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April 30, 2026
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Butterfly Wing Pattern Emerges From Hundreds of Fractional Quantum Hall States in Ultra-Cold Magnetic Fields



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 29, 2026
Technological advances in confining electrons to two dimensions opened the door to observing the quantum Hall effect under high magnetic fields. In low-temperature electrical transport measurements, the Hall resistance forms plateaus at certain quantized values while longitudinal resistance is exponentially suppressed. When the Hall resistance of a state equals an integer or fractional multiple of h/e^2 - two fundamental physics constants - the state is classified as either an integer or a fractional qu ... read more

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Harvard Team Achieves Milliwatt UV Light Generation On a Photonic Chip
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026
Researchers at Harvard have demonstrated a chip-scale ultraviolet light source built on thin-film lithium niobate that generates 4.2 milliwatts of on-chip UV power at 390 nanometers wavelength - ap ... more
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LMU Munich Team Boosts Perovskite Solar Cell Performance With Surface Treatment Advance
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 29, 2026
Researchers at LMU Munich have developed a targeted surface treatment for perovskite solar cell electrodes that improves molecular contact, boosting device efficiency, reproducibility, and long-term ... more
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Perovskite Diode Sets Records as Both a Solar Cell and an LED
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026
A new study describes a perovskite diode that achieves 26.7% power-conversion efficiency when operated as a solar cell and 31% external quantum efficiency when operated as a light-emitting diode, pe ... more
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Sungkyunkwan University and Clarivate Map Global Research Landscape of Perovskite Solar Cells
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Apr 23, 2026
Sungkyunkwan University has published a comprehensive report analyzing technological advances and global research trends in perovskite solar cells, prepared jointly by the research group of Professo ... more
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UMD Physicists Find Crystal Symmetry Controls Nuclear Spin States of Molecular Hydrogen
Los Angeles, CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026
Chemical physicists at the University of Maryland have demonstrated that the nuclear spin states of molecular hydrogen can be controlled simply by freezing it inside dry-ice crystals - no magnetic f ... more
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AI-Driven Design Tools Unlock New Capabilities in Flat Optical Devices
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 29, 2026
Researchers at Korea University have published a comprehensive review documenting how artificial intelligence is overcoming the core design barriers that have limited the practical deployment of met ... more
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Ultra-Thin Dual-Mode Shielding Film Blocks Electromagnetic Waves and Neutron Radiation Simultaneously
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 28, 2026s
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a composite shielding material that simultaneously blocks both electromagnetic waves and neutron radiation within a ... more
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Molecular Lock Design Pushes Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency Past 26 Percent
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2026
Inverted perovskite solar cells are widely considered the future of next-generation photovoltaics due to their high efficiency, low cost, and ease of manufacturing. A collaborative research team fro ... more

