Researchers here have made a discovery in materials science that sounds like something from the old Saturday morning cartoon Super Friends: They've found a way to deactivate "nano twins" to improve the high-temperature properties ...
Condensed Matter
Jan 17, 2017
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After a 10-year research study that started by accident and was met with skepticism, a team of Northeastern University mechanical engineers was able to synthesize highly dense, ultra-narrow silicon nanowires that could revolutionize ...
Nanophysics
Oct 7, 2022
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A novel technique that nudges single atoms to switch places within an atomically thin material could bring scientists another step closer to realizing theoretical physicist Richard Feynman's vision of building tiny machines ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 10, 2018
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From prow to stern, this little boat measures 30 micrometers, about a third of the thickness of a hair. It has been 3-D-printed by Leiden physicists Rachel Doherty, Daniela Kraft and colleagues.
Nanophysics
Oct 22, 2020
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In conventional holography a photographic film can record the interference pattern of monochromatic light scattered from the object to be imaged with a reference beam of un-scattered light. Scientists can then illuminate ...
A team of researchers from China, Germany and the U.S. has developed a way to create a less fragile diamond. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes their approach to creating a paracrystalline ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using cutting-edge microscopy techniques, researchers have gained insight into how human mummies can be extremely well-preserved for thousands of years. A team of scientists from Germany and Italy has investigated ...
In a world-first, scientists in Japan have observed individual stony coral cells engulfing single-celled, photosynthetic algae.
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2021
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Scientists have, for the first time, identified a method of visualising the quantum behaviour of electrons on a surface. The findings present a promising step forward towards being able to manipulate and control the behaviour ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 28, 2016
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people know that ticks are rather hardy little creatures, killing them generally takes some severe bashing with a blunt object, or incineration in an open fire. But few likely suspected they would be ...
