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Researchers confirm improved theory of atomic nucleus by measuring nuclear radii

Physicists have performed laser spectroscopy on cadmium isotopes to confirm an improved model of the atomic nucleus. It has been developed to describe the exceptional behaviour of the radii of calcium isotopes.

Sep 5th, 2018

Controlling light at the nanoscale with graphene

Researchers are developing ways to use graphene efficiently in novel optical technologies with potential applications in medical imaging, biosensing, signal processing and computing.

Sep 5th, 2018

2D atomic crystals probe: how hot it is in a plasmonic 'hotspot'

Scientists have developed a quantitative SERS technique to probe the maximum plasmonic fields before effects such as electron tunneling become dominant.

Sep 5th, 2018

Scientists probe molecular limits of plasmonics

Optical effect detailed in organic molecules with fewer than 50 atoms.

Sep 4th, 2018

Ultracold atoms used to verify 1963 prediction about 1D electronics

Atomic physicists have verified a key prediction from a 55-year-old theory about one-dimensional electronics that is increasingly relevant thanks to Silicon Valley's inexorable quest for miniaturization.

Sep 4th, 2018

Peering into private life of atomic clusters - using the world's tiniest test tubes

Having already succeeded in 'filming' inter-molecular chemical reactions - using the electron beam of a transmission electron microscope (TEM) as a stop-frame imaging tool - researchers have now achieved time-resolved imaging of atomic-scale dynamics and chemical transformations promoted by metal nanoclusters.

Sep 4th, 2018

Measuring the nanoworld

Researchers establish a benchmark for accurate determination of internal dimensions within individual molecules .

Sep 4th, 2018

Tilted pulses

Physicists have produced extremely short and specifically-shaped electron pulses for materials studies in the femtosecond and attosecond range.

Sep 4th, 2018

Researchers grow blood vessels with 2D nanosilicates

Researchers have developed a clay-based platform to deliver therapeutic proteins to the body to assist with the formation of blood vessels.

Sep 3rd, 2018

Hierarchical 3D-printing of nanoporous gold could 'revolutionize' electrochemical reactor design

Scientists report on the hierarchical 3D printing of nanoporous gold, a proof of concept that could revolutionize the design of chemical reactors.

Sep 3rd, 2018

Terahertz spectroscopy enters the single-molecule regime

Researchers showed that long-wavelength terahertz spectroscopy can detect motion of single molecules, not just molecular ensembles. They used a single-molecule transistor design, where pairs of metal electrodes trap isolated C60 molecules, focus the THz beam onto them, and measure current change caused by THz-induced oscillation.