Semiconductors are central to modern technology. They are used in computer chips, solar cells, sensors, LEDs and ...

Carbon materials, such as carbon fibers and activated carbons, are essential across a wide variety of fields, encompassing everything from aerospace engineering to fuel cells and thermal insulation.

Carbon materials, such as carbon fibers and activated carbons, are essential across a wide variety of fields, encompassing everything from aerospace ...

Atomic defects can tune carbon quantum dots across UV to near-infrared light, guiding cleaner design of sensors, bioimaging ...

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are tiny carbon-based nanomaterials that have attracted increasing attention as environmentally ...

Buyers shopping for a luxury SUV in early 2026 face a sharp tradeoff between sticker price and long-term ownership costs. The ...

(A) The crystal structure of GeTe co-doped with Sb and Ni, illustrating the dual mechanism of facilitating carrier transport (purple arrows) while effectively scattering phonons (red waves). (B) ...

Abstract: Cable sheath grounding systems account for a high proportion of high-voltage power cable system defects. Currently, defect diagnosis criteria for power cable metallic sheaths are imprecise, ...

Beryllium carbide (Be2C), valued for its high neutron moderation efficiency and low absorption cross section, is a promising high-temperature neutron moderator for molten salt reactors. Its practical ...

Abstract: Density functional theory (DFT) has emerged as a powerful tool to model defect properties and dynamics at the quantum mechanical level. Results from targeted DFT calculations can provide ...

Researchers in China say they have pinpointed the main cause of defects in a semiconductor material considered key to boosting the performance of advanced chips used in electronic warfare and other ...