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'Zebra stripe' patterns form on solidifying metal alloys – Physics World

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Unusual solidification effect defies conventional metallurgy and could make it possible to nanoengineer structures on the surface of metals The post ‘Zebra stripe’ patterns form on solidifying metal alloys appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 1, 2021

Physicists create tunable superconductivity in twisted graphene 'nanosandwich'

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Structure may reveal conditions needed for high-temperature superconductivity.

Feb 1, 2021

Mysterious magnetic fossils offer past climate clues

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There are fossils, found in ancient marine sediments and made up of no more than a few magnetic nanoparticles, that can tell us a whole lot about the climate of the past, especially episodes of abrupt global warming. Now, researchers including doc...

Feb 1, 2021

Physicists develop new material for water desalination

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Titanium dioxide nanoparticles with gold absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it into heat. The material can accelerate the evaporation in desalination plants up to 2.5 times and can track hazardous molecules and compounds. An internati...

Feb 1, 2021

Easily assembled gold nanoparticle scaffolding serves as molecular probe

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The development of pharmaceutical treatments is difficult—clinicians and researchers know a certain drug can regulate particular functions, but they might not know how it actually works. Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technolog...

Feb 1, 2021

Physicists create tunable superconductivity in twisted graphene “nanosandwich”

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Structure may reveal conditions needed for high-temperature superconductivity.

Feb 1, 2021

Nanomaterial accelerates water desalination process

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Titanium dioxide nanoparticles decorated by gold absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it into heat. The material can accelerate the evaporation in desalination plants up to 2.5 times and can track hazardous molecules and compounds.

Feb 1, 2021

Physicists create tunable superconductivity in twisted graphene 'nanosandwich'

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When two sheets of graphene are stacked atop each other at just the right angle, the layered structure morphs into an unconventional superconductor, allowing electric currents to pass through without resistance or wasted energy.

Feb 1, 2021

The first steps toward a quantum brain

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An intelligent material that learns by physically changing itself, similar to how the human brain works, could be the foundation of a completely new generation of computers. Radboud physicists working toward this so-called "quantum brain"...

Feb 1, 2021

Easily assembled gold nanoparticle scaffolding serves as molecular probe

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The development of pharmaceutical treatments is difficult -- clinicians and researchers know a certain drug can regulate particular functions, but they might not know how it actually works. Researchers have developed a new, streamlined method to b...

Feb 1, 2021

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