trapping atoms basis world's most accurate clocks, quantum computing" Related: Researchers discover photonic snake states, a new instrument for unveiling the secrets of light https://phys.org/news/2023-07-photonic-snake-states-instrument-unveiling.html Illuminating new horizons: Navigating nonlinear scattering with precision https://phys.org/news/2023-08-illuminating-horizons-nonlinear-precision.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/21/firm-announces-world-first-as-tidal-power-project-passes-milestone.html "50GWh off Pentland Firth coast, installation area 3600X smaller, capacity factor close to 100%" Related: New cost-effective turbine blade can make tidal energy more affordable https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/new-turbine-blades-tidal-energy-affordable World’s biggest tidal energy ‘kite’ could single-handedly power a small town https://thenextweb.com/news/tidal-energy-kite-minesto  see also: 28-ton, 1.2-megawatt tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid  https://newatlas.com/energy/minesto-tidal-kite/ European project shows potential for significant reduction in tidal energy costs https://www.offshore-energy.biz/european-project-shows-potential-for-significant-reduction-in-tidal-energy-costs/

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-high-entropy-superionic-solid-state-conductors.html "solid electrolytes enhanced Li-ion conductivity... crystal Ge = M and δ = 0.4 as catholyte in ASSLB with 1- or 0.8- millimeter-thick cathode... discharge capacities 26.4 mAh cm−2 at 25 °C (1 mm) and 17.3 mAh cm−2 at −10 °C (0.8 mm), respectively, with area-specific capacity 1.8 and 5.3X larger... preparing high-entropy solid electrolytes millimeter-thick electrodes preserving superionic conduction, superior charge–discharge performance, even at room temperature" Related: Discovery of new Li ion conductor unlocks new direction for sustainable batteries https://techxplore.com/news/2024-02-discovery-li-ion-conductor-sustainable.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-visible-wavelength-femtosecond-fiber-laser.html "ruggedness/ reliability, small footprint, efficiency, lower cost and high brightness, visible pulses 10-15 fs directly... lanthanide-doped fluoride fiber. Emitting red light 635 nm, compressed 168 fs, peak power 0.73 kW and repetition rate 137 MHz... blue laser diode pump source... high-precision and quality biological tissue ablation and 2-photon excitation microscopy... cold ablation during material processing, cleaner cuts since doesn't produce thermal effects... combines lanthanide-doped fluoride fiber, blue diode pump laser"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-ultra-low-threshold-continuous-wave-quantum-dot.html "CW operated BIC lasers low-thresholds and small V-modes combining O-band InAs/GaAs epitaxial QD gain material mini-BIC cavities... 3D confinement light and carriers provided by mini-BIC cavity and QD, ultra-low threshold >20 μW and small size ~2.5×2.5 μm2... no requirement long-range periodicity... discrete state converge accidental BIC modes k-space... small footprint, ultralow threshold and adaptability,.. high-capacity optical communications, sensing, chip-scale solid-state LIDAR and quantum information" Related: Harnessing the Power of Quantum Dots: A New Era for Solar Energy https://fagenwasanni.com/news/harnessing-the-power-of-quantum-dots-a-new-era-for-solar-energy/35686/ New study reveals spin in quantum dots' carrier multiplication https://phys.org/news/2023-07-reveals-quantum-dots-carrier-multiplication.html New theory for a periodically driven quantum dot–cavity system https:

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-quantum-szilard-two-level-hyperpolarization.html "converts information into energy, 2-level system hyperpolarization of a qubit environment... operates on an individual quantum bit... induces hyperpolarization of qubit environment...  energy relaxation time above 50 ms., can cool to reduce qubit population below 20 mK temperature of cryostat and heated create environment with qubit population 80%... TLSs virtually lossless... orders magnitude longer relaxation times... goal remove all TLSs from environment and improve qubit coherence, quadruple qubit T1" Related: LiquidPiston: Engine that could deliver up to 10X the power at the same weight https://invest.liquidpiston.com/investors# Powering the quantum revolution: Quantum engines on the horizon https://phys.org/news/2023-09-powering-quantum-revolution-horizon.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-millisecond-coherence-fluxonium-qubit.html "increase relaxation time to over 1.43 ms, 10X during which qubit moves between states and during which data stored can be used,,, reduced operating frequency optimizing circuit parameters, increase coherence time of qubit, bringing nearly to that of transmons, marking them as a possible alternative... more tweaking could lead to even longer coherence times, possibly making fluxonium a better choice for use in future quantum circuit research efforts

