Scientists study how evaporation and condensation processes can be improved or controlled at the micro- and nano- level.
Dec 12, 2019
The process of building a tiny cube has revealed some of the fundamental mysteries of how molecules bind together in natural environments. Researchers hope to apply this knowledge to future projects designing complex structures that can mimic life.
Dec 12, 2019
The first international award established for scientists developing industrial applications of single wall carbon nanotubes has announced its inaugural winner. The TUBALL Award has been presented to...
Dec 12, 2019
Studying radiation chemistry and electronic structure of materials at scales smaller than nanometres, the University of Guelph team prepared samples of clay in ultra-thin layers. Working at the TRIUMF particle accelerator, they bombarded the sampl...
Dec 12, 2019
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation and Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated an ultrafast all-optical switching operation with the lowest energy consumption ever reported for all-optical switching at less than one picosecond (one...
Dec 12, 2019
A Chinese research team has developed an advanced imaging technique to achieve super-resolution microscopy at unprecedented speeds and with many fewer images. The new method should make it possible to capture processes in living cells at speeds no...
Dec 12, 2019
The process of building a tiny cube has revealed some of the fundamental mysteries of how molecules bind together in natural environments. Researchers hope to apply this knowledge to future projects designing complex structures that can mimic life.
Dec 12, 2019
Researchers use a scanning probe imaging technique to confirm Poiseuille electron flow The post Electrons flow like water in ultra-pure graphene appeared first on Physics World.
Dec 11, 2019
A surprising new study shows that heat energy can leap across a few hundred nanometers of a complete vacuum, thanks to a quantum mechanical phenomenon called the Casimir interaction. Though this interaction is only significant on very short length...
Dec 11, 2019
A plan instigated by Dominic Cummings, adviser to UK prime minister Boris Johnson, would see scientists get up to 15 years of funding to research areas like quantum computing
Dec 11, 2019
