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A scaffold at the center of our cellular skeleton

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All animal cells have an organelle called a centrosome, which is essential to the organization of their cell skeleton. The centrosome plays fundamental roles, especially during cell division, where it allows equal sharing of genetic information be...

Feb 20, 2020

Laser writing enables practical flat optics and data storage in glass

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Femtosecond laser machining has emerged as an attractive technology enabling applications ranging from eye surgery to direct writing on the bulk of transparent materials. Scientists from the University of Southampton, UK, demonstrated a new regime...

Feb 20, 2020

Optoelectronic Superstructure Could Be Applied in Neuromorphic Computing

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University of Central Florida (UCF) researchers have taken a step toward developing neuromorphic computers — computers that mimic neurobiological architectures present in the human nervous system — by demonstrating how to create a nanoscale device...

Feb 20, 2020

MoS nanoparticles provide a cheaper way to obtain hydrogen

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Researchers propose molybdenum sulfide as a material for the catalysts which is, firstly, more effective than molybdenum, and, secondly, much cheaper since the total amount of expensive metal in catalysts is reduced, and the sulfur is not scarce a...

Feb 20, 2020

Researchers show what drives a novel, ordered assembly of alternating peptides

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A team of researchers has verified that it is possible to engineer two-layered nanofibers consisting of an ordered row of alternating peptides, and has also determined what makes these peptides automatically assemble into this pattern. The fundame...

Feb 20, 2020

Scientists find an effective way to obtain fuel for hydrogen engines

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One of the most promising alternative energy sources is hydrogen, which can be extracted from water and air. A catalyst is needed for a chemical process that releases hydrogen from an H2O molecule. It can be made, for example, from platinum or fro...

Feb 20, 2020

New graphene-based metasurface capable of independent amplitude and phase control of light

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Researchers described a new strategy of designing metamolecules that incorporates two independently controllable subwavelength meta-atoms. This two-parametric control of the metamolecule secures the complete control of both amplitude and the phase...

Feb 20, 2020

New graphene-based metasurface capable of independent amplitude and phase control of light

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Researchers described a new strategy of designing metamolecules that incorporates two independently controllable subwavelength meta-atoms. This two-parametric control of the metamolecule secures the complete control of both amplitude and the phase...

Feb 20, 2020

New graphene-based metasurface capable of independent amplitude and phase control of light

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers describe a new strategy of designing metamolecules that incorporates two independently controllable subwavelength meta-atoms. This two-parametric control of the metamolecule secures the complete control of both amplitude and the phase ...

Feb 20, 2020

Electrocatalyst exhibits superb water splitting activity

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A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has reported a phosphate-based electrocatalyst of Fe3Co(PO4)4/reduced-graphene-oxide (rGO) (1) for OER, which is predicted to be highly a...

Feb 20, 2020

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