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Electron microscopy of nanoparticle superlattice formation at a solid-liquid interface in non-polar liquids
Nanoparticle superlattice films that form at the solid-liquid interface are important for mesoscale materials but are challenging to analyze on the onset of formation at a solid-liquid interface. In a new report on...
3-D printed egg whites outperform existing flexible electronics materials
Devices flexible enough to be worn in comfort, sensitive enough to measure a pulse and transparent and thus barely noticeable are an attractive prospect for a range of applications from...
Controlling superconductors with light
A researcher at the Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea), Professor Ivan Savenko, has reported a conceptually new method to...
New molecules for innovative high-tech materials
Thanks to their special properties, rare earths are used in many high-tech products. Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are now working on new applications of these elements. The...
Study finds electrical fields can throw a curveball
MIT researchers have discovered a phenomenon that could be harnessed to control the movement of tiny particles floating in suspension. This approach, which requires simply applying an external electric field,...
Scientists propose spin filter method for polarized electron acceleration in plasma wakefields
High-energy polarized electron beams are widely used in high-energy physics (linear colliders), nuclear physics and material science. However, such polarized electron beams are usually generated on conventional accelerators that are...
Researchers build sensor consisting of only 11 atoms
Researchers at Delft University of Technology have developed a sensor that is only 11 atoms in size. The sensor is capable of capturing magnetic waves and consists of an antenna,...
Study finds electrical fields can throw a curveball
MIT researchers have discovered a phenomenon that could be harnessed to control the movement of tiny particles floating in suspension. This approach, which requires simply applying an external electric field, may ultimately lead...
New Double-Contrast Technique Picks Up Small Tumors on MRI
Early detection of tumors is extremely important in treating cancer. A new technique developed by researchers at the University of California, Davis, offers a significant advance in using magnetic resonance...
Record-high data transmission using a soliton crystal
Researchers have achieved world record-high data transmission over 75 km of standard optical fiber using a powerful class of micro-comb called soliton crystals.
Understanding ceramic materials' 'mortar' may reveal ways to improve them
When most people think of ceramics, they might envision their favorite mug or a flowerpot. But modern technology is full of advanced ceramics, from silicon solar panels to ceramic superconductors...
New soliton laser pulses deliver high energy in a trillionth of a second
Scientists have developed a new type of laser that can deliver high amounts of energy in very short bursts of time, with potential applications in eye and heart surgery or...
Process to produce well-aligned CNT arrays on a 10-centimeter silicon wafer
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has developed a new process to produce well-aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays on a 10-centimeter silicon wafer. In their paper...
Work needed to reduce the negative effects of heat stress on Australian dairy cows, research reveals
Researchers have investigated the impact of heat stress in Australian dairy cows grazing summer pastures, revealing high temperature and humidity leads to a significant drop in milk production, but that...
Worth their salt: Researchers report first case of hexagonal NaCl
Skoltech and MIPT scientists have predicted and then experimentally confirmed the existence of exotic hexagonal thin films of NaCl on a diamond surface. These films may be useful as gate...
Watching single protons moving at water-solid interfaces
The H+ proton consists of a single ion of hydrogen, the smallest and lightest of all the chemical elements. These protons occur naturally in water where a tiny proportion of...
Nanoscale optical pulse limiter facilitated by refractory metallic quantum wells
In the past several decades, physicists have conducted deep laboratory investigations into nonlinear optics, plasma physics and quantum science using advanced high-intensity, ultrashort-pulse lasers. Increased use of the technology naturally risked damaging the optical...
Energy-recovery linear accelerator proposed for next-generation physics research
As physicists developed plans for building an electron-ion collider (EIC)—a next-generation nuclear physics facility to be built at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory for nuclear physics research—they...
Building bricks from plastic waste
Revolutionary 'green' types of bricks and construction materials could be made from recycled PVC, waste plant fibers or sand with the help of a remarkable new kind of rubber polymer...
Does MRI have an environmental impact?
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have surveyed the amount of gadolinium found in river water in Tokyo. Gadolinium is contained in contrast agents given to patients undergoing medical magnetic resonance...
Researchers demonstrate high-efficiency emission of dispersive wave in gas-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fibers
In the past decade, anti-resonant, hollow-core photonic crystal fibers (HC-PCFs) have become excellent platforms for studying ultrafast nonlinear optics such as ultrashort pulse compression to the single-cycle regime, efficient generation...
Robo farm: AI machine 'DOT' comes to an Ontario farm for the first time
Anyone driving past Haggerty Creek in Bothwell over the past few days has likely seen an unusual and possibly unfamiliar piece of agricultural equipment. That's because the farm became the first...
A replaceable, more efficient filter for N95 masks
Researchers have developed a membrane that can be attached to a regular N95 mask and replaced when needed. The filter has a smaller pore size than normal N95 masks, potentially...
Scientists finally crack nature's most common chemical bond
The carbon-hydrogen bond -- 2/3 of all bonds in hydrocarbons -- has defied chemists' attempts to open it up and add new chemical groups. A team has now cracked the...
Scientists solve half-century-old magnesium dimer mystery
Magnesium dimer (Mg2) is a fragile molecule consisting of two weakly interacting atoms held together by the laws of quantum mechanics. It has recently emerged as a potential probe for...
Look: Cardi B shows off huge, floral back tattoo
Cardi B shared on Instagram this weekend a photo of a colorful new tattoo that goes from the base of her neck, down her back to her buttocks and thigh.
Op-Ed: Forget Zoom. In letters, we can find a better way to connect
It hit me: Letters! Care packages! That was how to bridge the pandemic distance and be an ally.
New York Jets signing ex-Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco to one-year deal
The New York Jets are signing former Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco to a one-year contract.