A team of physicists has built a microscope that is able to see up to 1,000 individual fermionic atoms. The researchers devised a laser-based technique to trap and freeze fermions in place, and image the particles simultaneously.
May 13th, 2015
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Inspired by the way iridescent bird feathers play with light, scientists have created thin films of material in a wide range of pure colors - from red to green - with hues determined by physical structure rather than pigments.
May 13th, 2015
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A team of researchers, have designed, built and operated the first working superconducting qubit device in the UK.
May 13th, 2015
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Nanomaterials commonly used in sunscreens and boat-bottom paints are making sea urchin embryos more vulnerable to toxins, according to a new study. The authors said this could pose a risk to coastal, marine and freshwater environments.
May 13th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have invented an algorithm named TASC (Thermal Analysis for Structural Characterisation).
May 13th, 2015
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Researchers realize highly confined transport of light energy over long distances using networks of gold nanoparticles.
May 13th, 2015
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Researchers used a copper oxide nanowire decorated with palladium nanoparticles to detect carbon monoxide, a common industrial pollutant. The sensor was tested in conditions similar to ambient air since future devices developed from this method will need to operate in these conditions.
May 13th, 2015
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Researchers have developed a new composite photocathode for generating hydrogen using sunlight. The photocathode consists of a thin film of chalcopyrite coated with a newly developed thin film of titanium dioxide containing platinum nanoparticles.
May 12th, 2015
Read moreFor the first time, a researcher has theoretically demonstrated that it is possible to detect a single nuclear spin at room temperature, which could pave the way for new approaches to medical diagnostics.
May 12th, 2015
Read moreResearchers combined finely crafted nanoparticles with one of nature's potent disrupters to prevent the spread of triple-negative breast cancer in mouse models.
May 12th, 2015
Read moreThey are 'strange' materials, insulators on the inside and conductors on the surface. They also have properties that make them excellent candidates for the development of spintronics and more in general quantum computing. However, they are also elusive as their properties are extremely difficult to observe. Now a study proposes a new family of materials whose topological state can be directly observed experimentally, thus simplifying things for researchers.
May 12th, 2015
Read moreThe 2015 IEDM is seeking increased participation in the areas of 'Beyond CMOS' devices, flexible devices, neuromorphic computing, power devices, sensors for the Internet of Things (IoT) and variation/reliability.
May 12th, 2015
Read moreWearable E-skin can measure heart rate and blood pressure, and paper diagnostic machines the size of a credit card can give instant readings on blood and saliva samples.
May 12th, 2015
Read moreCurrently, organic materials used in these devices offer greater versatility and efficiency at a lower cost than the available inorganic ones, but they show stability problems when in contact with an aqueous medium. Researchers have now achieved an exceptional stability in these devices, which represents an important step in obtaining solar fuels from organic materials.
May 12th, 2015
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Device can measure the distribution of tiny particles as they flow through a microfluidic channel.
May 12th, 2015
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An international research group has developed a technique for creating nanoscale whispering galleries for electrons in graphene. The development opens the way to building devices that focus and amplify electrons just as lenses focus light and resonators (like the body of a guitar) amplify sound.
May 12th, 2015
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