When electrons that repel each other are confined to a small space, they can form an ordered crystalline state known as a Wigner crystal. Observing the fragile crystal is tricky, since it requires extreme conditions including low temperatures and ...
Jun 13, 2019
Plants and certain types of bacteria depend on a light-harvesting protein complex comprising of molecules known as chromophores to absorb incoming sunlight. This complex directs solar energy to the...
Jun 13, 2019
Jun 13, 2019
Air pollution is responsible for 550,000 premature deaths a year in Europe and 7 million worldwide, according to the WHO. Measuring it can be a challenge, however, as the equipment tends to be large and expensive. But soon, this may change, thanks...
Jun 13, 2019
A team of researchers from the University of Konstanz has demonstrated a new aqueous polymerization procedure for generating polymer nanoparticles with a single chain and uniform shape, which, by contrast to previous methods, involves high particl...
Jun 13, 2019
Researchers have demonstrated a new aqueous polymerization procedure for generating polymer nanoparticles with a single chain and uniform shape, which, as another difference to previous methods, involves high particle concentrations.
Jun 13, 2019
In our daily lives, the purpose and function of an item is defined by either its material, e.g. a rain jacket is fabricated of water-proof material, or its shape, e.g. a wheel is round to enable a rolling motion. What is the impact of the two fac...
Jun 13, 2019
EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today unveiled the HERCULES® NIL 300 mm -- a fully integrated...
Jun 13, 2019
Condensed matter physicists take a step closer to building a graphene-based topological insulator.
Jun 13, 2019
The technology is already in use in western Sweden, and researchers and other interested parties hope that the sensor could soon be used in many broad contexts.
Jun 13, 2019