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Light responsive molecules boost durable perovskite solar cells
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
A team from the University of Stuttgart and international partners has reported a new material design that increases both the efficiency and environmental resilience of perovskite solar cells. The w ... more
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Crystal seed method boosts inverted perovskite solar cells
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026
Regular perovskite solar cells, which place the electron transport layer beneath the perovskite absorber and the hole transport layer on top, face limits for large scale manufacturing and operationa ... more
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HKUST team advances vacuum grown perovskite solar cells
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026
Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have demonstrated a fully solvent free route to high performance perovskite solar cells using an all vacuum deposition process that ... more
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Carbon nanotube textile heaters push industrial gas systems toward electrification
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
A cross-disciplinary team at Rice University has developed a new type of electric heating element that uses carbon nanotube fibers to deliver high power in flowing gases while remaining lightweight ... more
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LMU Munich Solves Two Key Barriers Blocking Perovskite Quantum Dots From Real-World Use
Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 23, 2026
Researchers at LMU Munich have overcome two long-standing obstacles to the practical use of perovskite quantum dots - their instability in solution and the difficulty of controlling their growth wit ... more
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Molecular Engineering Pushes PTAA Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency Past 26 Percent
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 23, 2026
Researchers from Dalian University of Technology, Fudan University, and City University of Hong Kong have developed a molecular design strategy that pushes PTAA-based perovskite solar cells (PSCs) b ... more
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United Semiconductors secures Starlab payload capacity for in-space semiconductor crystal production
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Starlab Space LLC has entered into a payload reservation agreement with United Semiconductors LLC to transition the company's space-based semiconductor crystal growth work from the International Spa ... more
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New study reveals unusual nonquantum magnetic state in cerium compound
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Magnetic materials that host a quantum spin liquid state are a focus of intense research because they can exhibit exotic states of matter and may play a role in future quantum technologies. A new st ... more
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Molecular vibrations hurl electrons at extreme speeds
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Electrons can be kicked across solar materials at almost the fastest speed nature allows, challenging long-held theories about how solar energy systems work. The discovery could help researchers des ... more
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Ultrafast thermal detector pushes gigahertz performance frontier
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Electrical engineers at Duke University have built an ultrathin pyroelectric photodetector that operates hundreds to thousands of times faster than conventional thermal detectors while remaining sen ... more
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Malaysia anti-graft agency probes $280 mn govt deal with UK chip giant
Putrajaya, Malaysia (AFP) Mar 4, 2026
Malaysia's anti-corruption agency said Wednesday it was probing alleged abuse of power, fraud and governance issues linked to a 1.11 billion ringgit ($280 million) deal between the Malaysian government and British chip giant Arm Holdings. ... more
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Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2026
Infleqtion, a provider of neutral atom based quantum computing and sensing systems, has completed its business combination with Churchill Capital Corp X and is now listed on the New York Stock Excha ... more
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Carbon fibers bend and straighten under electric control
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 27, 2026
Controlled manipulation of fibers that are as thin as or thinner than a human hair remains a major challenge in micromechanics and soft robotics. Researchers at the Institute of Physical Chemistry o ... more
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Defect networks boost performance of next generation perovskite solar cells
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
Despite being riddled with impurities and defects, solution processed lead halide perovskites continue to defy expectations as highly efficient solar cell materials, with performance now approaching ... more
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Experiments settle debate over how Molybdenum 93 isomer releases stored energy
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 17, 2026
A team at the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and collaborators has identified the dominant mechanism that releases energy stored in the nuclear isomer Molybdenum 93m. ... more
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Muon study clarifies superconducting behavior in strontium ruthenate
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 17, 2026
Quantum materials and superconductors are inherently complex, and unconventional superconductors pose an even greater challenge because they fall outside standard theoretical descriptions. One promi ... more
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Quantum team reads information from robust Majorana qubits using quantum capacitance
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 16, 2026
Researchers have demonstrated a method to read information stored in Majorana-based qubits using a technique known as quantum capacitance, marking what they describe as a crucial advance for topolog ... more
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Illinois team outlines emit-then-add route to photonic graph states
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2026
Physicists at the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have devised a new way to build large photonic graph states using currently available hardware. The s ... more
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Samsung starts mass production of next-gen AI memory chip; Dutch court orders investigation into China-owned Nexperia
Seoul (AFP) Feb 12, 2026
Samsung Electronics announced Thursday it had started mass production of next-generation memory chips to power artificial intelligence, touting an 'industry-leading' breakthrough. ... more
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Dutch court orders investigation into China-owned Nexperia
Amsterdam (AFP) Feb 11, 2026
A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered a formal investigation into alleged mismanagement at Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chip firm at the centre of a global tug-of-war over critical semiconductor technology. ... more
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One dimensional anyons offer tunable quantum statistics
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 05, 2026
Physicists have traditionally divided all elementary particles in three dimensional space into just two categories, bosons and fermions, depending on how systems of identical particles behave when t ... more
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Taiwan says 'impossible' to move 40 percent chip capacity to US
Taipei (AFP) Feb 9, 2026
Taiwan's top tariffs negotiator said it would be 'impossible' to shift 40 percent of its semiconductor production capacity to the United States as she rejected claims that the island's chip industry would relocate. ... more
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Light guided system delivers uniform nanoliter droplets on chip
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
Precise control of very small liquid volumes is essential for many modern biochemical analyses, but reliably dispensing droplets on the nanoliter scale remains a technical challenge on microfluidic ... more
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Ultra thin metasurface chip turns infrared into steerable visible beams
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
The development of compact devices that can precisely control light is central to future systems for sensing, communications and computing. Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the ... more
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Engineered substrates sharpen single nanoparticle plasmon spectra
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
A research team led by the Singapore University of Technology and Design has demonstrated that spectral broadening in single-nanoparticle plasmons is not an unavoidable consequence of metal losses b ... more
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Single molecule devices push past silicon limits
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
As conventional silicon chips approach fundamental scaling limits, researchers are intensifying efforts to build electronic components from individual molecules that harness quantum effects instead ... more
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