Field-resolved observation of exciton coherence in a van der Waals magnet
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UCLA researchers build programmable artificial organelles using RNA
Just as the human body relies on organs such as the heart or liver for essential functions, cells…
Fibrillar adhesion dynamics govern the timescales of nuclear mechano-response via the vimentin cytoskeleton
Cell culture, transfections and drug treatments Human TIFFs (a kind gift from J.I.) were cultured in high-glucose Dulbecco’s…
New shield material thinner than a strand of hair, but blocks both cosmic electromagnetic waves and radiation
A 3D-printed, ultra-thin, lightweight, high-performance shielding material comprised of two nanotubes has proven effective as a shield against…
Atomic polarization enables new control over metal electronic behavior
Engineers have long treated metals as fixed materials with limited tunability. A new study from the University of…
The Atomic Gap That Could Cost the Semiconductor Industry Billions
Ultrathin 2D materials have long been seen as the key to pushing computer chips beyond current limits. But…
A quantum-coherent photon–emitter interface in the original telecom band
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These Tiny Robots 50x Smaller Than a Hair Can Hunt and Move Bacteria
Artistic view of a nanorobot (center and inset) interacting with several bacteria of two distinct types. The dashed…
Transport of polaritons in hyperbolic media
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Northwestern engineers create artificial neurons that communicate with living cells
Northwestern University engineers printed artificial neurons that don’t just imitate the brain – they talk to it. In…
Self-reconfigurable polarization perception in dual-anisotropy heterostructures for high-dimensional in-sensor computing
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Orbital-hybridization-induced Ising-type superconductivity in a confined gallium layer
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