by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 25, 2023 | Electronics & Semiconductors, TECHXPLORE
Two-dimensional (2D) magnetic insulators, which are electrically insulating materials with long-range magnetic order, could be used to fabricate compact magneto-electric or magneto-optical devices. Efficiently and reliably controlling the properties of these...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 25, 2023 | Condensed Matter, PHYS.ORG, Quantum Physics
Physicists and material scientists have been trying to metallize hydrogen for many decades, but they have not yet succeeded. In 1968, British physicist Neil Ashcroft predicted that atomic metallic hydrogen would be a high-temperature semiconductor.
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 25, 2023 | Electronics & Semiconductors, TECHXPLORE, Telecom
To further advance communication systems, increasing both their speed and efficiency, electronics engineers will need to create new and highly performing components, including electromechanical resonators. Electromechanical resonators are essential components of...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 25, 2023 | General Physics, PHYS.ORG, Physics
The QCD vacuum (i.e., the ground state of vacuum in the quantum chromodynamics regime) is theoretically characterized by the presence of non-zero expectation values of condensates, such as gluons and quark–antiquark pairs. Instead of being associated with a lack of...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 25, 2023 | Engineering, Engineering & Tech, TECHXPLORE
Energy engineers and material scientists are continuously trying to create safe battery technologies that exhibit higher energy densities and efficiencies, along with longer life cycles. As lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are among the most widespread battery...
