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Modeling large, complex levitated objects allows for applications in acoustic levitation
Typical models cannot simulate the forces acting large and non-spherical levitated objects, which restricts advances in potential applications.
Nanocrystalline materials prove stable enough to be used in for ballistic protection
Laser shocking of a nanocrystalline copper tantalum alloy demonstrates that the material possesses key attributes for the design of advanced protective systems.
Digital mirror device combined with microscopy technique illuminates biological mechanisms
By optimizing the blazed grating of a digital mirror device, researchers developed a low-cost, multi-color, super-resolution microscope with doubled spatial resolution.
Achromatic gradient-index phononic crystal lenses with unique acoustic applications
Thanks to a method known as topology optimization, gradient-index phononic crystal lenses may have applications such as imaging, energy harvesting and wireless power transfer.
Rapid quenching of melts may help explain geophysical phenomena
A multi-anvil experimental technique can provide very fast cooling of samples, allowing for the study of silicate melts at room temperature.
Cavity mode manipulation of a bottle microresonator with gold nanoparticles
The precise deposition of single gold nanoparticles onto the surface of a bottle microresonator appears to be a simple method to manipulate cavity modes.
Review highlights P-block metals-based electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction
P-block metals-based electrocatalysts prove promising for applications in CO2 reduction, due to its high selectivity and stability.
Enhancing qubit connectivity in spin-based quantum computers
Researchers have developed a way to couple two electron spins over long distances, which could in the future enable more versatile quantum computers.
Water exchange in magnesium’s hydration shells impacts biological processes
The dynamics is important to a variety of biological phenomena, and transition path sampling provides an alternative path to study the process that is out of reach for all-atom simulations.
Improving shape memory alloys for solid-state cooling
The freestanding multilayer thin films fabricated by sputtering deposition can withstand more than 20 million cycles.
Generating tunable vacuum ultraviolet coherent light sources without phase matching
Researchers generate tunable vacuum ultraviolet coherent light sources using dielectric nanomembranes and observe light intensities suitable for spectroscopic applications.