Scientists have developed a method that can image nonfluorescent catalytic reactions - reactions that don?t emit light - on nanoscale particles.
Jul 9, 2019
A theory from 2006 predicts that it should be possible to use graphene in a magnetic field not only to absorb terahertz and infrared light on demand but also to control the direction of the circular polarisation. Researchers now have succeeded in ...
Jul 9, 2019
It is now possible to search for over 300 nanomaterials found in the EU and link them to hazard data.
Jul 9, 2019
Even in the strange world of open quantum systems, the arrow of time points steadily forward -- most of the time. A video details new experiments conducted at Washington University in St. Louis that compare the forward and reverse trajectories of ...
Jul 9, 2019
In work that could open a floodgate of future applications for a new class of nanomaterials known as MXenes (pronounced 'Maxines'), researchers from Texas A&M University have discovered a simple, inexpensive way to prevent the ma...
Jul 9, 2019
A boiling point of 5900 degrees Celsius and diamond-like hardness in combination with carbon: tungsten is the heaviest metal, yet has biological functions - especially in heat-loving microorganisms. A team led by Tetyana Milojevic at the Universit...
Jul 9, 2019
Scientists at Osaka University discovered a novel mechanism which they refer to as microbubble implosion (MBI) in 2018. In this study, the group confirmed that during MBI, an ultrahigh electrostatic field close to the Schwinger field could be achi...
Jul 9, 2019
Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of RAS, and the Department of Chemistry of MSU presented solar cells based on conjugated polymers and fullerene derivatives, that...
Jul 9, 2019
A theory from 2006 predicts that it should be possible to use graphene in a magnetic field not only to absorb terahertz and infrared light on demand but also to control the direction of the circular polarisation. Researchers from UNIGE and Manches...
Jul 9, 2019
In Gallium Nitride (GaN) implanted with a small amount of magnesium (Mg), NIMS succeeded for the first time in visualizing the distribution and optical behavior of the implanted Mg at the nanoscale which may help in improving electrical performanc...
Jul 9, 2019
