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These tiny, self-assembling traps capture PFAS

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A study shows that self-assembling molecular traps can be used to capture PFAS -- dangerous pollutants that have contaminated drinking water supplies around the world.

May 27, 2020

Elucidation of nanostructures in practical heterogeneous catalysts

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The nanostructure of the heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalyst was clarified on the basis of cutting-edge analytical techniques. Scientists from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and University of Torino (UNITO) have cooper...

May 27, 2020

Scientists devise a way to determine the viability of predicted 2D materials

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An international team of researchers from Russia, Sweden and South Korea has proposed a new way to test the structural stability of predicted 2D materials. The testing revealed a number of materials erroneously proposed earlier. The scholars belie...

May 27, 2020

Physicists Build Hybrid Quantum System by Entangling Molecule With Atom – Could Enable Large-Scale Quantum Computers

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Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have boosted their control of the fundamental properties of molecules at the quantum level by... The post Physicists Build Hybrid Quantum System by Entangling Molecule With A...

May 26, 2020

Nanodevices show how cells change with time, by tracking from the inside

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For the first time, scientists have introduced minuscule tracking devices directly into the interior of mammalian cells, giving an unprecedented peek into the processes that govern the beginning of development.

May 26, 2020

Novel insight reveals topological tangle in unexpected corner of the universe

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In a recent theoretical study, scientists discovered the presence of the Hopfion topological structure in nano-sized particles of ferroelectrics -- materials with promising applications in microelectronics and information technology.

May 26, 2020

Modern problems, primitive solutions: A glimpse into archaic protein synthesis systems: Scientists show, for the first time, how protein synthesis in an ancient organism could have inspired the molecular tools used by modern organisms

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The interaction between 'transfer RNAs' and the enzymes that help them in protein synthesis has always been the key area of interest for understanding the evolution of the genetic code. Now, a team of scientists reports that a subunit of...

May 26, 2020

Nanodevices show how cells change with time, by tracking from the inside

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

For the first time, scientists have introduced minuscule tracking devices directly into the interior of mammalian cells, giving an unprecedented peek into the processes that govern the beginning of development.

May 26, 2020

Chirality-assisted lateral momentum transfer for bidirectional enantioselective separation

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Light carrying photon momentum can push and pull microparticles through momentum exchange. This momentum exchange process generates optical forces, which either attracts (conventional optical tweezers), pushes (radiation force) or pulls (pulling f...

May 26, 2020

Topological insulators feature lossless conduction at the edges

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Atomically thin layers of the semimetal tungsten ditelluride conduct electricity losslessly along narrow, one-dimensional channels at the crystal edges. The material is therefore a second-order topological insulator. By obtaining experimental proo...

May 26, 2020

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