Thin-film Perovskite Detectors could Enable Extremely Low-dose Medical Imaging

Solid-state radiation detectors use crystalline semiconductors, such as silicon or germanium, to directly convert X-ray photons into electrical current. Such devices outperform other detection technologies in terms of both sensitivity and detection limit.

Mar. 03, 2021

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Silicon-based Material with a Direct Band Gap is the 2020 Breakthrough of the Year

The 2020 Breakthrough of the Year goes to Elham Fadaly, Alain Dijkstra and Erik Bakkers at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands

Mar. 02, 2021

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X-rays Used to Watch Spins in 3D

The magnetic character of a material is determined by the spins (magnetic moments) of its electrons.

Mar. 01, 2021

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