A simple sheet of graphene has noteworthy properties due to a quantum phenomenon in its electron structure called Dirac cones. The system becomes even more interesting if it comprises two superimposed graphene sheets, and one is very slightly turn...
Nov 30, 2018
Several different microbes, such as viruses and bacteria, could be responsible for causing pneumonia, a respiratory disease that takes the lives of nearly 50,000 people in the United States each year....
Nov 30, 2018
People can usually tell if something is rough or smooth by running their fingers along its surface. But what about things that are too small or too big to run a finger over? The earth looks smooth from space, but someone standing at the foot of th...
Nov 30, 2018
Scientists have measured an ultrananocrystalline diamond coating, prized for its hard yet smooth properties, and showed that it is far rougher than previously believed.
Nov 30, 2018
A powerful method is demonstrated for analyzing the electrochemically induced electronic-state and structural changes that occur in an iron-tipped self-assembled monolayer.
Nov 30, 2018
Rice University researchers have discovered a fundamentally different form of light-matter interaction in their experiments with gold nanoparticles. The discovery may become useful in the development of next-generation, ultrasmall optical componen...
Nov 30, 2018
Researchers have discovered a fundamentally different form of light-matter interaction in their experiments with gold nanoparticles.
Nov 29, 2018
Scientists have demonstrated a theoretical method to enhance the performance of quantum computers works, an important step to scale the transformative technology.
Nov 29, 2018
USC scientists have demonstrated a theoretical method to enhance the performance of quantum computers, an important step to scale a technology with potential to solve some of society's biggest challenges.
Nov 29, 2018
Researchers have now developed a nanoparticle-based technology that could be used distinguish between bacterial and viral forms of pneumonia. The technology could also be used to monitor whether antibiotic therapy has successfully treated the infe...
Nov 29, 2018
