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Nonreciprocal transport in the gate-induced strontium titanate polar superconductor

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In materials science, two-dimensional electron systems (2DES) realized at the oxide surface or interface are a promising candidate to achieve novel physical properties and functionalities in a rapidly emerging quantum field. While 2-DES provides a...

Apr 6, 2020

Nanopore reveals shape-shifting enzyme linked to catalysis

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University of Groningen scientists have observed the characteristics of a single enzyme inside a nanopore. They learned that the enzyme can exist in four different folded states, or conformers, that play an active role in the reaction mechanism. T...

Apr 6, 2020

Nanopore reveals shape-shifting enzyme linked to catalysis

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Scientists observed the characteristics of a single enzyme inside a nanopore. This revealed that the enzyme can exist in four different folded states, or conformers, that play an active role in the reaction mechanism. These results will have conse...

Apr 6, 2020

Insect wings hold antimicrobial clues for improved medical implants

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Some insect wings such as cicada and dragonfly possess nanopillar structures that kill bacteria upon contact. However, to date, the precise mechanisms that cause bacterial death have been unknown.

Apr 6, 2020

Insect wings hold antimicrobial clues for improved medical implants

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Some insect wings such as cicada and dragonfly possess nanopillar structures that kill bacteria upon contact. However, to date, the precise mechanisms that cause bacterial death have been unknown. Using a range of advanced imaging tools, functiona...

Apr 6, 2020

Study unravels antibacterial effects of nanopillars in insect wings

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Some insect wings such as cicada and dragonfly possess nanopillar structures that kill bacteria upon contact. However, to date, the precise mechanisms that cause bacterial death have been unknown.

Apr 6, 2020

Nanopore reveals shape-shifting enzyme linked to catalysis

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Scientists observed characteristics of an enzyme inside a nanopore, revealing that it can exist in four different folded states.

Apr 6, 2020

A new method to generate substantial volumes of nanobubbles in water

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Researchers have discovered a new energy-efficient method to generate and release substantial volumes of metastable, nano-scale gas bubbles in water, in excess of natural solubility levels. The discovery has the potential to disrupt a number of in...

Apr 6, 2020

Researchers expand search for new state of matter

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A recent discovery by University of Arkansas physicists could help researchers establish the existence of quantum spin liquids, a new state of matter. They've been a mystery since they were first proposed in the 1970s. If proven to exist, qua...

Apr 6, 2020

Materials — Molding molecular matter

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Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used a focused beam of electrons to stitch platinum-silicon molecules into graphene,

Apr 6, 2020

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