Dynamical Casimir effect within reach of optomechanics
Mirrors vibrating at very high frequencies could create photons from nothing.
May 11th, 2018
Read moreMirrors vibrating at very high frequencies could create photons from nothing.
May 11th, 2018
Read moreChemists create faster and more efficient way to process information .
May 11th, 2018
Read moreSay goodbye to the slogan 'diamonds are forever'. For industries that use dry lubricant, the up-and-coming phrase is more likely to be 'broken nanodiamonds are forever'.
May 10th, 2018
Read moreChemists find a molecular switch such that two compounds that would readily react with each other can be in the same solution, separated by a very thin membrane and kept from reacting with each other until a molecular switch is thrown.
May 10th, 2018
Read moreAn ultra-dark coating comprised of nearly invisible shag rug-like strands made of pure carbon is proving to be highly versatile for all types of spaceflight applications.
May 10th, 2018
Read moreIn a perfect match between theory and experiments, scientists predict, measure and control the temperature of large graphene bubbles with a single laser beam.
May 10th, 2018
Read moreThe vibration of a molecule on a surface contains critical information on the molecule-surface interaction, crucial for understanding surface phenomena and for important processes like catalysis.
May 10th, 2018
Read moreEngineers have figured out a way to tackle plastic landfills while also improving batteries - by putting ink-free plastic soaked in sulfur-containing solvent into a microwave, and then into batteries as a carbon scaffold.
May 9th, 2018
Read moreResearchers have developed liquid crystal films and droplets that can hold a wide range of micro-cargo until their release is cued by body heat or a beam of light or even the wake of swimming microorganisms.
May 9th, 2018
Read moreA research team images single doped fullerene molecules using scanning tunneling microscopy.
May 9th, 2018
Read moreThe separator molecules are designed to separate graphene flakes without degrading their properties, so as to have control over the material.
May 9th, 2018
Read moreScientists investigated optically-induced superconductivity in the alkali-doped fulleride K3C60under high external pressures.
May 9th, 2018
Read moreGraphene enables structural analysis of naturally occurring amyloids.
May 9th, 2018
Read moreResearchers have produced a bio-based material that is reported to surpass the strength of all known bio-based materials whether fabricated or natural, including wood and spider silk.
May 9th, 2018
Read moreScientists are working to understand how those nanoscale defects, when subject to extreme electric fields, evolve into material failures. Those failures turn insulators, which do not conduct electricity, into materials that allow some current to flow.
May 8th, 2018
Read moreResearchers have successfully created chiral nanostructures from particles of gold. The trick was to use circularly polarized light to generate electric fields, which localize differently depending on LCP or RCP. This in turn drove the chiral deposition of a dielectric material.
May 8th, 2018
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