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Piezoelectric feedback boosts infrared atomic force microscopy – Physics World

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New technique improves nanoscale chemical imaging The post Piezoelectric feedback boosts infrared atomic force microscopy appeared first on Physics World.

Jul 8, 2020

Porous graphene ribbons doped with nitrogen for electronics and quantum computing

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A team of physicists and chemists has produced the first porous graphene ribbons in which specific carbon atoms in the crystal lattice are replaced with nitrogen atoms. These ribbons have semiconducting properties that make them attractive for app...

Jul 8, 2020

Fluorescent peptide nanoparticles, in every color of the rainbow

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The discovery of green fluorescent protein (GFP), which is made by a jellyfish, transformed cell biology. It allowed scientists to stitch the GFP sequence to proteins from other organisms to trace their movements and interactions in living cells. ...

Jul 8, 2020

Old X-rays, new vision: A nano-focused X-ray laser

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Researchers have focused the beam of an X-ray free-electron laser to 6 nanometers, closer to the diameter of a typical atom than obtained in prior work. In conjunction with the extremely brief pulses and high intensities of the laser, researchers ...

Jul 8, 2020

Purifying water with the help of wood, bacteria and the sun

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According to the United Nations, about one-fifth of the world's population lives in areas where water is scarce. Therefore, technologies to produce clean water from undrinkable sources, such as seawater, river or lake water, and contaminated ...

Jul 8, 2020

Graphene: It is all about the toppings: To fully exploit the potential of the'wonder material' graphene, it has to be combined with other materials

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The way graphene interacts with other materials depends on how these materials are brought into contact with the graphene. The appropriate atoms are brought into contact with the graphene in such a way that they 'grow' on the graphene in...

Jul 8, 2020

Porous graphene ribbons doped with nitrogen for electronics and quantum computing

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A team of physicists and chemists has produced the first porous graphene ribbons in which specific carbon atoms in the crystal lattice are replaced with nitrogen atoms. These ribbons have semiconducting properties that make them attractive for app...

Jul 8, 2020

Fluorescent peptide nanoparticles, in every color of the rainbow

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The discovery of green fluorescent protein (GFP), which is made by a jellyfish, transformed cell biology. It allowed scientists to stitch the GFP sequence to proteins from other organisms to trace their movements and interactions in living cells. ...

Jul 8, 2020

Fluorescent peptide nanoparticles, in every color of the rainbow

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Researchers have designed peptide nanoparticles that can each glow in a variety of colors, opening the door for many new biomedical applications.

Jul 8, 2020

Porous graphene ribbons doped with nitrogen for electronics and quantum computing

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Scientists have succeeded in producing the first graphene ribbons whose crystal lattice contains both periodic pores and a regular pattern of nitrogen atoms. The structure of this new material resembles a ladder, with each rung containing two atom...

Jul 8, 2020

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