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Nanophysics Jan 17, 2024

Guidelines for single-nanometer magnetic tunnel junction technology

Researchers at Tohoku University have developed guidelines for a single-nanometer magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ), allowing for performance tailoring to meet the requirements of diverse applications, ranging from AI/IoT to ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 11, 2024

Focused ion beam technology: A single tool for a wide range of applications

Processing materials on the nanoscale, producing prototypes for microelectronics or analyzing biological samples: The range of applications for finely focused ion beams is huge. Experts from the EU collaboration FIT4NANO ...

Nanophysics Jan 10, 2024

Research team reports observing vibrational spectra of a single protein with infrared nanospectroscopy

An interdisciplinary research team, led by Assistant Prof. Jun Nishida and Associate Prof. Takashi Kumagai at the Institute for Molecular Science, has successfully observed vibrational spectra of single proteins, consisting ...

Astronomy Jan 9, 2024

Study of wide binary stars reveals new evidence for modified gravity at low acceleration

A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal reveals new evidence for standard gravity breaking down in an idiosyncratic manner at low acceleration. This new study reinforces the evidence for modified gravity that was ...

Economics & Business Dec 18, 2023

Why the American technological war against China could backfire

The technological war waged by the United States against China has the potential to backfire, supercharging China's creation of an independent computer chip industry that would directly compete with American manufacturers.

Nanophysics Dec 7, 2023

Making extremely thin lubricating films predictable: Extension of the Reynolds equation by a non-linear wall slip law

When an electric vehicle accelerates, the motor generates maximum forces and enormous pressures act on the gears of the electric drivetrain. Surface meets surface, metal meets metal. If there were no lubricating film to allow ...

Nanophysics Oct 11, 2023

Scientists use SERS technology to accurately monitor single-molecule diffusion behavior

A research team led by Prof. Yang Liangbao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has used surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to accurately monitor the diffusion behavior ...

Nanophysics Sep 19, 2023

Precisely arranging nanoparticles to develop plasmonic molecules

In the incredibly small world of molecules, the elementary building blocks—the atoms—join together in a very regular pattern. In contrast, in the macroscopic world with its larger particles, there is much greater disorder ...

Bio & Medicine Sep 7, 2023

Nanoparticles will change the world, but whether it's for the better depends on decisions made now

Technologies based on nanoscale materials—for example, particles that are more than 10,000 times smaller than the period at the end of this sentence—play a growing role in our world.

Nanophysics Aug 31, 2023

Peering into nanofluidic mysteries one photon at a time

A discovery in the field of nanofluidics could shake up our understanding of molecular behavior on the tiniest scales. Research teams at EPFL and the University of Manchester have revealed a previously hidden world by using ...

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