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In order to make transistors that operate using the spin of #electrons rather than their charge, it is necessary to find a way of switching spin #currents on and off. Furthermore, the lifetime of the spins should at least be equal to the!-->…
Creating and trapping trions at room temperature
A University of Maryland-led team of researchers has discovered a method to reliably synthesize and trap #trions that remain stable at room temperature. The research makes it possible to manipulate trions and study their fundamental!-->…
Levitating objects with light
Researchers at #Caltech have designed a way to levitate and propel objects using only light, by creating specific nanoscale patterning on the objects' surfaces.Though still theoretical, the work is a step toward developing a!-->!-->!-->…
NASA Captures Images of Supersonic Shockwaves Merging in Air
For the very first time, #NASA has captured the shockwaves of two supersonic jets interacting in mid-flight, and the result is so brilliant, even the researchers are amazed.The images feature two T-38s from the US Air Force, flying at!-->!-->!-->…
A Flexible Device That Converts Wi-Fi Signals into Electricity
We can probably all agree that charging cables are just the worst and that we'd love to have fewer of them in our lives. Now, a new invention might give us just that: engineers have developed a flexible device that harvests energy from!-->…
Drone Navigation Made Easier by Computer Graphics Researchers
Drone operators struggling to fly the multi-propeller device and take pictures simultaneously could soon have a much simpler method to steering flight.Bedrich Benes, a professor of #computer #graphics technology, and doctoral student!-->!-->!-->…
Sun in a box: A concept for a renewable storage system
#MIT engineers have come up with a conceptual design for a system to store #renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, and deliver that energy back into an electric grid on demand. The system may be designed to power a small city not!-->…
2-D sketching into 3-D models: Now it’s easier to transform
A new computational approach, built on data-driven techniques, is making it possible to turn a simple 2-D sketching into a realistic 3-D shape, with little or no user input necessary. A global team of computer scientists from the University…
A Material That Cools Itself Down Under Extreme Temperature
A cutting-edge material, inspired by nature, that can regulate its own temperature and could equally be used to treat burns and help space capsules withstand atmospheric forces is under development at the University of Nottingham.The…
2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 “for groundbreaking inventions in the field of #laser physics” with one half to Arthur Ashkin “for the optical tweezers and their application to…