News tagged with lead atoms

Abrupt escape from flatness

At first glance, it seems as if billions of lead atoms have mysteriously disappeared. When exposed to heat, a layer of lead coated onto a nickel surface becomes almost invisible from one moment to the next. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

Sep 29, 2011 | 4 / 5 (2) | 4

Nanoscale materials grow with the flow (Videos)

Imagine unloading a pile of bricks onto the ground and watching the bricks assemble themselves into a level, straight wall in only a few minutes. While merely a fantasy for builders in the everyday world, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Feb 12, 2009 | not rated yet | 0