A tiny semiconductor device lifts quantum photon interference visibility to 90%
An optical cavity raised the first cascade photon’s measured interference visibility to 90%, compared with a typical value…
Scientists reshape light to control magnetic memory and a material’s magnetic properties
UC San Diego engineers showed that carefully shaped ultrafast laser beams can reverse magnetization in platinum-cobalt multilayers without…
Scientists turn carbon dioxide into fully recyclable high-performance plastics
Colorado State University researchers developed a catalytic route that directly combines carbon dioxide with strained bicyclic molecules to…
Quantum chip opens new way to read complex quantum systems
A quantum computing method called QCS reconstructed spectra from static, open and periodically driven quantum systems using one…
Powerful new magnetic system could help spacecraft survive the brutal heat of reentry
Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers built a pulsed electromagnet system that can test magnetic aerobraking under shockwaves traveling about…
New recycling process converts plastic waste into useful chemicals using only water and oxygen
Researchers developed a catalyst-free recycling method that uses only water and oxygen to break down durable plastics such…
New artificial eyes could bring human-level vision to robotics and self-driving cars
Machines can now recognize faces, read signs, and guide cars through busy streets. Yet even the most advanced…
MIT scientists develop a new way to grow artificial blood vessels
Artificial tissues can mimic muscle, liver, kidney and skin, but they still face a basic survival problem: cells…
New Phantom Twist drone spins so quickly that it virtually disappears
A drone spinning above the ground can become difficult to separate from the scenery behind it. Northwestern University…
Can rockets ride on a microwave beam? A radical launch idea is moving beyond the lab
Every rocket that leaves Earth must lift not only its payload, but also the enormous supply of propellant…
World’s first superconducting quantum heat engine looks to transform quantum computing
A heat engine small enough to fit inside a superconducting circuit has converted heat into measurable work near…
New hydrogel could transform wearable medical devices
A medical patch is supposed to protect skin, not suffocate it. Yet many of the materials used in…