For the first time, a study has shown that residual movements continue to animate proteins inside a crystal and that this movement 'blurs"´' the structures obtained via crystallography. The study stresses that the more these residual movements are restricted, the better the crystalline order.
Oct 6th, 2015
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A detailed analysis of the electrical characteristics of a tiny transistor made from 2 quantum dots could help researchers design better devices to manipulate single electrons.
Oct 6th, 2015
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New work details how electronic properties at the edges of organic molecular systems differ from the rest of the material.
Oct 6th, 2015
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New physical effect: researchers discover a change of electrical resistance in magnetic whirls.
Oct 6th, 2015
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Physicists have wondered in recent years if they could control how atoms interact using light. Now they know that they can, by demonstrating games of quantum billiards with unusual new rules.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Today, formation of that polymer assembly requires solvents that can harm the environment, but scientists have found a 'greener' way to control the assembly of photovoltaic polymers in water using a surfactant - a detergent-like molecule--as a template.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Researchers show that a two-dimensional crystal, combined with graphene, has the capability to detect optical pulses with a response faster than ten picoseconds, while maintaining a high efficiency.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Perovskite solar cells are cheaper to make than traditional silicon cells and their electricity conversion efficiency is improving rapidly. To be commercially viable, perovskite cells need to scale up from lab size. Researchers report a method for making perovskite cells larger while maintaining efficiency.
Oct 5th, 2015
Read moreThe quest to control and understand the intrinsic spin of electrons to advance nanoscale electronics is hampered by how hard it is to measure tiny, fast magnetic devices. Applied physicists offer a solution: using heat, instead of light, to measure magnetic systems at short length and time scales.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Like biological channels, graphene pores are selective for certain types of ions.
Oct 5th, 2015
Read moreInspired by a naturally occurring material found in marine mussels, researchers have created a new flame retardant to replace commercial additives that are often toxic and can accumulate over time in the environment and living animals, including humans.
Oct 5th, 2015
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A quantum logic gate in silicon built for the for the first time, making calculations between two qubits of information possible.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Scientists used a transmission electron microscope to record almost 3500 images in 3.5 seconds for the reconstruction of a 3D electron tomogram.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Electron orbitals provide information on the whereabouts of the electrons in atoms and molecules. Scientists have now succeeded in experimentally recording these structures in all three dimensions. They achieved this by further developing a method they had already applied two years ago to make these orbitals visible in two dimensions.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Researchers have assembled model microscopic system to demonstrate the transmission of torque in the presence of thermal fluctuations - necessary for the creation of a tiny 'clutch' operating at the nanoscale.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Researchers have fabricated a device in which light can induce a current using a silver nanowire - an important step toward harnessing light to speed up the next generation of circuits.
Oct 5th, 2015
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