A new study suggests that crystal defects in diamond may hold the key to scalable quantum interconnects. Connecting large numbers of quantum bits (qubits) into a working technology remains one of the ...

Rare-earth magnets are essential for electric motors in vehicles, drones, and trains, forming the backbone of modern, ...

Current electrochemical theory does not adequately describe realistic platinum electrodes. Scientists at Leiden University ...

Mechanism by which hydrogen generates free electrons via an interaction with the defect in silicon Associate Professor ...

This puzzle is known as the problem of time, and it remains one of the most persistent obstacles to a unified theory of ...

Kesterite solar tech uses copper, zinc, tin, and sulfur, avoiding lead, delivering safer panels and a path to lower costs.

The AI model rapidly maps boundary conditions to molecular alignment and defect locations, replacing hours of simulation and enabling fast exploration and inverse design of advanced optical materials.

Condensed-matter physics and materials science have a silo problem. Although researchers in these fields have access to vast amounts of data – from experimental records of crystal structures and ...

Cheap, printable photovoltaics gain a protective step that survives thermal stress during fabrication—vital to scale clean power in harsh climates.

An international research team within the DFG Collaborative Research Center SFB/TRR 270 “HoMMage”, has published new findings on more efficient permanent magnets in the prestigious journal Nature ...

Researchers from the labs of Professors Vinayak Dravid and Omar Farha developed a high-resolution approach to map ...

Chinese scientists have discovered ultratiny, "linear" boundaries inside three-dimensional crystals that could eventually ...