Using theoretical and experimental analysis, researchers aim to better understand the novel and intriguing magnetic properties of 2D materials for the next generation of information technologies.
Using brain scans to personalize the treatment of depression
Taking advantage of progress made in neuroimaging, researchers hope that personalized treatments for mental disorders using brain stimulation therapies will be the way forward.
What are quantum computers?
Computers relying on subatomic physics: what are quantum computers, and how will they revolutionize our computing abilities?
Strange gamma-ray heartbeat puzzles scientists
Cosmic gas cloud blinks in sync with circling black hole.
Ammonia “mushballs” drive Jupiter’s exotic lightening
Ammonia sparks unexpected shallow lightening on Jupiter.
New ‘super light source’ should allow fascinating insights into atoms
International team of scientists proposes plans for high-intensity gamma radiation source at CERN.
Flagella inspire spiraling microrobots
Researchers develop microrobots that can sense their external environments and adapt their motion, similar to living organisms.
Building soft microrobots on demand from active colloids
A new soft microrobot harnesses electromagnetic and thermal energy at the nanoscale to self-assemble from colloidal nanomachines.
Millibots act as artificial insects
Millimeter-scale robots were shown to mimic the movement and behavior of living insects for advanced materials science, biological, and biomedical applications.
Machine learning provides new design possibility for 3D-printable robots
An automatic design approach with a new 3D-printing method is established to fabricate soft composites that can change to predetermined shapes and generate controllable robotic motions under a magnetic field.