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Probing the properties of vacuum in nuclei

The effect of high densities on the properties of vacuum have been quantitatively deduced for the first time.

Jul 20th, 2023

Researchers achieve interdimensional superconductivity

Scientists observed puddles of 2D superconducting behavior emerging from a 3D unconventional superconductor.

Jul 19th, 2023

Unveiling the quantum dance: Experiments reveal nexus of vibrational and electronic dynamics

Coupling of electronic and nuclear dynamics revealed in molecules with ultrafast lasers and X-rays.

Jul 19th, 2023

Metals can heal themselves - revealing possibility of self-healing machines

Scientists for the first time have witnessed pieces of metal crack, then fuse back together without any human intervention, overturning fundamental scientific theories in the process.

Jul 19th, 2023

Researchers put a new twist on a graphite-graphene interface

Researchers discovered that, by stacking a sheet of graphene onto bulk graphite at a small twist angle, exotic properties present at the graphene-graphite interface can bleed down into the graphite itself.

Jul 19th, 2023

Structure of the elusive boron monoxide finally determined after 83 years

In an effort to discover new 2D materials, a team of scientists determined the structure of boron monoxide. Using new NMR methods and previously unavailable analytical tools, they finally solved the structure of this deceptively simple material.

Jul 18th, 2023

Scientists move toward engineering living matter by manipulating movement of microparticles

A team of scientists has devised a system that replicates the movement of naturally occurring phenomena, such as hurricanes and algae, using laser beams and the spinning of microscopic rotors.

Jul 18th, 2023

Intelligent rubber materials

Researchers demonstrate how intelligent polymer materials can be produced, whereby the word 'intelligent' refers to the fact that the properties of the material can adapt autonomously to the environmental conditions in which they are used.

Jul 18th, 2023

Halide perovskite material exhibits liquid-like atomic vibrations

Scientists used neutron and X-ray scattering with computational modeling to reveal the unusual behavior of coordinated atomic motions in lead-halide perovskites.

Jul 18th, 2023

Containers attract, trap organic molecules that frequently foul nanosurfaces

New storage technology keeps nanosurfaces clean.

Jul 17th, 2023

Measuring nanocomposite structures with neutron and x-ray scattering

Experiments with state-of-the-art scattering instruments reveal an absence of specific patterns in the x-rays scattered by nanocomposite materials. With the help of advanced simulation techniques, a new study suggests that attractive interactions between nanoparticles with diverse shapes and sizes are most likely responsible for this behavior.