By analyzing images made of colored dots created by quantum simulators, ETH researchers have studied a special kind of magnetism. In the future this method could also be used to solve other physics puzzles, for instance in ...
Quantum Physics
May 8, 2024
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Biochemists have long been working around a blind spot when it comes to proteins. They know that hydrogen constitutes nearly half of the atoms in proteins, but how they contribute to protein function in these complex structures ...
Biochemistry
Apr 29, 2024
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Whether sedimentary rocks store fossil hydrocarbons or act as impermeable layers to prevent the rise of oil, natural gas or stored carbon dioxide—all depends on their porosity. The size, shape, organization, and connectivity ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 22, 2024
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A research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has discovered a material class with above-average conductivity. This is a decisive step forward in the development of high-performance solid-state batteries. Investigations ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 14, 2023
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have identified a mechanism in a 3D-printed alloy—termed "load shuffling"—that could enable the design of better-performing lightweight materials for vehicles.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 19, 2023
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Scientists have measured the highest toughness ever recorded, of any material, while investigating a metallic alloy made of chromium, cobalt, and nickel (CrCoNi). Not only is the metal extremely ductile—which, in materials ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 8, 2022
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The existence of carbonic acid has long been the subject of debate: theoretically real, but practically impossible to detect. That is because the compound decomposes at the Earth's surface. A German-Chinese team of researchers ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 22, 2022
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One of the central predictions of general relativity is that a massive object such as a star, galaxy, or black hole can deflect light passing nearby. This means that light from distant objects can be gravitationally lensed ...
Astronomy
Oct 10, 2022
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Pd42.5Ni7.5Cu30P20 (PNCP) is considered the champion of bulk metallic glasses due to its glass-forming ability (GFA), yet the atomic configurations that lead to this property remain unknown. Recently an international team ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 26, 2022
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The heat, pressure, and force that materials experience during manufacturing processes, such as forming, casting, and molding, can cause internal inconsistencies in manufactured metal parts. These inconsistencies include ...
General Physics
Mar 4, 2022
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