Molecule-in-a-crystal system could boost quantum computing via chemically engineered qubits

Within a crystal's atomic structure, tiny atomic-scale flaws will naturally occur where electrons can become trapped. These defects have emerged as one of the leading platforms for quantum information ...

Stressed crystal creates nanoscale patterns on chip materials at room temperature

A new chip-making technique exploits a material's crystal structure to create nanoscale patterns at room temperature directly ...
The Debrief

Scientists Looked Inside an ‘Impossible’ Crystal Formed in the Heart of a Nuclear Blast—And Found Something No One Had Ever Seen

Scientists have revealed something within a trinitite crystal formed during a 1945 nuclear blast that has never been seen ...
Physics World

Electron beams rearrange atoms in a 3D crystal

On target A new method for precisely moving columns of individual atoms within a material could give rise to exotic quantum ...

Atomic bands in two transition metal dichalcogenides hint at long-theorized quantum state

Insulators are materials in which electrons cannot move freely. Past theoretical studies predicted the existence of an ...

World's first atomic bomb explosion created unusual crystal

Atomic bomb explosions create extreme conditions. Italian researchers have discovered an unusual material created by them.
Nanowerk

Machine learning reveals the mysteries of thin films at atomic scale

Researchers used experiments and machine learning to accurately model the disordered atomic structure of amorphous aluminum oxide for the first time. A special feature of aluminum oxide is its ability ...