Topological photonics offers a powerful platform for next-generation nanophotonic chips, capitalizing on their remarkable resilience to disorder and defects. In this paper, we'll present a series of ...

Scientists have conducted a theoretical analysis demonstrating how a 'topological quantum battery' - an innovative device that leverages the topological properties of photonic waveguides and quantum ...

Topological materials are revolutionizing semiconductor manufacturing, offering enhanced conductivity and efficiency for next-generation electronic devices.

Abstract: The advantageous characteristics of topological photonic crystals facilitate the directional manipulation of waveguides. In this study, we propose a topological photonic crystal that breaks ...

In amorphous systems such as glasses, or a random network of neuronal connections, topological defects were observed for the first time in numerical simulations only in 2021, thanks to computer ...

In this work, we systematically investigated how the topological and chemical structures of the first network affect the tensile behaviors of double network hydrogels. By varying the monomer type, ...

The ideal material for interfacing electronics with living tissue is soft, stretchable, and just as water-loving as the tissue itself--in short, a hydrogel. Semiconductors, the key materials for ...

Hydrogels can learn to play Pong Work could lead to new "smart" materials that can learn and adapt to their environment.

Off–On Pathway Complexity in Self-Assembly of Cadmium Cholate Hydrogel with Topological Evolution Triggered by Secondary Nucleation ...

As topological materials in hard-condensed matter are opening new paths towards quantum computing, the soft matter community can offer its own point of view on topology. On the one hand, soft ...

The article of Topological Hydrogels for Long-Term Brain Signal Monitoring, Neuromodulation, and Stroke Treatment, was published on Advanced Materials magazine on November 29.