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Highlights

Reported successes and failures aid hot pursuit of superconductivity

Jun 10, 2015

A major review on superconductivity has just been published. Based on four years of extensive research by a collaboration of researchers in Japan led by Hideo Hosono, this review provides a detailed overview of around 1000 materials.

Gulf Stream linked to ‘warm Arctic, cold Siberia’ pattern

Sep 18, 2014

Northwards shift in Gulf Stream alters jet stream to reduce sea ice in Barents Sea and cause cold winters in Eurasia

Powerful fibre laser is cheap and compact

Apr 3, 2014

Mid-infrared light source could have medical applications

Intrafraction imaging tracks tumour rotation

Mar 31, 2014

Kilovoltage intrafraction monitoring simultaneously estimates tumour rotation and translation during radiotherapy.

Nano-LEDS brighten nanocircuit prospects

Mar 27, 2014

Electrically driven nanoscale light source connects electronic and optical circuits.

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The Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP) is an international journal for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in all fields of applied physics. It is published by IOP Publishing Ltd on behalf of the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP).

Recent Asia-Pacific papers

Optimizing coil system for magnetic susceptometer with widely-adjustable field-strength and frequency

Jan 6, 2016

H 2 O beams for zinc oxide film growth produced by a Pt-catalyzed H 2 –O 2 reaction at various divergent aperture angles of a de Laval nozzle

Jan 6, 2016

Growth of ErAs nanodots by molecular beam epitaxy for application to tunneling junctions in multijunction solar cells

Jan 6, 2016

Palladium nanoparticle array-mediated semiconductor bonding that enables high-efficiency multi-junction solar cells

Jan 6, 2016

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Lab talk

Studies of defects in boron nitride reveal useful properties for devices

Mar 10, 2014

First-principles calculations of defects in boron nitride highlight properties that may be used in nanoelectronics, spintronics and electromechanical devices

Topological insulators under a terahertz field

Nov 3, 2013

Linearly polarized terahertz-field induced anisotropic conductivity reveals oscillation and phase transition behaviour in topological insulators.

Probing causality with tunable Fermi gas condensates

Oct 23, 2013

We develop a new formalism to study emergent analogue space-times from condensates of cold Fermi atoms, where phonons, the particles of sound, play the role of light.

Does surface roughness really matter in nanowires?

Oct 9, 2013

Nanowire geometries and surface properties should be taken into account when designing high-performance devices.

Graphene nanonets make biological sensors

Sep 25, 2013

Selectively assembled V2O5 nanowires act as a shadow mask for producing graphene nanonet patterns over a large surface area.

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Physicsworld news

Does the 'softening' of ice explain its slipperiness?

Jan 6, 2016

Graphene-like boron made for the first time, claim researchers

Jan 5, 2016

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Environmental research news

Methane emissions in Arctic cold season higher than expected

Jan 6, 2016

Coastal marshes more resilient to sea-level rise than previously believed

Jan 6, 2016

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Medicalphysicsweb news

iCAD expands use of Xoft Electronic Brachytherapy System in Europe, Asia, Australia

Dec 21, 2015

Celsion receives CFDA approval to conduct the OPTIMA study in China

Dec 21, 2015

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