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Newly Discovered Molecule Promises Smaller, Faster Computing Devices The Evolution of Computing Devices Today, we all carry, a highly capable computer in our hand — a mobile phone. Computers weren't always this compact. From the 1980s onwards they've shrunk in size and weight while vastly increasing their data storage and processing power. Still, the silicon at their core has physical limits to how small it can go. The Challenges of Silicon in Modern Computing "Over the past fifty years, transistor counts on a single chip have doubled biennially," observed Dr. Kun Wang, Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Miami. "Yet we are now approaching silicon's physical limits, and miniaturizing components using the same materials we've relied on for half a century is becoming ever more challenging." Dr. Wang's Innovative Approach to Molecular Electronics It is a challenge that Dr. Wang and numerous colleagues in the field of molecular electr...

First Ever Nuclear Reaction in Neutron Star Remnants Measured Using Nanomaterials A Breakthrough in Astrophysics and Nuclear physics Physicists have successfully observed a nuclear reaction that takes place during neutron star collisions, offering experimental data for a process that was once purely theoretical. this research, conducted by the University of Surrey, sheds light on the creation of the universe's heaviest elements and may lead to breakthroughs in nuclear reactor technology. Historic First Measurement of a Weak r-Process Reaction The ⁹⁴Sr(α,n)⁹⁷Zr  Nuclear Reaction In collaboration with the University of York, University of Seville, and TRIUMF — Canada's national particle accelerator center — researchers have achieved a historic milestone: the first direct measurement of a week r-process reaction cross-section using a radioactive ion beam. This study focused on the  ⁹⁴Sr(α,n)⁹⁷Zr reaction, where strontium-94 absorbs an alpha particle, emits a neutron, and tra...