A combined experimental and theoretical study comprising researchers has shed new light on the behaviour of individual gold atoms supported on defective thin cerium dioxide films - an important system for catalysis and the generation of clean hydrogen for fuel.
Jul 22nd, 2016
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A highly sensitive chemical sensor based on Raman spectroscopy and using nitrogen-doped graphene as a substrate was developed by an international team of researchers.
Jul 22nd, 2016
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Researchers explored the properties of a promising class of materials with new capabilities that depend on cracks. Their results could help open the way for practical applications from nonvolatile computer memory to quick-dimming windows.
Jul 22nd, 2016
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Scientists performed cell surface engineering with magnetic nanoparticles on marine bacteria.
Jul 22nd, 2016
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Researchers have developed a simple and versatile method for building such bio-inspired robots and equipping them with advanced features.
Jul 22nd, 2016
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Scientists have significantly improved a key component for the development of new energy storage systems.
Jul 22nd, 2016
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Electrons moving across liquid helium exhibit spasmodic motion similar to that of rough surfaces being dragged across each other.
Jul 22nd, 2016
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Physicists have developed a novel electron microscope that can visualize electromagnetic fields oscillating at frequencies of billions of cycles per second.
Jul 22nd, 2016
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Heusler alloy NiMnSb could prove valuable as a new material for digital information processing and storage.
Jul 21st, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed a way to integrate novel functional materials onto a computer chip, allowing the creation of new smart devices and systems.
Jul 21st, 2016
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Scientists used computational methods to build ten large, two-component, co-assembling icosahedral protein complexes the size of small virus coats.
Jul 21st, 2016
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Method to stack hundreds of nanoscale layers could open new vistas in materials science.
Jul 21st, 2016
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A new study by an international team of researchers has announced that they have succeeded in demonstarting control over the interactions occurring among microscopic spheres, which cause them to self-propel into swarms, chains, and clusters.
Jul 21st, 2016
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Scientists have demonstrated a new technique for quantum tomography - self-guided quantum tomography - which opens future pathways for characterisation of large quantum states and provides robustness against inevitable system noise.
Jul 21st, 2016
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Researchers demonstrate paired topology and intrinsic magnetism in compound combining gadolinium, platinum, and bismuth.
Jul 21st, 2016
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Researchers discover titanium-gold alloy that is 4 times harder than most steels.
Jul 20th, 2016
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