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Growing Giants: Huge Grains of Copper Promote Better Graphene Growth
To technology insiders,
graphene is a certified big
deal. The one-atom thick
carbon-based material
elicits rhapsodic
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Squeezing Transistors Really Hard Generates Energy Savings
If silicon is squeezed, this
affects the freedom of
movement of the electrons in
this material. This can
promote or restrict the flow
of electrical current.
... > full story
How Water Dissolves Stone, Molecule by Molecule
Scientists have combined
cutting-edge experimental
techniques and computer
simulations to find a new
way of predicting how water
dissolves crystalline
... > full story
Researchers Create Nonlinear Light-Generating Zero-Index Metamaterial
Researchers have used a
unique optical metamaterial
with zero-index refraction
to generate phase
mismatch–free
... > full story
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'Spinning Trap' Developed to Measure Electron Roundness
December 5, 2013 — Researchers have developed a method of spinning electric and magnetic fields around trapped molecular ions to measure whether the ions' tiny electrons are truly round -- research with major ... > full story -
Electricity from Waste Heat With More Efficient Materials
December 5, 2013 — Thermoelectric materials can convert waste heat directly into electricity. Scientists have developed hybrid thermoelectric materials which combine useful properties from different types of ... > full story -
DNA Helicity, Elasticity Explained on Nanoscale
December 5, 2013 — A simple mechanical model to effectively implement the well-known double-stranded structure and the elasticity of DNA on a nano-meter scale has been developed, in an effort to more comprehensively ... > full story -
Laser Light at Useful Wavelengths from Semiconductor Nanowires
December 5, 2013 — Thread-like semiconductor structures called nanowires, so thin that they are effectively one-dimensional, show potential as lasers for applications in computing, communications, and sensing. ... > full story -
Better Water Purification With Seeds from Moringa Trees
December 5, 2013 — Seeds from Moringa oleifera trees can be used to purify water. Scientists discovered that seed material can give a more efficient purification process than conventional synthetic materials in ... > full story -
Thermoelectric Materials Nearing Production Scale
December 5, 2013 — Half-Heusler compounds are especially suited for manufacturing thermoelectric modules. Waste heat can be converted to electricity with them. Researchers have manufactured the alloys for the first ... > full story -
Virtual Wall Could Stop Spread of Oil and Help Build Invisible Barrier for Oil Spills
December 4, 2013 — A new technique forms a virtual wall for oily liquids that will help confine them to a certain area, aiding researchers who are studying these complex molecules. This development will have future ... > full story -
The Promise of Nanotechnology
December 4, 2013 — If the promise of nanotechnology is to be fulfilled, then research programs must leapfrog to new nanomanufacturing processes. That's the conclusion of a review of the current state of nanoscience and ... > full story -
Intense Two-Color Double X-Ray Laser Pulses: Powerful Tool to Study Ultrafast Processes
December 4, 2013 — Scientists have generated ultra-bright, two-color X-ray laser pulses for the first time in the hard X-ray region. These light pulses with different wavelengths, whose time separation can be adjusted ... > full story -
Light Finds the Right Mix: Quickly Switching Orientation of a Laser Beam Enables Control Over Quantum Properties of Light
December 4, 2013 — Classical computers process data as a series of ones and zeros known as bits; in contrast, quantum computers encode information into the physical properties of an information unit known as a quantum ... > full story
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