In a microwave oven, sparks are generated inside a glass vial containing coal powder and copper foil as part of an experiment by University of…
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“Kirigami Cuts” – Japanese Art Form Inspires New Engineering Technique
New research allows each kirigami motif to bend into multiple shapes. Credit: Northwestern University ‘Kirigami cuts’ can be used to create 3D microstructures and nanotools.…
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New Electron Microscopy Technique Offers First Real-Time Look at Previously Hidden Processes
Researchers can now fill in missing information about nanoscale polymerization and “smart” materials for medicine and the environment. Northwestern researchers have developed a new microscopy…
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China Builds the World’s First Integrated Quantum Communication Network
Chinese scientists have established the world’s first integrated quantum communication network, combining over 700 optical fibers on the ground with two ground-to-satellite links to achieve…
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Old Silicon Learns New Tricks: Atomically Architected Silicon Pyramids With Unusual Magnetic Properties
(a) Wide and (b) magnified images of the fabricated Si pyramids. Four slopes correspond to Si{111} facet surfaces. Credit: Ken Hattori Researchers from Nara Institute…
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Smarticle Swarm: Spontaneous Robot Dances Highlight a New Kind of Order in Active Matter
The flower-like set of points represents all possible shapes that the smarticle swarm can take on. In line with rattling theory, the most common shapes…
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Invisible Solar Panels: How Tomorrow’s Windows Will Generate Electricity
The solar cell created by the team is transparent, allowing its use in a wide range of applications. Credit: Joondong Kim from Incheon National University…
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Groundbreaking Experiment Tracks the Real-Time Transport of Individual Molecules
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, or CNMS, contributed to a groundbreaking experiment published in Science that tracks the real-time transport of…
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First Glimpse of Polarons – Ephemeral Distortions – Forming in a Promising Next-Gen Energy Material
An illustration shows polarons — fleeting distortions in a material’s atomic lattice –in a promising next-generation energy material, lead hybrid perovskite. Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National…
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Intelligent Cameras That Can Learn and Understand What They Are Seeing
Intelligent cameras could be one step closer thanks to a research collaboration between the Universities of Bristol and Manchester who have developed cameras that can…
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