An international team of scientists has imaged and analyzed THz waves that propagate in the form of plasmon polaritons along thin anisotropic semiconductor platelets with wavelengths reduced by up to 65 times compared to ...
Nanophysics
May 4, 2023
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An international team of molecular chemists, physicists and nanomolecular scientists has found the molecule responsible for the bright, white-colored stripes sported by the Pacific cleaner shrimp. The study is published in ...
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter that have emerged as a novel marine environment pollutant. Microplastics usually result from a breakdown of larger plastic debris but can also be generated ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 21, 2023
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A novel method for making new cannabis plants works as well as traditional methods in less space according to a recent UConn study published in HortScience.
Plants & Animals
Jan 10, 2023
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Knowing the magnetic structure of crystalline materials is critical to many applications, including data storage, high-resolution imaging, spintronics, superconductivity, and quantum computing. Information of this sort, however, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 28, 2022
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A team of researchers at Universität Heidelberg has built an early universe analog in their laboratory using chilled potassium atoms. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes their simulator and ...
Internal solitary waves (ISWs) are widely distributed in global oceans, and their propagation is affected by complicated environmental factors.
Environment
Nov 8, 2022
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When we encounter metals in our day-to-day lives, we perceive them as shiny. That's because common metallic materials are reflective at visible light wavelengths and will bounce back any light that strikes them. While metals ...
Nanophysics
Oct 26, 2022
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have created a new adjoint waveform tomography model that more accurately simulates earthquake and explosion ground motions. The paper, published in the Journal of ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2022
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Acoustic camouflage, realized by controlling wave propagation, has attracted much attention in recent years. Aided by a reflecting surface, acoustic carpet cloak has become one of the most practically feasible invisibility ...
Soft Matter
Jul 28, 2022
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