Quantum simulation: A better understanding of magnetism
Physicists use ultracold atoms to imitate the behaviour of electrons in a solid.
Nov 20th, 2015
Read morePhysicists use ultracold atoms to imitate the behaviour of electrons in a solid.
Nov 20th, 2015
Read moreNew method builds on Nobel Prize-winning technique, with exciting implications for understanding the inner workings of cells and neurons.
Nov 20th, 2015
Read moreComputations reveal how quantum interactions can break a deadlock in magnetic spin ice oxides.
Nov 20th, 2015
Read moreA brand-new competition, awarding finalists the opportunity to present their entries at the 2016 USA Science and Engineering Festival and compete for cash prizes, opens today for high school students interested in science, engineering and superpowers.
Nov 20th, 2015
Read moreAffordable graphene production could lead to a wide range of new technologies reaching the market, including synthetic skin capable of providing sensory feedback to people with limb prostheses.
Nov 20th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have developed a new family of nanocarriers, called 3HM, that meets all the size and stability requirements for effectively delivering therapeutic drugs to the brain for the treatment of a deadly form of cancer known as glioblastoma multiforme.
Nov 19th, 2015
Read moreAtomic-level imaging of catalysts could help manufacturers lower the cost and improve the performance of emission-free fuel cell technologies.
Nov 19th, 2015
Read moreThe protective shell of a sea-dwelling chiton paves the way towards new materials that combine different functions.
Nov 19th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have devised a groundbreaking 'Water-in-Salt' aqueous Lithium ion battery technology that could provide power, efficiency and longevity comparable to today's Lithium-ion batteries, but without the fire risk, poisonous chemicals and environmental hazards of current Lithium batteries.
Nov 19th, 2015
Read moreA new method could yield better and more economical options for creating hydrogen fuel.
Nov 19th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have introduced a new type of fiber-shaped supercapacitor for energy-storage textiles. Thanks to their shape memory, these textiles could potentially adapt to different body types: shapes formed by stretching and bending remain 'frozen', but can be returned to their original form or reshaped as desired.
Nov 19th, 2015
Read moreGordon and Betty Moore Foundation funds development of innovative accelerator technology.
Nov 19th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have unveiled two new catalysts that have been designed with the effective treatment of tap water in mind, eliminating harmful chlorine compounds.
Nov 19th, 2015
Read moreTraditional computer tomography can only be used to determine the density but not the local orientation of the underlying nanostructure. Researchers have now overcome this limitation thanks to an innovative computer-based algorithm.
Nov 19th, 2015
Read moreTaking a precision medicine approach to nanomedicine, researchers use MR imaging with magnetic nanoparticles to predict which tumors may be more responsive to therapeutic nanoparticles.
Nov 18th, 2015
Read moreNew theory points the way forward to transform atom-thin materials into powerful conductors.
Nov 18th, 2015
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