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Ultrafast laser processing creates silicon surfaces that absorb nearly all infrared light and remain stable under heat and ...

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Dendrimers enable perovskite solar cells to recover from moisture damage by capturing key components, allowing repeatable ...

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Scientists stabilize a sodium crystal structure, pushing solid-state batteries to perform at room and subzero temperatures.

In their study, Zhao and Smalyukh created a space–time crystal in the nematic phase of a liquid crystal. In this phase the crystal’s rod-like molecules align parallel to each other and also flow like ...

Researchers from Japan have discovered a unique Hall effect resulting from deflection of electrons due to "in-plane ...

Looking ahead, these insights could also lead to practical innovations. "By creating new ice network structures, it may be possible to store energetic gases such as hydrogen and methane and develop ...

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