Desalination processes to produce potable water are essential for all communities, especially in areas where water is scarce. However, traditional methods go through multiple processes resulting in additional costs and energy. Scientists developed...
Sep 18, 2020
Points matter when designing nanoparticles that drive important chemical reactions using the power of light, according to recent research.
Sep 18, 2020
Points matter when designing nanoparticles that drive important chemical reactions using the power of light.
Sep 18, 2020
“Hyperdegeneracy” could be used in quantum computing The post Floating oil droplet contains hundreds of degenerate optical modes appeared first on Physics World.
Sep 18, 2020
Free electron X-ray lasers deliver intense ultrashort pulses of x-rays, which can be used to image nanometer-scale objects in a single shot. When the x-ray wavelength is tuned to an electronic resonance, magnetization patterns can be made visible....
Sep 18, 2020
Widefield nitrogen-vacancy microscope solves problem of there being no way to tell exactly how strongly magnetic a 2D material was.
Sep 18, 2020
Scientists have shown that it is possible to study the magnetic properties of ultrathin materials directly, via a new microscopy technique that opens the door to the discovery of more two-dimensional magnetic materials, with all sorts of potential...
Sep 18, 2020
Researchers have created carbon nanotube pores that are so efficient at removing salt from water that they are comparable to commercial desalination membranes.
Sep 18, 2020
Researchers have successfully produced durable antiviral surfaces that inactivate SARS-CoV-2 within 6 hours. In contrast, on various non-nanostructured surfaces or smooth surfaces, the SARS-COV-2 virus remained viable for up to 48 hours. These res...
Sep 18, 2020
As with actors and opera singers, when measuring magnetic fields it helps to have range. Cornell researchers used an ultrathin graphene “sandwich” to create a... The post Subtleties in Magnetic Fields Detected by Ultrathin Graphene Sensors appear...
Sep 18, 2020
