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Nanowire captures Abrikosov vortices

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Scientists have demonstrated the possibility of detecting the penetration of Abrikosov vortices through the superconductor/ferromagnet interface. The device is a ferromagnetic nanowire bonded to superconductive electrodes.

Dec 9, 2019

Self-cleaning solar panels with nanotextured surfaces

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Researchers look to the lotus leaf for self-cleaning innovation.

Dec 9, 2019

Ben-Gurion University researchers develop new method to remove dust on solar panels

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Particle removal increased from 41% on hydrophilic smooth Si wafers to 98% on superhydrophobic Si-based nanotextured surfaces. The researchers confirmed these results by measuring the adhesion of a micron-sized particle to the flat and nanotexture...

Dec 9, 2019

Lighting up cardiovascular problems using nanoparticles

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A new nanoparticle innovation that detects unstable calcifications that can trigger heart attacks and strokes may allow doctors to pinpoint when plaque on the walls of blood vessels becomes dangerous.

Dec 9, 2019

Detours may make batteries better

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Adding atom-scale defects to battery materials may help them charge faster, theoretical models by Rice University scientists show.

Dec 9, 2019

Ultrafast stimulated emission microscopy of single nanocrystals in Science

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ICFO researchers report on a new ultrafast stimulated emission microscopy technique that allows imaging of nano-objects and investigating their dynamics.

Dec 9, 2019

Nanowire detects Abrikosov vortices

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Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the Institute of Solid State Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences have demonstrated the possibility of detecting Abrikosov vortices penet...

Dec 9, 2019

A tech jewel: Converting graphene into diamond film

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Can two layers of the "king of the wonder materials," i.e. graphene, be linked and converted to the thinnest diamond-like material, the "king of the crystals"? IBS scientists have reported the first experimental observation of ...

Dec 9, 2019

Speedy and precise multicolor imaging of biomolecules now possible

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For the first time, researchers can track biological molecules with unprecedented speed and precision thanks to the use of multi-metallic nanoparticles. The researchers published their results on October 17 in ACS Photonics, a journal of the Ameri...

Dec 9, 2019

Creating switchable plasmons in plastics

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Researchers in the Organic Photonics and Nano-optics goup at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics have developed optical nanoantennas made from a conducting polymer. The antennas can be switched on and off, and will make possible a completely new...

Dec 9, 2019

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