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-ternary-quantum-success-generating-two-qutrit.html "faster, flexible, and tunable microwave-activated with fixed frequency and coupling... controlled-Z and inverse Z gates... cycle benchmarking2-qutrit entangling gate 97.3%, decreasing infidelity by factor of 4... cross-entropy benchmarking without sacrificing single qutrit gates... applied to different hardware architectures, including those with tunable coupling, or different superconducting circuits such as fluxonium... quantum simulation, error correction, algorithms" Related: Researchers make a significant step towards reliably processing quantum information https://phys.org/news/2023-09-significant-reliably-quantum.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-3d-biodegradable-color-changing-material-cellulose.html "hydroxypropyl cellulose mixed with water HPC whose colors change with concentration and temperature...added 0.1 weight percent carbon nanotubes to HPC and water... conductive and control applying voltage... acts as broadband absorber deepening colors deeper... small amount cellulose nanofibers make it 3D printable... changes color in response to mechanical deformation, 7-segment display, temperature and strain sensors, food quality control, biomedical diagnostics, biodegradable electronics, IOT" Related: Tiny networks intertwine to mimic design of bird colors https://phys.org/news/2023-10-tiny-networks-intertwine-mimic-bird.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-scientists-multi-color-room-temperature-phosphorescent.html   "hydrothermal, silane for Si-based phosphorescent synthesis... efficient exciplex intersystem crossing, stable rigid structure stabilizes excited triplet states of exciplexes... 3-Aminopropyl triethoxysilane and N-[3- propyl] ethylenediamine as Si sources, urea added... produce optically stable cyan and yellow RTP... 1-step hydrothermal... forms nanodots in situ and immobilizes them in matrix, multifunctional phosphorescent materials, synthesis full-color afterglow materials... silane synthesize multi-color phosphorescent materials"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-impact-thickness-laser-induced-periodic-amorphous.html "periodic grating induced on surface thin a-Si film, grating period affected by incident light interference  with different electromagnetic wave origins... thickness 50 nm, substrate non-silicon material. LIPSS small period induced under dominance of slab waveguide mode... substrate material changes then period of LIPSS also changes... thickness 200 nm then incident light interferes quasi-cylindrical wave, induces LIPSS growth under near and far field action. Finite-difference time-domain method-based numerical simulations"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-nanosheet-technology-boost-energy-storage.html "increase electric field applied to high dielectric constant material... nanosheets of calcium, sodium, niobium, and oxygen with highly polarizing perovskite crystal structure... converted into electrostatic energy without loss, 1 to 2 orders magnitude higher energy density, high power density, few second charging time, long life, less electrolyte degradation, prevents unwanted ignition, stable multiple cycles even at temperatures up to 300°C, intense pulsed voltage or current, high-power accelerators and high-power microwave devices" Related: Using a 2D perovskite oxide as a photoactive high-κ gate dielectric https://techxplore.com/news/2024-03-2d-perovskite-oxide-photoactive-high.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-flaky-compound-chips-fried.html "also does not conduct electricity... boron nitride comprises 20% of the polymer compound... digital light polymerization... high resolution... packaging devices of complex shapes...print capsule directly on a silicon chip. The polymer's enhanced thermal conductivity will ensure the stability and integrity of electronic components and allow them to work at higher operating characteristics... material used for external packaging used in 3D printing" Related: Spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride created by helium ion bombardment https://phys.org/news/2023-07-defects-hexagonal-boron-nitride-helium.html Researchers propose 3D printing of high-performance elastomers through vat photopolymerization https://phys.org/news/2023-09-3d-high-performance-elastomers-vat-photopolymerization.html A high-fidelity model for designing efficient thermal management surfaces https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-high-fidelity-effic

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-microwave-isolator-radio-cameras-quantum.html "2 sets frequency mixers for isolator... increase number qubis in quantum computers to 1 million.. flat circuit on printed circuit board... isolator 1,000X smaller... superconductor-insulator-superconductor mixers (SIS mixers), which have the function of amplifying signals. In this development, a commercially available semiconductor mixer is used as a frequency mixer, but if an SIS mixer is used instead, a new device that both amplifies signals and functions as an isolator will be realized" Related: Semiconductor devices for high-temperature environments exceeding 800°C https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-semiconductor-devices-high-temperature-environments-exceeding.html Researchers uncover unconventional charge carriers in a triangular-lattice Mott insulator https://phys.org/news/2023-09-uncover-unconventional-carriers-triangular-lattice-mott.html

