How does ice form? Surprisingly, science hasn't fully answered that question. Differences in ice formation on various surfaces still aren't well understood, but researchers today will explain their finding that the arrangements ...
Materials Science
Aug 27, 2019
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Researchers led by Prof. Dr. Matthias Karg at the Institute of Physical Chemistry report a simple technique for developing highly ordered particle layers. The group worked with tiny, deformable spherical polymer beads with ...
Nanomaterials
May 21, 2019
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Using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM), extremely high resolution imaging of the molecule-covered surface structures of silver nanoparticles is possible, even down to the recognition of individual parts of the molecules ...
Nanophysics
Aug 3, 2018
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National University of Singapore scientists observe the real-time formation of hollow structures in the galvanic replacement (GR) reaction between silver and gold with nanometre resolution, gaining insights on the mechanisms ...
Materials Science
Jul 24, 2018
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Researchers have demonstrated large-scale fabrication of a new type of transparent conductive electrode film based on nanopatterned silver. Smartphone touch screens and flat panel televisions use transparent electrodes to ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 6, 2018
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As medicine and pharmacology investigate nanoscale processes, it has become increasingly important to identify and characterize different molecules. Raman spectroscopy, a technique that leverages the scattering of laser light ...
Nanophysics
Jan 2, 2018
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A new ultralight silver nanowire aerogel could be a boost to the energy and electronics industries.
Nanophysics
Oct 6, 2017
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An exotic interaction between light and metal can be harnessed to make chemical reactions more sustainable, but the physics behind it has been widely debated in the field.
Nanophysics
Jul 18, 2017
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Do you think your computer is fast enough? Think again. The computers of the future could work almost at the speed of light! Nanophotonics, the study of light at the nanometer scale, could indeed bring the speed of our technology ...
Nanophysics
Nov 28, 2016
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As a researcher of nanomaterials, I am often asked: "When are we finally going to start seeing nanotechnology products on the market?"
Nanomaterials
Jul 5, 2016
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