Nanocrystalline Silicon Nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si), also known as microcrystalline silicon (c-Si), is a porous silicon material. It is a type of silicon composed of tiny crystalline structures…
Nanostructured Semiconductors with a Novel Type of Quantum Bit In semiconductor nanostructures, several types of quantum bits (qubits) were being explored and developed for quantum computing and quantum information processing. In a semiconductor nanostructure,…
Lotus Never Produced the Can-Am Race Car Type 66 in the 1970s Lotus creator Colin Chapman set out 53 years ago to see how Lotus design concepts may be applied to a Can-Am Series race vehicle. The…
The Secret to Scalable, Stable, and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells is Ammonium The first successful application of lead acetate as a precursor in the fabrication of formamidinium-caesium perovskite solar cells has shown a new route to the…
The Device efficiently Produces Hydrogen from Sunlight Efficient hydrogen production via solar-powered processes typically involves the use of photovoltaic or photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells to harness solar energy and split water (H2O) into…
Teledeltos Paper Teledeltos paper is a type of conductive paper. It is a type of paper that has been impregnated or coated with conductive materials to allow…
Ground-coupled Heat Exchanger An underground heat exchanger that can capture and/or dissipate heat to the ground is known as a ground-coupled heat exchanger. It is a type of…
Ultra-low-emission Vehicle An ultra-low-emission vehicle (ULEV) is a vehicle that emits extremely low levels of vehicle emissions when compared to other vehicles. It is a term used…
Cryogenic Energy Storage Cryogenic energy storage (CES) is the use of low-temperature (cryogenic) liquids such as liquid air or liquid nitrogen to store energy. It is a type…
Physicists are Working to Prevent Data Loss in Quantum Computing Preventing information loss in quantum computing is a critical challenge being worked on by physicists and researchers in the field. This challenge is closely related…
The XRISM Spacecraft Will Provide Fresh Insights Into the X-ray Universe The forthcoming XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, pronounced “crism”) spacecraft will investigate the universe’s hottest areas, biggest structures, and most massive objects. XRISM, led…
Magnonic Computing: Faster Spin Waves May Enable Innovative Computing Platforms As excellent, electron-based systems have limitations, research is being conducted around the world to find alternatives to our existing electronic computing technology. The field of…