A new and stable phase of gold with different physical and optical properties from those of conventional gold has been synthesized by A*STAR researchers, and promises to be useful for a wide range of applications, including ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 2, 2015
0
8
An international team of physicists, including a Plymouth University academic, has published ground-breaking research on the decay of subatomic particles called kaons – which could change how scientists understand the formation ...
General Physics
Nov 20, 2015
35
357
When researchers need to compare complex new genomes, or map new regions of the Arctic in high-resolution detail, or detect signs of dark matter, or make sense of massive amounts of functional MRI data, they turn to the high-performance ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 19, 2015
0
28
Not everyone ponders sets of partial differential equations when watching droplets slide down a window on a rainy day, but, thanks to new research from A*STAR, those who are so inclined now have what they need to construct ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 18, 2015
0
25
From laptops and televisions to smartphones and tablets, semiconductors have made advanced electronics possible. These types of devices are so pervasive, in fact, that Northwestern Engineering's Matthew Grayson says we are ...
General Physics
Nov 5, 2015
0
52
Activities outside the classroom - especially community engagement and sports - may help low-income, urban youth academically as they transition into middle school, according to a new study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, ...
Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2015
0
14
Zhaoxuan Wu and William Curtin of the Laboratory for Multiscale Mechanics Modeling (LAMMM) have solved the 40-year-old scientific riddle of the low ductility magnesium.
Condensed Matter
Oct 22, 2015
1
63
Does glass in cathedral windows flow downward at room temperature—acting essentially as a liquid in super slow-motion? No. It's a myth. The larger volume observed at the bottom of some windows is due to the manufacturing ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 16, 2015
1
1486
IBM Research today announced a major engineering breakthrough that could accelerate carbon nanotubes replacing silicon transistors to power future computing technologies.
Nanophysics
Oct 2, 2015
1
2265
Using sophisticated theoretical tools, A*STAR researchers have identified a way to construct topological insulators — a new class of spin-active materials — out of planar organic-based complexes rather than toxic inorganic ...
Nanophysics
Sep 25, 2015
0
39
