Scientists used a droplet of a colloid as a model for single atoms or molecules in a sphere. Unlike single atoms or molecules, which are too small to easily observe, the colloid particles were large enough to visualize using a microscope. This allowed the researchers to track the ordering of single particles in real time during crystallization.
Sep 21st, 2020
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New heat-harnessing 'solar' cells that reflect 99% of the energy they can't convert to electricity could help bring down the price of storing renewable energy as heat, as well as harvesting waste heat from exhaust pipes and chimneys.
Sep 21st, 2020
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Researchers report the successful control over the chirality of graphene nanoribbons embedded in hexagonal boron nitride nano-trenches, whose direction can be modulated by different catalytic cutting particles.
Sep 21st, 2020
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Researchers have used a liquid phase exfoliation process to obtain nanosheets with enhanced electrocatalytical properties.
Sep 21st, 2020
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Physicists have established why objects moving through superfluid helium-3 lack a speed limit.
Sep 21st, 2020
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New research revealed that liquid metals can initiate free radical polymerization of vinyl monomer under ultrasonication.
Sep 21st, 2020
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An international team of researchers have found a way to refine and reliably produce an unpredictable and hard-to-control material that could impact environmental conservation, energy and consumer electronics.
Sep 21st, 2020
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Electrically conductive nanoparticles will be used for the composite material that could be used in advanced transport, aviation, wind turbines and other structures.
Sep 21st, 2020
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Magnetic fields allow for wireless, faster, less invasive delivery, study finds.
Sep 21st, 2020
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Scientists find a new mechanism for the stabilization of skyrmions.
Sep 21st, 2020
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Points matter when designing nanoparticles that drive important chemical reactions using the power of light.
Sep 18th, 2020
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Scientists have shown that it is possible to study the magnetic properties of ultrathin materials directly, via a new microscopy technique that opens the door to the discovery of more two-dimensional magnetic materials, with all sorts of potential applications.
Sep 18th, 2020
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Researchers have created carbon nanotube pores that are so efficient at removing salt from water that they are comparable to commercial desalination membranes.
Sep 18th, 2020
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The single piece of glass produces crisp panoramic images.
Sep 18th, 2020
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Researchers invent a way to explore the structures of functional optical materials.
Sep 18th, 2020
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New all-optical imaging technique with an unprecedented frame rate allows scientists to visualize ultrafast transient phenomena.
Sep 17th, 2020
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