Slippery when dry
Anyone who has ever taken their car in for an oil change recognizes the importance of reducing the friction that arises when steel touches steel.
Nanomaterials
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A micro-thermometer to record tiny temperature changes
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and their collaborators have developed a micrometer-wide thermometer that is sensitive to heat generated by optical and electron beams, and can measure small and rapid ...
Nanophysics
May 14, 2018
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Engineers studying nanodefects suspected of causing early failures of electrical materials
Tiny defects in electrical insulating materials may lead to breakdowns, robbing the power grid and even cell phones of reliability and efficiency.
General Physics
May 11, 2018
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Phononic SEIRA—enhancing light-molecule interactions via crystal lattice vibrations
A study published in Light: Science & Applications opens new avenues for fundamental studies of vibrational strong coupling, as well as for the development of novel infrared sensors for chemical recognition of very small ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 10, 2018
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IBM scientists demo rocking Brownian motors for nanoparticles
Today, our IBM Research team published the first real world demonstration of a rocking Brownian motor for nanoparticles in the peer-review journal Science. The motors propel nanoscale particles along predefined racetracks ...
Nanophysics
Mar 30, 2018
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Research on bismuth ferrite could lead to new types of electrical devices
Electrical devices in use today use conductive materials to guide electrons where they are needed. These materials must be fastened in place and insulated in order to keep the electricity on the right path. New research from ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 14, 2018
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How to spark a chemical chain reaction
Tailor-made protein drugs in the fight against cancer and other diseases are a step close, with the Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology at Flinders playing a part in one of the latest chemistry discoveries in effectively ...
Biochemistry
Mar 9, 2018
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A marriage of light-manipulation technologies
Researchers have, for the first time, integrated two technologies widely used in applications such as optical communications, bio-imaging and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) systems that scan the surroundings of self-driving ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 28, 2018
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Researchers validate several fluctuation theorems for first time
Researchers at Purdue University have performed the first experimental tests of several fundamental theorems in thermodynamics, verifying the relationship between them and providing a better understanding of how nanoparticles ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 23, 2018
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Cells 'walk' on liquids a bit like geckos
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered that cells can 'walk' on liquids a bit like the way geckos stick to other surfaces.
Nanomaterials
Feb 14, 2018
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