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WITec Now Operating Directly in France

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WITec GmbH, leading manufacturer of 3D Raman imaging, correlative and other nano-analytical microscopy systems, has established a new direct representation in France. Located in Lyon, known as a...

Feb 15, 2019

Spintronics by 'straintronics': Switching superferromagnetism with electric-field induced strain

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Switching magnetic domains in magnetic memory normally requires magnetic fields generated by electrical currents, hence requiring large amounts of electrical power. Now, teams from France, Spain and Germany have demonstrated the feasibility of ano...

Feb 15, 2019

The smallest skeletons in the marine world observed in 3-D by synchrotron techniques

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Coccolithophores are microscopic marine algae that use carbon dioxide to grow, and release carbon dioxide when they create their miniature calcite shells. These tiny, abundant planktonic microorganisms could therefore be seriously impacted by curr...

Feb 15, 2019

Researchers 3D-Print Objects Showing Dichroic Effect

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From the time of the Roman Empire, the use of metallic nanoparticles as glass colorant is well known. The Lycurgus cup is one of the familiar pieces of pottery from the Roman Empire. Due to their...

Feb 15, 2019

Laser-induced graphene gets tough, with help

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Laser-induced graphene (LIG), a flaky foam of the atom-thick carbon, has many interesting properties on its own but gains new powers as part of a composite. The labs of Rice University chemist James Tour and Christopher Arnusch, a professor at Be...

Feb 15, 2019

Picosun’s ALD encapsulation prevents electronics degradation

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Picosun Group, a leading supplier of ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating solutions for global industries, reports unprecedented results in high reliability electronics protection with ALD....

Feb 15, 2019

Tiny particles can switch back and forth between phases

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Three years ago, when Richard Robinson, associate professor of materials science and engineering, was on sabbatical at Hebrew University in Israel, he asked a graduate student to send him some nanoparticles of a specific size.

Feb 15, 2019

Nanoparticles can switch back and forth between phases

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Researchers observe chemically reversible isomerization of inorganic clusters.

Feb 15, 2019

Platinum nanoparticles show selective toxicity against liver cancer cells

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In recent years, the number of targeted cancer drugs has continued to rise. However, conventional chemotherapeutic agents still play an important role in cancer treatment.

Feb 15, 2019

Researchers create ultra-lightweight ceramic material that withstands extreme temperatures

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UCLA researchers and collaborators at eight other research institutions have created an extremely light, very durable ceramic aerogel. The material could be used for applications like insulating spacecraft because it can withstand the intense heat...

Feb 14, 2019

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