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High Thermoelectric Performance Achieved in K-Doped CaCd2Sb2 Zintl Phase via Carrier Concentration and Anionic Framework Tuning
ACS Publications USA Overview This research focuses on achieving high thermoelectric performance in the CaCd2Sb2 Zintl phase by tuning the carrier concentration and anionic framework. Zintl-phase compounds are considered promising thermo... -
Chinese Researchers Develop Lightweight Laser Receiver for Drones, Boosting Flight Duration via Perovskite and Thermoelectric Materials
Optics & Photonics News (citing Matter & Light) China Overview Researchers in China have engineered a lightweight receiver for drones that converts laser light into usable power. This tandem device uses a perovskite material to absorb mo... -
Active Metasurfaces Achieve 33.5nm BIC Resonance Shift via Sb2S3 Phase Transition, Enabling Tunable Amplified Photoluminescence and Single-Photon Emission
MDPI Switzerland Overview This research demonstrates a metasurface supporting tunable bound states in the continuum (BIC) resonances in the visible regime, achieving experimental Q-factors up to 206 in an amorphous state. The metasurface... -
Laser Scanning Power Controls Corrosion Resistance of AlCoCrFeNi High-Entropy Alloy Coatings Produced by Extremely High-Speed Laser Cladding
ICCK (International Conference on Corrosion & Coating) Unknown Overview This paper investigates the effect of laser scanning power on the microstructure and electrochemical corrosion resistance of AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy (HEA) coat... -
L&T Eyes Rare Earth Magnet Production in India, Leveraging Government Incentives to Build Domestic Supply Chain
Chemical Industry Digest (citing manufacturingtodayindia.com) India Overview Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is planning to enter rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing in India, preparing a bid under a government incentive program to e... -
Quantum Plasmonics and Graphene: SDU Researcher Charts Path for Next-Gen Optical Devices at META 2026
SDU (University of Southern Denmark) Denmark Overview P. André D. Gonçalves of the University of Southern Denmark's POLIMA Centre presented on quantum plasmonics and graphene plasmon applications at the 16th International Conference on M... -
Compact Ultrasonic Transducer Integrated Dual-Domain Metamaterials ‘MiPAL’ Achieve Ultra-Broadband Directional Audio Generation
PMC Unknown Overview Researchers have developed MiPAL, a compact ultrasonic transducer co-integrated with dual-domain metamaterials, for highly directional audio generation. Unlike conventional parametric array loudspeakers, MiPAL uses a... -
Strontium-Modified BaTiO3 Composite Nanogenerators Achieve 60V Output for Flexible, Self-Powered Human-Machine Interactions
ACS Publications USA Overview This research focuses on strontium-modified BaTiO3 composite nanogenerators for flexible and self-powered human-machine interactions. While lead zirconate titanate (PZT) offers excellent piezoelectric proper... -
IEEE Reports ‘Defocus-Resistant’ Cubic-Metalens for Consistently Sharp Camera Images in Thin Optics
Facebook (citing IEEE) China Overview A new computational imaging approach utilizes ultra-thin "meta-lenses"—sheets of nanostructured material—to keep camera images sharp across varying distances without constant mechanical refocusing. T... -
RMIT University Doctoral Research Unveils Next-Generation Phase Change Materials to Enhance Energy Efficiency and Advance Battery Technologies
RMIT University - Figshare Australia Overview This doctoral research from RMIT University focuses on next-generation phase change materials (PCMs) for enhancing energy efficiency and advancing future battery technologies. Key areas of in...
