Their achievement was accomplished using a 100-nanometre thick gold film with over 10,000 tiny slits cut into it to diffract laser light and to exploit an optical phenomenon known as superoscillation.
Sep 5th, 2019
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Scientists discover a new, long-hypothesized material state with a signature of quantum disordered liquid-like magnetic moments.
Sep 4th, 2019
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New research demonstrates a new algorithm that 'learns' to predict binding sites of molecules at the metal-molecule interface of hybrid nanoparticles by using already published experimental structural information on nanoparticle reference systems.
Sep 4th, 2019
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Scientists have discovered a new way to coat nuclear materials that supports efforts to minimize use of high-enriched uranium.
Sep 4th, 2019
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The technique uses metal-organic frameworks, a new type of materials consisting of structured nanopores. In the long term, this method can be used for the development of even smaller and more powerful chips that consume less energy
Sep 4th, 2019
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Researchers obtained an ordered phase of boron by adding hydrogen (hydrogenation) at high temperatures and through dehydrogenation by low-temperature annealing.
Sep 4th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method for studying the electrical signals of cardiac muscle cells. The technology has numerous potential applications in basic and applied research - such as improving the search for mechanisms underlying cardiac arrhythmias.
Sep 4th, 2019
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Scientists have shown how valuable light-sensitive macromolecules are: when exposed to the right wavelength of light, they can be transformed so as to change, erase or decode the molecular message that they contain.
Sep 4th, 2019
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Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy resolved 'resonance' Raman scattering with 1-nm resolution in ultrathin zinc oxide films epitaxially grown on a single-crystal silver surface.
Sep 4th, 2019
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A team of scientists has discovered a new possible pathway toward forming carbon structures in space using a specialized chemical exploration technique.
Sep 3rd, 2019
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Researchers have developed a novel liquid process for fabrication of an affordable multiferroic nanocomposite film. The multiferroic material obtained by the novel process possesses strong correlation between the electric and the magnetic properties, thus various applications such as low-power-consumption large-volume memory, spatial light modulator, and unique sensors, etc. are expected in the future.
Sep 3rd, 2019
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Researchers developed a new method that uses the unusual properties of graphene to interact with fluorescing molecules. This method allows scientists to optically measure extremely small distances, in the order of 1 Angstrom with high accuracy for the first time.
Sep 3rd, 2019
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Study shows how ferroic materials could be used to create adaptable neuromorphic electronics.
Sep 3rd, 2019
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In what could be a breakthrough for body sensor and navigation technologies, researchers have developed the smallest accelerometer yet reported, using the highly conductive nanomaterial, graphene.
Sep 3rd, 2019
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An electrocatalysis reactor recycles carbon dioxide to produce pure liquid fuel solutions using electricity. The scientists behind the invention hope it will become an efficient and profitable way to reuse the greenhouse gas and keep it out of the atmosphere.
Sep 3rd, 2019
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A simple and sensitive urine test has produced a colour change in urine to signal growing tumours in mice.
Sep 2nd, 2019
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