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Elevating Imaging Quality to a New Height: HKU Physicists Employ Synthetic Complex Frequency Waves to Overcome Optical Loss in Superlenses

“A collaborative research team led by Interim Head of Physics Professor Shuang ZHANG from The University of Hong Kong (HKU), along with National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Imperial College London and University of California, Berkeley, has proposed a new …

Graphene discovery could help generate cheaper and more sustainable hydrogen

“Researchers from The University of Manchester and the University of Warwick finally solved the long-standing puzzle of why graphene is so much more permeable to protons than expected by theory. A decade ago, scientists at The University of Manchester demonstrated …

LHCb observes hypertriton production in proton-proton collisions at the LHC

“With their detection of hypertriton in proton-proton collisions, the LHCb experiment strengthens CERN’s role as one of the few places worldwide to study hypernuclei such as the hypertriton and its antipartner in detail. On 23 August, at the EPS …

Machine-learning system based on light could yield more powerful, efficient large language models

“MIT system demonstrates greater than 100-fold improvement in energy efficiency and a 25-fold improvement in compute density compared with current systems. ChatGPT has made headlines around the world with its ability to write essays, email, and computer code based on …

Making a Solar Tracker Using Various Components

“In today’s world, where sustainable energy solutions are gaining more traction Making a Solar Tracker Using Various Components: In today’s world, where sustainable energy solutions are gaining more traction, harnessing the power of the sun through solar panels …

Miljkovic group develops steam condenser coating that could boost global power efficiency

“If coal and natural gas power generation were 2% more efficient, then, every year, there could be 460 million fewer tons of carbon dioxide released and 2 trillion fewer gallons of water used. A recent innovation to the steam cycle …

MIT engineers use kirigami to make ultrastrong, lightweight structures

“Produced with techniques borrowed from Japanese paper-cutting, the strong metal lattices are lighter than cork and have customizable mechanical properties. Cellular solids are materials composed of many cells that have been packed together, such as a honeycomb. The shape of …

Move over lithium-ion: Zinc-air batteries a cheaper and safer alternative

“Zinc-air batteries have emerged as a better alternative to lithium in a recent Edith Cowan University (ECU) study into the advancement of sustainable battery systems. ECU’s Dr Muhammad Rizwan Azhar led the project which discovered lithium-ion batteries, although a …

New Gigabit Ethernet Switch with AVB/TSN and Integrated PHYs for Industrial Automation

“The LAN9662 includes a Real-Time Engine to process high-speed cyclical data in flight. Industrial automation and digital transformation are driving market growth for scalable and standardized networking solutions to address the needs of commercial Operational Technology (OT) deployments. To provide …

New quantum device generates single photons and encodes information

“Approach is a step toward using single photons in quantum communication and information processing A new approach to quantum light emitters generates a stream of circularly polarized single photons, or particles of light, that may be useful for a range …