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The Los Alamos National Laboratory introduced a corrosion-resistant fuel cell design featuring a coaxial nanowire electrode. This innovative approach holds promise for heavy-duty trucking, showing impressive durability in stress tests. A groundbreaking fuel cell design offers potential advancements ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Science overviews multiwavelength high-speed quantum well nanowire array micro-LED for next-generation on-chip optical communication. As the number of cores in a processor continues to grow, so too does the challenge of connecting them all together. Traditional...

Detection efficiency is 1,000 times higher than conventional ion detectors due to high sensitivity. An international research team led by quantum physicist Markus Arndt (University of Vienna) has achieved a breakthrough in the detection of protein ions: Due to their high energy sensitivity, supercon...

NCCR MARVEL researchers at EPFL have employed computational tools to look for new 1-D materials that could be exfoliated from known three-dimensional crystals, including the the thinnest metallic nanowire stable at 0 K found so far. Researchers at EPFL have employed computational tools to look for n...

A new edge caching method using a “digital twin” significantly improves wireless network efficiency by predicting user data needs and optimizing data storage, thereby enhancing network reliability and speed. Researchers are seeking to test this method in real-world applications. Computer...

A new technique for growing metal nanowires promises to transform electronics manufacturing. By increasing the density of aluminum nanowires significantly, this method maintains high purity and could be applied to other metals, enhancing the production of advanced electronic components. Nanowire Tec...

Researchers have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors (SNSPDs), originally designed for detecting photons, can also accurately detect high-energy protons. This unexpected finding could transform nuclear physics, enabling ultra-sensitive measurements in extreme environments. A Gr...

Researchers developed a new fabrication technique to overcome design and performance challenges for scalable single-photon detectors. New fabrication techniques for arced-fractal SNSPDs are improving photon detection, boosting quantum computing and secure communications. Scientists have optimized ma...

By levitating nanoparticles with laser beams, scientists have built an antenna 10,000 times smaller than typical low-frequency receivers. This innovation sidesteps the usual size limitations, enabling strong signal reception despite its microscopic dimensions. With high tunability and real-world tra...