Researchers are pushing the limits of electron microscopy into the tens of picometer scale, a fraction of the size of a hydrogen atom. The ability to see at this subatomic level is crucial in designing new materials with unprecedented properties, such as materials that transition from metals to semiconductors or that exhibit superconductivity.
Aug 31st, 2016
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Scientists can now directly probe a previously hard-to-see layer of chemistry thanks to a unique X-ray toolkit. The X-ray tools and techniques could be extended, researchers say, to provide new insight about battery performance and corrosion, a wide range of chemical reactions, and even biological and environmental processes that rely on similar chemistry.
Aug 31st, 2016
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A research team developed a new mass analysis technique that operates under a completely different principle from that of conventional mass analysis techniques.
Aug 31st, 2016
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Infrared spectroscopic studies reveal electronic differences in polycyclic hydrocarbons with zigzag and armchair edge structures.
Aug 31st, 2016
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A novel 'plastic crystal' has switching properties suitable for memory-related applications.
Aug 31st, 2016
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The NSF grant will establish the Northwest Vista College program and San Antonio as a hub for companies needing employees skilled in micro-nano-bio technologies.
Aug 31st, 2016
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When it comes to trying to model the properties and behavior of systems of atoms, scientists use two fundamentally different pictures of reality, one of which is called 'statistical' and the other 'dynamical'. The two approaches have at times been at odds, but scientists announced a way to reconcile the two pictures.
Aug 30th, 2016
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Researchers have successfully demonstrated charge transport between Nitrogen-Vacancy color centers in diamond. The team developed a novel multi-color scanning microscopy technique to visualize the charge transport.
Aug 30th, 2016
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Tweaking the structure of metal-organic frameworks could transform the capacity to use methane as a fuel.
Aug 30th, 2016
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Researchers have now shown how imploding bubbles in a solution can grow single crystals of the preferred orientation for manufacturing thin films.
Aug 30th, 2016
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Scientists distinguished how protein 'corona' of silver nanoparticles affects their cellular toxicity.
Aug 30th, 2016
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Engineers discover that samarium nickelate shows promise for active photonic devices - SmNiO3 could potentially transform optoelectronic technologies, including smart windows, infrared camouflage, and optical communications.
Aug 30th, 2016
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Scientists have developed a simple and effective method for the formation of robust covalent ONTs from simple molecules. This method is expected to be useful in generating a range of nanotube-based materials with desirable properties.
Aug 30th, 2016
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Microwaves created at near absolute zero temperature provide uniquely correlated and controllable states.
Aug 30th, 2016
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Researchers have discovered a type of drug delivery system that may offer new hope for patients with a rare, ultimately fatal genetic disorder - and make what might become a terrible choice a little easier.
Aug 30th, 2016
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Scientists have engineered a novel nanoscale drug delivery vehicle which can be tuned to release a range of cargos. The drug delivery system consists of self-assembled DNA nanopores embedded in nanometre-sized 'bubbles' known as polymersomes.
Aug 30th, 2016
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