Three-dimensional (3D) imaging at the nanometer scale enables important insights in biology and material behaviors, including virus function, structural damage, and nanoelectronics.
Optics & Photonics
Apr 3, 2023
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The group led by Professor Naoya Shibata of the University of Tokyo, in collaboration with Sony Group Corporation, succeeded in directly observing a two-dimensional electron gas that accumulated at the semiconductor interface.
Nanophysics
Mar 31, 2023
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have produced the first atomic-level structure of an enzyme that selectively cuts carbon-hydrogen bonds—the first and most challenging step in ...
Biotechnology
Mar 30, 2023
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Normally, we have to make a choice in physics: Either we deal with big things—such as a metal plate and its material properties, or with tiny things—such as individual atoms. But there is also a world in between: The ...
Nanophysics
Mar 28, 2023
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Researchers led by Prof. Zhou Wu from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) and Prof. Sokrates T. Pantelides of Vanderbilt University have pushed the sensitivity of single-atom vibrational spectroscopy to the ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 21, 2023
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A research team led by Prof. Yuan Shuguang from Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Zhang Huawei from the South University of Science and Technology has revealed the molecular ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 10, 2023
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Alloys that can return to their original structure after being deformed have a so-called shape memory. This phenomenon and the resulting forces are used in many mechanical actuating systems, for example in generators or hydraulic ...
Nanophysics
Mar 9, 2023
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An ensemble of microscopes, medical-style equipment, and other 3D scanners is providing insights that could help human and robotic explorers survive the harsh environments of deep space, the moon, Mars and beyond.
Space Exploration
Mar 8, 2023
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Trapped electrons traveling in circular loops at extreme speeds inside graphene quantum dots are highly sensitive to external magnetic fields and could be used as novel magnetic field sensors with unique capabilities, according ...
Nanophysics
Mar 6, 2023
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A team led by Prof. Tan Peng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has widened our understanding of the operating voltages of lithium-carbon dioxide (Li-CO2) batteries, providing a new strategy for ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 3, 2023
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