by Ingrid Fadelli | May 28, 2020 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics, Research
Researchers at CEA/CNRS/Université Paris Saclay, University College London and ETH Zurich have recently devised a new method to control the temperature of a spin ensemble by increasing electron spin polarization above its thermal equilibrium value. Their research,...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 28, 2020 | Chemistry, Engineering, Hi Tech & Innovation, PHYS.ORG
Most existing lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) integrate graphite anodes, which have a capacity of approximately 350 milliamp hours (mAh) per gram. The capacity of silicon anodes is almost 10 times higher than that of their graphite counterparts (around 2,800 mAh per...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 28, 2020 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience, Research
Researchers at the Research Center for Natural Sciences and other institutes in Hungary have recently carried out a study investigating the involvement of brain regions other than the amygdala—more specifically, the lateral thalamus— in controlling fear behavior....
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 28, 2020 | Electronics & Semiconductors, PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics, Research, Superperconductivity
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Microsoft Quantum Lab Copenhagen have recently carried out a study investigating the potential of Majorana zero modes, zero-energy quasiparticle states that can be found in superconductive hybrid nanowires, as a means of...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 28, 2020 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Research
Researchers at Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica in Belgium and The University of Manchester, in collaboration with other institutes worldwide, have recently carried out a study aimed at measuring the size of the nucleus (i.e., nuclear charge radius) in...
