Storm in a laser beam: Physicists create ‘light hurricanes’ that could transport huge amounts of data

Storm in a laser beam: Physicists create ‘light hurricanes’ that could transport huge amounts of data

Much of modern life depends on the coding of information onto means of delivering it. A common method is to encode data in laser light and send it through optic cables. The increasing demand for more information capacity demands that we constantly find better ways of encoding it. Researchers at Aalto University’s Department of Applied … Read more

Researchers unveil proximity-induced electrical transport properties of Pt/CrI₃ heterostructure

Researchers unveil proximity-induced electrical transport properties of Pt/CrI₃ heterostructure

Credit: Applied Surface Science (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.161394 Two-dimensional magnetic materials have remarkable potential applications in spin switches and storage devices. Designing innovative device architectures and exploring their electrical transport characteristics are becoming more and more important. Recently, researchers from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators from … Read more

Study finds key protein aids nutrient transport within plant cells

Study finds key protein aids nutrient transport within plant cells

The KNS3-KNSTH1-KNSTH2 complex acts as a cargo receptor for the transport of boric acid channels from the endoplasmic reticulum to the plasma membrane. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University Botanists have come to understand the channels and transporters involved in the uptake and transport of nutrients, yet how are they positioned where they need to be? For … Read more