Now, a research team at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden are the first to make a device made of a two-dimensional magnetic quantum material work in room temperature. The research and development of two-dimensional quantum materials, that form in sheets and are only a few atoms thick, have opened new doors for sustainable, faster and more energy-efficient data storage and processing in computers and mobiles.

Now, a research team at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden are the first to make a device made of a two-dimensional magnetic quantum material work in room temperature. The research and development of two-dimensional quantum materials, that form in sheets and are only a few atoms thick, have opened new doors for sustainable, faster and more energy-efficient data storage and processing in computers and mobiles.

When chocolate is in contact with the tongue, its warm temperature causes a phase change of the fat from a solid to liquid. This liquid fat coats the tongue and the mouth, which them makes the chocolate feel smooth the entire time it is in the mouth. Interestingly, they found that once the mouth is coated with fat, it doesn’t need any more fat to keep the chocolate tasting smooth and delightful.

The various density functional theory models and the advantages and limitations of the machine learning potentials used in the enhancement of graphene prediction models were clarified. One of the studies reported that due to their high electron mobilities and tunable band structures, graphene/hBN heterostructures could be used as a potential foundation for next-generation optoelectronics.

More recently an important new function has emerged with saponins obtained from the tree’s bark used as potent adjuvants in the production of vaccines. The team is already using this instruction manual to attempt to produce other valuable saponins including QS-21, a potent adjuvant and key component in human vaccines. Elucidation of the pathway for biosynthesis of saponin adjuvants from the soapbark tree appears in Science. A vaccine containing a saponin-based adjuvant has been approved for use in humans.

More recently an important new function has emerged with saponins obtained from the tree's bark used as potent adjuvants in the production of vaccines. Researchers at the John Innes Centre have taken a major step forward in addressing this problem, by using a combination of genome mining and bioengineering techniques to produce saponin-based vaccine adjuvants in the laboratory without harvesting material directly from trees. The team is already using this instruction manual to attempt to produce other valuable saponins including QS-21, a potent adjuvant and key component in human vaccines.

The team carried out systematic electrical, thermoelectric transport and ac susceptibility measurements, and studied the tunning effect of Fe intercalations in the system. The electronic phase diagram of Td-MoTe2 was established for the first time. This study enriched the physical properties of Weyl semimetal Td-MoTe2 by 3d-element intercalation, and provided an ideal platform for in-depth understanding the correlation between the ground states and the interlayer coupling in layered transition metal dichalcogenides.

At that time, at least among Europeans, the fact that birds disappeared for part of the year was considered a total mystery. They didn’t know that the birds were migrating. By the time you hit menopause, you’re down to zero. We now know that ovaries, like most tissues in the body, harbor stem cells. And those stem cells seem to be able to grow into new eggs.

How seeds implant themselves in soil can seem magical. When it begins to unwind, the twisting tail engages with the ground, causing the seed carrier to push itself upright. Further unwinding creates torque to drill down into the ground, burying the seed. But erodium’s one-tailed carrier only works well on soils with crevices. To employ their E-seed carriers in a broader range of environments, the research team developed a three-tailed version that is more efficient at pushing itself upright.