Tech: Mixed works better — (Report)

Transition-metal complexes -- that is a cumbersome word for a class of molecules with important properties: An element from the group of transition...

Tech: Resistance is futile — (Report)

Every standard cable, every wire, every electronic device has some electric resistance. There are, however, superconducting materials with the ability to conduct electrical...

Tech: Team confirms a 20-year-old prediction that ‘nature’s geometry’ could be recreated by the...

We've all seen it before. The beautifully painted butterfly that appears when you spread open two sheets of paper, after covering them with...

Tech: Switching superferromagnetism with electric-field induced strain — (Report)

Switching magnetic domains in magnetic memories requires normally magnetic fields which are generated by electrical currents, hence requiring large amounts of electrical power....

Tech: Physicists stack 2D materials at angles to trap particles — (Report)

Future technologies based on the principles of quantum mechanics could revolutionize information technology. But to realize the devices of tomorrow, today's physicists must...

Tech: Is NASA looking at the wrong rocks for clues to Martian life? —...

In 2020, NASA and European-Russian missions will look for evidence of past life on Mars. But while volcanic, igneous rock predominates on the...

Tech: A milestone for forecasting earthquake hazards — (Report)

Earthquakes pose a profound danger to people and cities worldwide, but with the right hazard-mitigation efforts, from stricter building requirements to careful zoning,...

Tech: Neural networks enable learning of error correction strategies for computers based on quantum...

Quantum computers could solve complex tasks that are beyond the capabilities of conventional computers. However, the quantum states are extremely sensitive to constant...

Tech: The ghost of Cassiopeia — (Report)

About 550 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia lies IC 63, a stunning and slightly eerie nebula. Also known as the ghost...

Tech: Transparent fruit flies — (Report)

The nervous system of an animal can be studied by cutting it up into thin layers -- however this inevitably leads to the...

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