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NANOMATERIALS
Key evidence of unconventional superconductivity observed in magic-angle graphene
Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicists reported new key evidence of unconventional superconductivity in “magic-angle” twisted tri-layer graphene. They used a new experimental platform to “watch” the superconducting gap in real-time.
First field-programmable gate array utilizing wafer-scale 2D semiconductor materials
Fudan University researchers successfully developed and demonstrated the first field-programmable gate array utilizing wafer-scale 2D semiconductor materials. This breakthrough chip integrates approximately 4,000 transistors.
ENVIRONMENT
Salty science: In-memory sensor adapts challenging aqueous conditions
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, created a new in-memory sensor based on vanadium dioxide that can both detect and remember its chemical environment, enabling it to adapt to challenging aqueous conditions.
Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone
Researchers from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa provided the first direct evidence that waste from deep-sea mining could disrupt vital ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean’s Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
OTHER STORIES
Light can reshape atom-thin semiconductors for next-generation optical devices
Rice University researchers studying atom-thin transition metal dichalcogenides discovered that light can trigger a physical shift in their atomic lattice, creating a tunable way to adjust the materials’ behavior and properties.
Gyromorphs: A new class of functional disordered materials
New York University researchers reported a new class of functional correlated disordered materials called gyromorphs, which combine liquidlike translational disorder with quasi-long-range rotational order. This material performs better than any other known structure in blocking light from all incoming angles.
‘Really bizarre’ quantum discovery defies the rules of physics
Researchers led by the University of Michigan showed that quantum oscillations inside an insulating material originate in the material’s bulk rather than its surface. The finding points toward a “new duality” in materials science, where compounds may behave as both metals and insulators.