Single photon excites two atoms at once
Calculations reveal how one particle of light can excite two atoms simultaneously.
Nov 25th, 2016
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Using thermal measurement to improve cancer therapy outcomes
Researchers have developed a novel characterization method, NanoLockin, which can help optimize the design of nanoparticles used in a recent form of cancer therapy known as magnetic hyperthermia.
Nov 25th, 2016
Read moreNew capillarity effects in ideal gases solve an old mathematical mystery
Scientists have challenged traditional concepts of micro and macro worlds and demonstrated how ideal gas unexpectedly exhibits capillarity properties.
Nov 24th, 2016
Read moreQuantum particles form droplets
In experiments with magnetic atoms conducted at extremely low temperatures, scientists have demonstrated a unique phase of matter: The atoms form a new type of quantum liquid or quantum droplet state.
Nov 24th, 2016
Read moreA new perovskite could lead the next generation of data storage
Scientists have developed a new perovskite material with unique properties that can be used to build next-generation hard drives.
Nov 24th, 2016
Read moreA soft, microfluidic 'lab on the skin' for sweat analysis (w/video)
Low-cost wearable electronic device collects and analyzes sweat for health monitoring.
Nov 24th, 2016
Read moreFor wearable electronic devices, plastic holes are golden
Researchers have come up with a way to build safe, nontoxic gold wires onto flexible, thin plastic film.
Nov 23rd, 2016
Read moreScience friction
Sliding on flexible graphene surfaces has been uncharted territory until now.
Nov 23rd, 2016
Read moreHealth diagnosis through bio-signal measuring electrodes on IoT devices
Researchers have developed bio-signal measuring electrodes that can be mounted on Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Nov 23rd, 2016
Read morePhysicists use laser tweezers to make an AV-pattern out of Abrikosov vortices
Scientists have performed a unique experiment involving the optical manipulation of individual Abrikosov vortices in a superconductor. This raises the possibility of designing new logic units based on quantum principles for use in supercomputers.
Nov 23rd, 2016
Read moreSmall, efficient solutions for a big- name pollutant
Researchers designed an extremely efficient catalytic system to remove carbon monoxide.
Nov 23rd, 2016
Read moreConfined water at Fahrenheit -451
Evidence for a new kind of water molecule, trapped within nanotunnels inside an emerald.
Nov 23rd, 2016
Read moreNanoparticle catalysts outperform single metal atoms
Small platinum particles prove to be more catalytically active than single platinum atoms, a vital insight for designing more efficient catalysts.
Nov 23rd, 2016
Read moreNew tabletop technique probes outermost electrons of atoms deep inside solids
Scientists have invented a new way to probe the valence electrons of atoms deep inside a crystalline solid, using laser light to excite, steer, and bounce the valence electrons off other atoms, giving clues to the material's atomic structure and function.
Nov 23rd, 2016
Read moreNylon fibers made to flex like muscles (w/video)
Engineers find a simple and inexpensive new approach to creating bending artificial muscle fibers.
Nov 23rd, 2016
Read moreScientists trace 'poisoning' in chemical reactions to the atomic scale
Researchers have revealed new atomic-scale details about pesky deposits that can stop or slow chemical reactions vital to fuel production and other processes. This disruption to reactions is known as deactivation or poisoning.
Nov 23rd, 2016
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