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Under Observation -- Restless Atoms Cause Materials to Age

(PhysOrg.com) -- Atoms have the habit of jumping through solids - a practice that physicists have recently been able to follow for the first time using a brand new method. This scientific advance was made ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0




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Synthetic scent hounds: Nanostructured sensor for detection of very low concentrations of explosive

To prevent terrorist attacks at airports, it would be helpful to detect extremely low concentrations of explosives easily and reliably. Despite the development of various sensor technologies, dogs continue ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Students to demonstrate smart camera trap at new engineering competition

(Phys.org) -- Forget about building a better mouse trap. University of California, San Diego sophomore Riley Yeakle and his teammates have come up with a better camera trap, and they will be facing off with ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Two-legged molecule: A small molecule moves independently along a track

(Phys.org) -- Within each of the cells in our bodies, and between individual cells, there are permanent transport processes occurring over distances ranging from a few nanometers to several millimeters. One ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New material shares many of graphene's unusual properties

Graphene, a single-atom-thick layer of carbon, has spawned much research into its unique electronic, optical and mechanical properties. Now, researchers at MIT have found another compound that shares many ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Unusual protein helps regulate key cell communication pathway

Charged atoms, or ions, move through tiny pores, or channels, embedded in cell membranes, generating the electrical signals that allow cells to communicate with one another. In new research, scientists have ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Solar-grade silicon at low cost

(Phys.org) -- A new process developed by scientists at the University of Cambridge has the potential to drive down the cost of manufacturing solar-grade silicon and could increase the use of photovoltaic devices ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Graphene lenses: 2-D electron shepherds

Researchers discover that a deformed layer of graphene can focus electrons similar to the way an optical lens bends light.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Organic compounds found in proto-planetary disks

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from scientists in the US has reported that organic compounds could be formed in proto-planetary disks, and could have seeded the development of life in our own and other planetary ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Vitamins doing gymnastics: Scientists capture first full image of vitamin B12 in action

You see it listed on the side of your cereal box and your multivitamin bottle. It's vitamin B12, part of a nutritious diet like all those other vitamins and minerals.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

New nano-measurements add spark to centuries-old theory of friction

The phenomenon of friction, when studied on a nanoscale, is more complex than previously thought. When friction occurs, an object does not simply slide its surface over that of another, it also makes a slight up-and-down ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0


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