‘Second sound’ appears in germanium
Unexpected finding could improve the performance of electronics devices, say researchers
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Ultra-magnetostrictive material shows promise for beyond-CMOS technologies
New material is based on iron and gallium, avoiding the need for expensive and scarce rare-earth elements
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Polymer-based insulator could help maintain Moore’s law
Material with good heat conductivity and an ultralow dielectric constant might keep tiny computer chips cool
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Qubit needle detected in a haystack of nuclear spins
New technique might help in the development of a quantum internet
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Tandem solar cells break new record
New perovskite/silicon devices show a photovoltaic conversion efficiency of nearly 30%
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Elastic diamond could be used to make LEDs and lasers
Tiny pieces of diamond can be stretched to change their electronic properties
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Hot time for hard disks: why magnetic-recording technology is still going strong
James McKenzie looks at the power of incremental improvement and the commercial success of magnetic‑recording technology
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Nanoscale LED shines brighter
Light-emitting diode does not suffer from efficiency droop and lases at high current densities thanks to a new fin-shaped design
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Silk hard drive stores optical data
Device manufactured using near-field nanolithography is the first functional hard drive made from silk proteins
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Swarming locusts inspire new collision detector
Device mimics insect’s “lobula giant movement detector” neuron
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