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-edge-transistors-semiconductors-future.html "configurable transistors and exert control on a new, more precise level... can change transistor's properties after manufacture...  applications and increasingly6G and 7G networks, low voltage electronics... remembers polarization... 10 nm... AI circuits, tunnel junctions using ferroelectric grains directly adjacent to junction... manipulating signal that goes through transistor... ferro-TFET, digital and analog circuits... transistor shifting phase, frequency doubling, and signal mixing... no need to reset every time circuit used"

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-scientists-highly-porous-materials-electronic.html 1-pot catalyst-free porous poly(aryl thioether) produced simply sodium sulfide and perfluorinated aromatics... bound together by sulfur linkers... single reaction create combination differing structures... polycondensation... bonds at particular atom over other possible atoms preventing random crosslink and enables control over porosity... pore size <1 nm, high surface area 753 m^2/g... remove organic micropollutants and toxic mercury ions water... photocatalysis and optoelectronics" Related: Beyond reduction cocatalysts: A new paradigm for the role of metal cocatalysts in photocatalysis https://phys.org/news/2023-07-reduction-cocatalysts-paradigm-role-metal.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-antenna-nanoscale-sources-unusual-placement.html "putting the semiconductor on top of the graphene electrode—completely outside the tunnel junction... varying the voltage applied to the tunnel junction and measuring the current flowing through it. This measurement showed a clear resonance, which matched a so-called exciton resonance of the semiconductor material... semiconductor like an antenna... light sources that measure few nm, 1,000 smaller than wavelength light they produce" Related: Researchers use liquid metal and laser ablation to create stretchable miniature antennas https://phys.org/news/2023-09-liquid-metal-laser-ablation-stretchable.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-single-molecule-electronic-ladder-like-molecules.html "vary current at nanoscale in response to external stimuli... locking linear molecular backbone into conductive ladder-type structure... enhances stability highly promising single-molecule electronics... wide range conductivity levels and different molecular states... programmable stimuli switched on/ off using pH, optical fields, electric fields, magnetic fields, mechanical forces and electrochemical control... rigid, coplanar form enhances electronic molecular properties, making the flow of electrons through the material easier.

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2023/07/02/sustainable-streaming-data-centre-039breakthrough039-may-lower-power-use "reducing centres’ electricity, specifically consumption by supercomputer photonic chips... temperature can be controlled via gate voltage, which means using virtually no electric current... allow data centres to keep getting faster and more powerful while using less energy"

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-features-band-topology-amorphous-thin.html "amorphous state material suitable for hosting physical properties topological materials using band topology.. iron-tin amorphous thin films. They demonstrated that despite a short-range atom arrangement, the amorphous material still showed the same special effects as in the crystalline materials, notably the anomalous Hall effect and the Nernst effect... easier and cheaper... sensing technology, which is important for creating Internet of Things where many devices are connected and communicate with each other"

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-06-displays-flexible-fins-liquid-droplets.html "Flexible scalable displays change color, convey information, send messages IR radiation... inspired by morphing chameleons and octopus skins... capillary-controlled robotic flapping fins... 1,000X more energy efficient... controlling volume and temperature fluid-filled pixels. Varying fluid volume within pixels changes flap flip directions... varying temperature allows pixels communicate via IR... send two simultaneous signals—one seen with human eye and another seen with infrared camera" Related: Self-powered flexible multicolor electrochromic devices for information displays https://phys.org/news/2023-10-self-powered-flexible-multicolor-electrochromic-devices.html

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-electron-collider-chip-independent-teams.html "synchronize 2 individual electrons to exploit their interaction... 2 single-electron sources triggered to ps accuracy. Single-electron detectors record every collision outcome... electron pair generated by 2 separated sources placed intersecting paths... infer electron trajectories from experimental data... flying electron can be used as an ultrafast sensor or switch, it also proves a mechanism to generate quantum entanglement—a key component of quantum computing

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-photonic-chip-enables-faster-energy-efficient.html "cheap single laser to generate hundreds of distinct wavelengths of light that can simultaneously transfer independent streams of data... minimal interference with neighboring channels... increased computing power orders magnitude... 16 Gb p/s per per wavelength, 32 distinct wavelengths... total single-fiber bandwidth 512 Gb/s, 1 bit error out of trillion transmitted bits... 4mm x 1mm, chip received optical converted into an electrical measured 3mm x 1mm... >100 wavelength channels"