Devices and structures Research update Neuron-inspired electrical model goes quantum Scientists propose a quantized electrical circuit based on the Hodgkin-Huxley model for neurons Read article: Neuron-inspired electrical model goes quantum
Devices and structures Research update Holographic lenses focus ultrasound for brain imaging Researchers 3D print lenses that provide a low-cost solution to avoid aberrations caused by the skull Read article: Holographic lenses focus ultrasound for brain imaging
Devices and structures Research update Thick OLEDs can have high light-emitting efficiencies too Devices containing perovskites as charge carrier transporting layers could be used to make affordable displays with improved viewing angles Read article: Thick OLEDs can have high light-emitting efficiencies too
Materials Research update Hyperbolic lattice appears in a coplanar waveguide array Device can be used to reproduce the physics of negative curvature in non-Euclidean space Read article: Hyperbolic lattice appears in a coplanar waveguide array
Devices and structures Research update Noise-reducing coating helps gravitational wave detection A coating made from SiO2:HfO2 may help improve the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors by a factor of 100 at low frequencies Read article: Noise-reducing coating helps gravitational wave detection
Materials Research update Strain switches 2D phase-change transistor New technique could be used to control devices for ultrafast low-power non-volatile logic and memory Read article: Strain switches 2D phase-change transistor
Devices and structures Research update Metal organic frameworks stiffen up for improved CO2 capture Rapid high temperature treatment could help flexible porous materials remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere Read article: Metal organic frameworks stiffen up for improved CO2 capture
Devices and structures Research update Terahertz light pulses speed up spin switching All-optical technique could help in the development of more energy-efficient data storage devices and superfast computers Read article: Terahertz light pulses speed up spin switching
Devices and structures Research update Granular aluminium superinductors could enhance qubit performance Researchers tackle quantum circuit cross talk without the need for complex fabrication procedures Read article: Granular aluminium superinductors could enhance qubit performance
Devices and structures Research update Nanoparticle-on-mirror constructs could help make colour-changing displays Electrochromic structures can be fabricated using a simple bottom-up solution technique Read article: Nanoparticle-on-mirror constructs could help make colour-changing displays