Researchers have developed a theoretical model that enables simulations for showing what happens in hard cutting materials as they degrade. The model will enable manufacturing industry to save both time and money.
Mar 8th, 2019
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Team combines several nanoscale techniques to gain new insights on the effects of defects in a well-studied monolayer material.
Mar 8th, 2019
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Researchers have created a quantum circuit that enables them to listen to the weakest radio signal allowed by quantum mechanics. This new quantum circuit opens the door to possible future applications in areas such as radio astronomy and medicine (MRI).
Mar 8th, 2019
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Using high-performance computer simulations, researchers were able to observe how surface roughness changes when two materials rub together. Their findings, which provide insight into friction and wear mechanisms, have implications for areas ranging from engineering to the study of tectonic faults.
Mar 8th, 2019
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Combining an atomically thin graphene and a boron nitride layer at a slightly rotated angle changes their electrical properties. Physicists have now shown for the first time the combination with a third layer can result in new material properties also in a three-layer sandwich of carbon and boron nitride.
Mar 8th, 2019
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New process targets improvements for defense, vehicles and health products.
Mar 7th, 2019
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In lessons for nanomachines, physicists have discovered surprisingly complex states emerging out of simple synchronized networks.
Mar 7th, 2019
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Researchers use tiny probes and an electrical current to locate anticancer drug molecules incorporated into single strands of DNA.
Mar 7th, 2019
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New research illuminates some basic properties of these eccentric marvels of biology.
Mar 7th, 2019
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Quantum dots could make technology available for self-driving cars, consumer electronics.
Mar 7th, 2019
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A million functional microscopic robots produced from a 4-inch silicon wafer in new nanofabrication process.
Mar 7th, 2019
Read moreDevice could detect disease biomarkers at the molecular level and lead to new sensor technology.
Mar 7th, 2019
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A new study reveals how aligned layers of atomically thin semiconductors can yield an exotic new quantum material.
Mar 7th, 2019
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Developments and prospects in the field of atomic and molecular broadband spectroscopy with frequency combs.
Mar 7th, 2019
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Coating graphene with wax makes for a less contaminated surface during device manufacturing.
Mar 7th, 2019
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Near-infrared technology pinpoints fluorescent probes deep within living tissue; may be used to detect cancer earlier.
Mar 7th, 2019
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