Scientists reach the ultimate quantum limit on a surface
Scientists have achieved a quantum breakthrough by creating an ultra-clean surface where individual molecules can maintain their delicate quantum properties at the fundamental limit. The discovery could unlock unprecedented control over molecules and help drive the...
Graphene-based anti-corrosion coatings used on cross-sea bridge in China
According to reports, a graphene-based anti-corrosion coating technology has been deployed at scale on the cross-sea bridge of Xiangshan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province. Stretching about 8.28 kilometers across the port, the bridge is part of China's first...
Physicists create a bizarre new quantum state called a fractional fermi sea
Physicists have discovered a strange new state of quantum matter in which ultracold atoms defy familiar organizational rules, forming a highly excited yet surprisingly orderly configuration called a "fractional Fermi sea." The discovery challenges established quantum...
Scientists who discovered a third form of magnetism win major physics prize
Physicists have uncovered a hidden third form of magnetism that challenges more than 100 years of established physics. Called altermagnetism, the discovery could transform future computing and electronics while opening an entirely new frontier in quantum research.
An electric field can switch graphene between magnetic and nonmagnetic states, and the state persists
Researchers at Cornell University, Stanford University, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Stony Brook University and Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have shown that an electric field can slide the layers of four-layer graphene into a...
The uranium cubes that exposed Nazi Germany’s nuclear failure
Scientists investigating Nazi Germany's secret nuclear program have uncovered evidence that its final experimental reactor was nowhere near as close to working as previously claimed. Analysis of surviving uranium cubes and wartime documents reveals that Germany lacked...
Sparc and Levidian team up to bring graphene-enhanced protective coatings to the Middle East
Sparc Technologies and Levidian Nanosystems have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and commercialize Sparc’s ecosparc graphene coating additive in the Middle East. The agreement covers protective and industrial coatings in the Gulf Cooperation...
A quantum highway just one atom high could transform superconductors
Scientists discovered that atomic steps just one atom high can guide quantum vortices through superconductors, making them move more than 1,000 times more easily in one direction than another. This remarkable control over quantum motion could lead to a new generation...
Skeleton Technologies passes $1 billion valuation with a nine-figure investment led by Siemens
Skeleton Technologies has announced a strategic investment from Siemens that brings its valuation to more than $1 billion. CEO Taavi Madiberk described it as a “9-digit investment round led by Siemens,” but the company has not disclosed the amount or named other...
Manchester researchers win grant to uncover water’s unusual electrical behavior in atom-thin channels
Researchers at the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester have been awarded a £1.2 million (about US$1.6 million) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Standard Research Grant to investigate the electrical properties of...