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Paris, France (SPX) Apr 19, 2024
Researchers have made a significant advancement in the field of spintronics by accelerating skyrmions, magnetic nanobubbles, to speeds reaching 900 m/s using electrical currents. This development was led by an international team at CNRS. Previously, these nanobubbles, envisioned as potential future bits for computer memory, moved at a maximum speed of 100 m/s-insufficient for practical com ..read more
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 22, 2024
National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers have developed a new type of carbon-based quantum material: a butterfly-shaped nanographene that displays unique magnetic properties. This innovative material could significantly impact quantum information technologies. This nanographene differs markedly from traditional magnetic materials that rely on heavier metal atoms. Here, the proper ..read more
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science has been chosen as one of eight U.S. university teams to collaborate with NASA and the U.S. military. This partnership aims to boost innovation and expertise in the small satellite sector through the 2024 Mission Concept Program. The program, a part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI), involves cooperation wit ..read more
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London, UK (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
Detailed nano-analysis has revealed the Winchcombe meteorite underwent significant transformations involving water interaction and repeated fragmentations during its journey through space, finally resting in an English pasture in 2021. The collaborative research effort included scientists from the UK, Europe, Australia, and the USA, employing a suite of advanced analytical methods typicall ..read more
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Paris, France (SPX) Apr 11, 2024
Researchers from CIC nanoGUNE's Nanodevices group, along with their international partners, have successfully demonstrated voltage-based magnetization switching in magnetoelectric spin-orbit nanodevices. This achievement marks an important advancement in the use of magnetoelectric spin-orbit (MESO) logic as a potential cornerstone for future low-power technologies surpassing traditional CMOS sys ..read more
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Paris (ESA) Feb 22, 2024
Further embracing the New Space era, ESA is to develop two new Scout satellites: NanoMagSat and Tango. NanoMagSat will measure Earth's magnetic field to help assess space weather hazards and continue on from ESA's current Swarm mission. Tango will measure greenhouse-gas emissions from human activity and complements the upcoming Copernicus Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission and the Sentinel-5 miss ..read more
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London, UK (SPX) Mar 28, 2024
In a groundbreaking study, scientists have developed a method to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into methanol using sunlight and a novel catalyst composed of single copper atoms on nanocrystalline carbon nitride. This innovation could significantly impact the production of sustainable fuels, contributing to the reduction of global warming. The collaborative effort, including experts from the ..read more
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 28, 2024
In groundbreaking research published in Nano Energy, a team led by Prof. CHEN Chong at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has significantly improved the performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). By integrating inorganic nano-material tin sulfoxide (SnSO) as a dopant, they have boosted the photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) of PSCs to an ..read more
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2024
Stanford University researchers have pioneered the use of 3D nanoprinting to create nanoparticles that could usher in a new era of shapeshifting materials. The research, led by Assistant Professor Wendy Gu of the mechanical engineering department, focuses on the fabrication of Archimedean truncated tetrahedrons (ATTs), a geometric shape long theorized to have significant phase-changing capabilit ..read more