Electrons flow underground in ways far more extensive than once believed, forming networks that link distant chemical zones. Minerals, organic molecules, and specialized bacteria can act as bridges, ...

Phononic circuits are emerging devices that can manipulate sound waves (i.e., phonons) in ways that resemble how electronic ...

Researchers from Japan have discovered a unique Hall effect resulting from deflection of electrons due to "in-plane ...

Scientists are making significant progress in quantum physics, developing new ways to study quantum phenomena that could lead ...

In a new Nature study, researchers at the University of Manchester have achieved unprecedented electronic quality in graphene ...

Scientists found quantum edge states in ultracold sodium atoms, possibly leading to highly efficient energy systems with ...

They derive their energy from differences in the concentration of hydrogen ions across some of these membranes ...

A team of researchers from Boston College has created a new metallic specimen where the motion of electrons flows in the same way water flows in a pipe—fundamentally changing from particle-like to ...

A new nanostructure acts like a wire and switch that can, for the first time, control and direct the flow of quantum quasiparticles called excitons at room temperature.

The revelation that electrons in the single-atom-thick material known as graphene can act much like a frictionless fluid is a ...

Over the past decades, energy engineers have introduced a wide range of systems and approaches aimed at mitigating climate ...

Light exposure switches heat flow in barium titanate by altering its structure, offering a reversible method for dynamic thermal control in ferroelectric materials. (Nanowerk Spotlight) We can switch ...