A new microscope invented at Michigan State University allows scientists to zoom in on the movements of atoms and molecules.
General Physics
Nov 22, 2013
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Used in everything from electric vehicles to laptop computers, the lithium battery is ubiquitous, but it is not well understood at the atomic scale. To see what happens on the nanoscale, scientists at DOE's Joint Center for ...
Nanophysics
Mar 23, 2015
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Kansas State University engineers think the possibilities are deep for a very thin material.
Bio & Medicine
Apr 13, 2009
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Promising news for those who relish the prospects of a one-inch chip storing multiple terabytes of data, some clarity has been brought to the here-to-fore confusing physics of ferroelectric nanomaterials. A multi-institutional ...
Nanophysics
Jul 10, 2012
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They sound like futuristic weapons, but electron guns are actually workhorse tools for research and industry: They emit streams of electrons for electron microscopes, semiconductor patterning equipment and particle accelerators, ...
Nanophysics
Dec 10, 2015
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Hydrogen, the second-tiniest of all atoms, can penetrate right into the crystal structure of a solid metal.
Materials Science
Feb 5, 2019
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Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have captured the first real-time nanoscale images of lithium dendrite structures known to degrade lithium-ion batteries. The ORNL team's electron microscopy ...
Nanophysics
Mar 6, 2015
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Known for their wide variety of vibrant plumage, birds have evolved various chemical and physical mechanisms to produce these beautiful colors over millions of years. A team of paleontologists and ornithologists led by Yale ...
Archaeology
Aug 26, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Welding uses heat to join pieces of metal in everything from circuits to skyscrapers. But Rice University researchers have found a way to beat the heat on the nanoscale.
Nanophysics
Feb 15, 2010
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Just as sonar sends out sound waves to explore the hidden depths of the ocean, electrons can be used by scanning tunnelling microscopes to investigate the well-hidden properties of the atomic lattice of metals. As researchers ...
Nanophysics
Feb 27, 2009
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