Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a computer-based method that could make it less labor-intensive to determine the crystal structures of various materials and molecules, including alloys, ...
Materials Science
Jan 30, 2020
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We can directly see the hidden world of atoms thanks to electron microscopes, first developed in the 1930s. Today, electron microscopes, which use beams of electrons to illuminate and magnify a sample, have become even more ...
General Physics
Nov 6, 2019
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Chemists at the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea), have reported the synthesis of a novel type of 2-D metal organic framework (MOF) with interesting ...
Materials Science
Oct 31, 2019
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Producing structurally perfect graphene and other 2-D materials is the secret to tapping into their potential novel electronic and spintronic properties. But how do we know when graphene, the most widely studied 2-D material, ...
Nanophysics
Oct 28, 2019
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Harnessing light's energy into nanoscale volumes requires novel engineering approaches to overcome a fundamental barrier known as the "diffraction limit." However, University of Illinois researchers have breached this barrier ...
Nanophysics
Sep 23, 2019
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Understanding the physical and chemical characteristics of energetic materials under extreme conditions is crucial for their safe and efficient use. High-pressure phase transitions in such materials can cause significant ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 16, 2019
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Many natural and synthetic chemical systems react and change their properties in the presence of certain kinds of light. These reactions can occur too quickly for ordinary instruments to see. For the first time, researchers ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 13, 2019
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Modern analysis of Martian meteorites has revealed unprecedented details about how asteroid impacts help create temporary sources of running water on the red planet.
Space Exploration
Sep 5, 2019
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The ability to observe how life works at a nanoscale level is a grand challenge of our time.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 16, 2019
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Light microscopy is the only way in which we can look inside a living cell, or living tissues, in three dimensions. An electron microscope only gives a two-dimensional view, and the organic sample would quickly burn up due ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 8, 2019
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