Researchers at MIT have observed “electron whirlpools” for the first time. The bizarre behavior arises when electricity flows as a fluid, which could make for more efficient electronics.

Scientists have uncovered why a critical part of photosynthesis only uses one of two seemingly identical pathways, revealing hidden energy barriers and structural nuances that could help engineer more ...

A team of researchers from Harvard and MIT developed a theory to explain how hydrodynamic electron flow could occur in 3D materials and observed it for the first time using a new imaging technique.

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Princeton University. "Controllable electron flow in quantum wires." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 6 February 2019. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 02 / 190206131931.htm>.

The study by the researchers from the Indian Institute of Science ( IISc) and the California Institute of Technology (Cal ...

Electrons can travel without resistance on the surface of materials known as topological insulators, except when they don’t. In two new studies published in the journal Science, Princeton researchers ...

News Release 6-Feb-2019 Controllable electron flow in quantum wires Peer-Reviewed Publication Princeton University ...