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Biomolecular 'silly putty': High-res imaging of cellular condensates achieved using fluorogen technology
Biomolecular condensates are shifting blobs in our cells that organize cellular matter. They are distinct molecular communities made of DNA, RNA and proteins that "condense" molecules to key locations, yet they frequently ...
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Phosphorene nanoribbons shown to exhibit magnetic and semiconductor properties at room temperature
Scientists have long suspected that phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs)—thin pieces of black phosphorus, only a few nanometers wide—might exhibit unique magnetic and semiconducting properties, but proving this has been difficult.
Nanophysics
Mar 12, 2025
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Decoding nanomaterial phase transitions with tiny drums
When water freezes into ice or boils into vapor, its properties change dramatically at specific temperatures. These so-called phase transitions are fundamental to understanding materials. But how do such transitions behave ...
Nanophysics
Mar 12, 2025
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Scientists achieve universal technique—called van der Waals squeezing—for atomic manufacturing of 2D metals
Since the groundbreaking discovery of graphene in 2004, the dizzying pace of progress in two-dimensional (2D) materials has ushered in a new era of fundamental research and technological innovation. Although nearly 2,000 ...
Nanophysics
Mar 12, 2025
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Scientists discover smart way to generate energy with tiny plastic beads
An international team of researchers has discovered a new method to generate electricity using small plastic beads. By placing these beads close together and bringing them into contact, they generate more electricity than ...
Nanophysics
Mar 11, 2025
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2D semiconductor sensor: Gold nanoparticles boost optical signal efficiency
Next-generation imaging technology is rapidly expanding beyond smartphones into intelligent devices, robotics, extended reality (XR) devices, health care, CCTV, and various other industries. At the core of these technological ...
Nanophysics
Mar 10, 2025
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'Nanodot' control could fine-tune light for sharper displays and quantum computing
Newly achieved precise control over light emitted from incredibly tiny sources, a few nanometers in size, embedded in two-dimensional (2D) materials could lead to remarkably high-resolution monitors and advances in ultra-fast ...
Nanophysics
Mar 7, 2025
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A new way to engineer composite materials: Polymer design combines strength with reversibility
Composite adhesives like epoxy resins are excellent tools for joining and filling materials including wood, metal, and concrete. But there's one problem: once a composite sets, it's there forever. Now there's a better way. ...
Nanophysics
Mar 6, 2025
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Quantum dot discovery for LEDs brings brighter, more eco-friendly displays
New research by Curtin University has achieved a breakthrough in eco-friendly display technology, creating highly efficient and stable blue quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs) that could power the next generation of televisions, smartphones, ...
Nanophysics
Mar 6, 2025
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The power of confinement: How tiny nanotubes can squeeze new materials into being
An international research project, led by The University of Warwick and the University of Lille, has used nanotube compression to transform the underlying chemistry and physics of a compound, creating a promising new one-dimensional ...
Nanophysics
Mar 6, 2025
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Nanodiamonds in water droplets boost quantum sensing precision
Combine a garden-variety green laser, microwaves with roughly the energy of your wi-fi, and some diamond dust in drops of water, and what do you get? A precise chemical detection tool.
Nanophysics
Mar 5, 2025
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3D imaging technique captures dynamic atomic shifts in nanoparticles, revealing unexpected structural phases
A research team from Seoul National University College of Engineering has developed a technology to observe atomic structural changes of nanoparticles in three dimensions. Their study, which resolves a long-standing challenge ...
Nanophysics
Mar 4, 2025
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Single-qubit sensing puts new spin on quantum materials discovery
Working at nanoscale dimensions, a team of scientists led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory revealed a new way to measure high-speed fluctuations in magnetic materials. Knowledge obtained by these ...
Nanophysics
Mar 4, 2025
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Quantum properties in atom-thick semiconductors offer new way to detect electrical signals in cells
For decades, scientists have relied on electrodes and dyes to track the electrical activity of living cells. Now, engineers at the University of California San Diego have discovered that quantum materials just a single atom ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 3, 2025
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Breaking the surface: How damage reshapes ripples in graphene
Defects in two-dimensional materials (such as an atom-thick sheet of graphene) can dramatically alter the way that the surface ripples, even stopping the sheet in place like a freeze frame.
Nanophysics
Mar 3, 2025
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Chiral organometallic nanosheets offer room-temperature multiferroicity and topological features
Recently, a research team found a way to design a class of homochiral organometallic nanosheets that exhibit room-temperature multiferroic and topological nodes. Their study is published in Nano Letters.
Nanophysics
Mar 3, 2025
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Antiferromagnetic neuromorphic memory: New spintronic device achieves brain-like memory and processing
A research team led by Prof. Long Shibing from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has, for the first time, made spintronic neuromorphic devices based on CoO/Pt ...
Nanophysics
Mar 3, 2025
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Germanene nanoribbons pave the way for quantum computing
If you start with a two-dimensional ribbon and make it narrower and narrower, when does it stop being a ribbon and start being a one-dimensional line? Scientists from Utrecht University and the University of Twente made one-atom-thick ...
Nanophysics
Mar 3, 2025
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Vortion, a new magnetic state able to mimic neuronal synapses
Researchers from the Department of Physics have managed to experimentally develop a new magnetic state: a magneto-ionic vortex or "vortion." The research, published in Nature Communications, allows for an unprecedented level ...
Nanophysics
Mar 3, 2025
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New techniques for aligning nanocrystals enhance solar-cell efficiency and LED performance
In a study that unlocks exciting possibilities for solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) based on materials known as perovskites, RIKEN researchers have refined techniques for controlling the optical and electronic ...
Nanophysics
Feb 27, 2025
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