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Engineering researchers visualize the motion of vortices in superfluid turbulence

In a new study, researchers managed to visualize the vortex tubes in a quantum fluid, findings that could help researchers better understand turbulence in quantum fluids and beyond.

Apr 12th, 2021

Researchers find bubbles speed up energy transfer

An international collaboration of scientists witnessed bubble-mediated enhancement between two helium atoms using ultrafast lasers.

Apr 12th, 2021

Following atoms in real time could lead to better materials design

Researchers have used a technique similar to MRI to follow the movement of individual atoms in real time as they cluster together to form two-dimensional materials, which are a single atomic layer thick.

Apr 12th, 2021

Researchers discover the science behind varying performance of different colored LEDs

The findings pave the way for development of more efficient, next-gen LEDs covering the entire visible spectrum.

Apr 12th, 2021

The indestructible light beam

Scientists create special light waves that can penetrate even opaque materials as if the material was not even there.

Apr 12th, 2021

Centrifugal multispun nanofibers put a new spin on COVID-19 masks

Researchers have developed a novel nanofiber production technique called 'centrifugal multispinning' that will open the door for the safe and cost-effective mass production of high-performance polymer nanofibers.

Apr 12th, 2021

Better metric for thermoelectric nanomaterials means better design strategies

New quantity helps experimentally classify dimensionality of thermoelectric nanomaterials.

Apr 10th, 2021

Pillar of support: Breakthrough discovery could speed up bone implant recovery

Researchers uncovered a new technique that could speed up recovery from bone replacements by altering the shape and nucleus of individual stem cells.

Apr 9th, 2021

Chain length determines molecular colour

Researchers have developed fluorescent polymers whose colour can be easily tuned. Depending on their length, the polymers emit a different colour. Potential applications include biomedicine, security printing and solar energy.

Apr 9th, 2021

Optically active defects improve carbon nanotubes

Chemists and materials scientists have demonstrated a new reaction pathway that enables such control for carbon nanotubes. It results in specific optically active sp3 defects, which are more luminescent and can emit single photons in the near-infrared.