Korean team unveils fine structure of magnons for neuromorphic devices

A clue to improving the completeness level of neuromorphic devices has been discovered
VNA equipment (left) and the magnon device (right) used by the research group to observe the magnon microstructure. Credit: Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS)

A Korean research team has succeeded in securing a basic technology for further improving the completeness level of neuromorphic devices. Their paper is published in the journal Nature Communications.

Researchers from the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science observed the fine structure of the magnon, which is attracting attention as a key material for neuromorphic devices. As areas that are approximately 1,000 times finer than before were observed successfully, it is expected that the results will enable the design of more sophisticated neuromorphic devices.

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White dwarf stars may host more habitable exoplanets than expected

Woman standing with arms akimbo in front of dark space backdrop with stars and planets.
Aomawa Shields, UC Irvine associate professor of physics and astronomy, headed a study comparing the climates of two exoplanets. Computer simulations led her team to conclude that white dwarf stars – previously considered inhospitable to life-supporting exoplanets – could, in fact, host planets in their habitable zones with comparatively temperate climates. Steve Zylius / UC Irvine

Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected could provide a stellar environment hospitable to life-supporting exoplanets, according to astronomers at the University of California, Irvine.

In a paper published recently in The Astrophysical Journal, a research team led by Aomawa Shields, UC Irvine associate professor of physics and as...

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Waste to wealth: Pomelo peel can be used for electricity generation and sensing devices

Waste to wealth: Pomelo peel can be used for electricity generation and sensing devices
The researchers developed pomelo peel-based devices for energy harvesting and self-powered sensing. Credit: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02319

Pomelo is a large citrus fruit commonly grown in Southeast and East Asia. It has a very thick peel, which is typically discarded, resulting in a considerable amount of food waste. In a new study published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers explore ways to utilize waste pomelo-peel biomass to develop tools that can power small electric devices and monitor biomechanical motions.

“There are two main parts of the pomelo peel—a thin outer layer and a thick, white inner layer. The white part is soft and feels like a sponge when you push on it...

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Scientists discover new sources for ‘the molecule that made the universe’

MSU scientists discover new sources for 'the molecule that made the universe'
A star-forming region in the Tarantula Nebula as captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. MSU researchers have recently uncovered alternative sources of the molecule H₃⁺, which plays a crucial role in the birth of stars and other cosmic chemistry. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team

From helping catalyze interstellar reactions and fueling the birth of stars to its presence in neighborhood gas giants like Saturn and Jupiter, trihydrogen, or H3+, is best known as the “the molecule that made the universe.”

While we have a clear picture of how the majority of H3+ is formed—a hydrogen molecule, or H2, colliding with its ionized counterpart, H2+—scientists are keen to understand alternative sources of H3+ and to better measure its abundance throughout the cosmos...

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