To fully understand how nanomaterials behave, one must also understand the atomic-scale deformation mechanisms that determine their structure and, therefore, their strength and function.
Nanomaterials
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When it comes to engineering single-layer atomic structures, "minding the gap" will help researchers create artificial electronic materials one atomic layer at a time, according to a team of materials scientists.
Nanophysics
Dec 24, 2014
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In subway stations around London, the warning to "Mind the Gap" helps commuters keep from stepping into empty space as they leave the train. When it comes to engineering single-layer atomic structures, minding the gap will ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 23, 2014
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All over the world researchers are investigating solar cells which imitate plant photosynthesis, using sunlight and water to create synthetic fuels such as hydrogen. Empa researchers have developed such a photoelectrochemical ...
Nanophysics
Jun 18, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A research team at the University of Kansas has used high-powered lasers to track the speed and movement of electrons inside an innovative material that is just one atom thick. Their findings are published in ...
Nanophysics
Apr 15, 2014
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With DESY's X-ray light source PETRA III, Danish scientists observed the growth of nanoparticles live. The study shows how tungsten oxide nanoparticles are forming from solution. These particles are used for example for smart ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 27, 2014
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Researchers of the FOM Institute DIFFER[ have discovered that the wall material of a fusion reactor can shield itself from high energy plasma bursts. The wall material tungsten seems to expel a cloud of cooling hydrogen particles ...
General Physics
Mar 24, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Based on 8 years of study, scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the University of Alabama described in exquisite detail how alcohols behave on two early transition metal catalysts, ...
Materials Science
Mar 18, 2014
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A lot of research has been done on graphene recently—carbon flakes, consisting of only one layer of atoms. As it turns out, there are other materials too which exhibit remarkable properties if they are arranged in a single ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 9, 2014
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The reactor walls of future fusion reactors will absorb fusion fuel one million times slower than previous research had indicated. A layer of bound hydrogen on the surface of the tungsten wall seems to protect the deeper ...
General Physics
Nov 27, 2013
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