Scientists have gained important new insight into what might be happening at the nanoscale to hold bismuth vanadate back as a good candidate for photoelectrical water splitting.
Aug 6th, 2020
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Scientists describe an experiment that investigates how to extract a train of single photons from a laser packed with many photons.
Aug 6th, 2020
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Unlike previous approaches, the new technology performed on a 4 pi microscopic system and utilized radially or azimuthally polarized beams to generate the chiral light fields.
Aug 6th, 2020
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With the help of state-of-the-art neutron scattering instrumentation and molecular dynamic simulations, scientists have demonstrated the existence of high-frequency transverse phonons in metallic glass for the first time.
Aug 6th, 2020
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The study sheds light on how different synthesis conditions can produce manganese dioxide with distinct porous structures, hinting at a strategy for the development of highly tuned MnO2 nanomaterials that could serve as catalysts in the fabrication of bioplastics.
Aug 6th, 2020
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Physicists have demonstrated the control of magnetism in a magnetic semiconductor via electrical means, paving the way for novel spintronic devices.
Aug 6th, 2020
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A research team has developed a new technique to detect nano-sized imperfections in materials. They believe this discovery will lead to improvements in the optical detectors used in a wide range of technologies, from cell phones to cameras and fiber optics, as well as in solar cells.
Aug 5th, 2020
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Researchers are using new quantum chemistry computing procedures to categorize hypothetical electrocatalysts that are 'too slow' or 'too expensive', far more thoroughly and quickly than was considered possible a few years ago.
Aug 5th, 2020
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New research demonstrates atomic force microscopy imaging that gets around the challenges of exciting very small cantilevers at their high megahertz resonance frequencies. The approach accomadates wide frequency bandwiths, and is applicable for photosensitive materials in a wide range of liquids.
Aug 5th, 2020
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Scientists have developed the first micro-structured fibers with a viscous metal inside - a perfect example of what cross-disciplinary teamwork can achieve.
Aug 5th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a one-step lithography technique, also named direct nanocutting, for monolayer 2D materials using a thermomechanical indentation method.
Aug 5th, 2020
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What happens when you pull a DNA molecule? It behaves quite differently than we are used to from macroscopic objects. Scientists were now able to explain this.
Aug 5th, 2020
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Machine learning-based algorithm characterizes materials' microstructure in 3D and real time.
Aug 4th, 2020
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Unraveling the centuries-old processes behind cement production with X-ray nanoprobes can lead to sturdier and more cost-effective concrete.
Aug 4th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a new noninvasive method of nanoparticle measurement in the bloodstream that boasts a high time resolution. This technique has revealed the basic parameters that affect particle lifetime in the bloodstream, which may potentially lead to discovery of new, more effective nanoagents to be used in biomedicine.
Aug 4th, 2020
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A recently published whitepaper gives an overview of the current state of the art in risk assessment of nanomaterials and provides the theoretical basis for the development and implementation of an effective and transparent risk management framework.
Aug 4th, 2020
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