Scientists used quantum correlations to make heat flow from a colder to a hotter medium without adding external energy, affording a deeper understanding of the second law of thermodynamics.
Jun 26th, 2019
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A junction between an ordinary metal and a special kind of superconductor has provided a robust platform to observe Klein tunneling.
Jun 26th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a hydrophobic nanosponge to remove diesel fuel from contaminated water and soil.
Jun 26th, 2019
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Scientists have gained a never-before-seen view of nucleation - capturing how the atoms rearrange at 4D atomic resolution (that is, in three dimensions of space and across time). The findings differ from predictions based on the classical theory of nucleation that has long appeared in textbooks.
Jun 26th, 2019
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Insight into laser frequency combs improves understanding, advances technology.
Jun 26th, 2019
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Researchers have managed to produce nanowires with operating wavelengths that can be freely selected over a wide range - simply by altering the shell structure.
Jun 26th, 2019
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Adding hydroquinone, a skin-bleaching ingredient, to a well-known metal organic framework (MOF) changes its copper ions in a way that makes this porous material exceptionally stable in water.
Jun 26th, 2019
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By turning molecular structures into sounds, researchers gain insight into protein structures and create new variations.
Jun 26th, 2019
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Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the presence of electrically-charged molecules in space shaped like soccer balls, shedding light on the mysterious contents of the interstellar medium (ISM) - the gas and dust that fills interstellar space.
Jun 26th, 2019
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Findings shed new light on the nature of electron interactions in quantum systems and establishing a potential new platform for future quantum computers.
Jun 26th, 2019
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A team of scientists, collaborating across theoretical and experimental physics and computer science, have developed and trained a new Machine Learning technique, to finally understand how electrons behave in important quantum materials.
Jun 25th, 2019
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Materials that shrink when heated - changing color from black to golden - could save expensive electronics from heat damage.
Jun 25th, 2019
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How the components come together depends on their design and shape and the resulting dielectrophoretic forces when exposed to an electric field.
Jun 25th, 2019
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Work resolves mystery and offers new path for light-emitting and other devices.
Jun 24th, 2019
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Researchers detail how they have produced a solar cell which contains 50 percent less lead with the more innocuous tin.
Jun 24th, 2019
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Before designing the next generation of soft materials, researchers must first understand how they behave during rapidly changing deformation. In a new study, researchers challenged previous assumptions regarding polymer behavior with newly developed laboratory techniques that measure polymer flow at the molecular level.
Jun 24th, 2019
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