Silicon-based light emitter is ‘Holy Grail’ of microelectronics, say researchers
Hexagonal germanium and silicon-germanium have direct bandgaps
Protective equipment against COVID-19 needs to go further, scientists say
Biophysics data on clouds of gas exhaled during coughs and sneezes could shape healthcare responses to the coronavirus pandemic
Machines sense and see in nanoseconds
Novel sensor array captures and computes optical signals at the same time, lowering delay caused by intermediate processing
How to transform bosons into fermions
Dynamical fermionization involves velocity, as well as position
New map pinpoints US power lines susceptible to space weather super-storms
Geoelectrical hazard map could reduce the risk of blackouts
How does respiratory motion impact pencil-beam scanning proton therapy?
Dose deterioration due to the interplay effect decreases as the number of treatment fractions increases, but not in cases with small tumour targets and relatively large motion
Quantum computing meets particle physics for LHC data analysis
IBM quantum computer runs machine-learning algorithm to find Higgs events
Titanic stellar explosion scrambles magnetic fields
Observations of a highly energetic gamma-ray burst prompt a re-think of how magnetic fields behave during these cosmic cataclysms
Spiral patterns in living cells could be used to create biological computers
Vortices in starfish eggs resemble those found in quantum fluids
Europe seeks to harness power of AI in COVID-19 crisis
A multicentre European project is developing a deep learning-based model to enhance CT diagnosis of COVID-19
