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Novel Instrument Makes Three Kinds of Atom-Scale Measurements Simultaneously

It images single atoms. It maps atomic-scale hills and valleys on metal and insulating surfaces. And it records the flow of current across atom-thin materials subject to giant magnetic fields.

7 Jul 2020

Study Demonstrates Active Manipulation of Chromatic Dispersion

The development of metasurfaces opened a horizon for the advance of planar optics.

7 Jul 2020

Study Reveals the Secret Life of Lithium in Sun-Like Stars: Created Not Just Destroyed

Today a new international study involving a Monash astrophysicist and published in Nature Astronomy provides a fresh understanding of both how Lithium is made, and how it is destroyed.

6 Jul 2020

Researchers Develop New Catalyst to Eliminate Doxycycline from Water

Researchers from China recently synthesized a highly active surface-exposed CoFe2O4 catalyst used to activate H2O and subsequently to produce free radicals.

6 Jul 2020

Study on Pseudo-Anti-Galvanic Reaction Could Help Modulate Nanoparticles

A collaborative team, including Prof. WU Zhikun’s group from the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science and CAS member YANG’s Jinlong group from the University of Science and Technology of China, has achieved continuous advances in pseudo-anti-galvanic reaction research.

6 Jul 2020

MedeA Software Release MedeA 3.1 -- Precision at Scale - The New Normal

The MedeA 3.1 release provides cutting edge functionality including VASP 6 support and mesoscale simulation tools.

From Materials Design, Inc. 6 Jul 2020

UV-Visible-NIR Polarization Spectroscopy of Microscopic Samples

CRAIC Technologies, a leading innovator of UV-visible-NIR microanalysis solutions, is proud to announce the addition of UV-visible-NIR polarization microscope spectroscopy capabilities to CRAIC microspectrophotometers. T...

From CRAIC Technologies 6 Jul 2020

Novel Technique for Increasing Intensity of Lasers

In a paper that made the cover of the journal Applied Physics Letters, an international team of researchers has demonstrated an innovative technique for increasing the intensity of lasers.

6 Jul 2020

Study Elucidates Hydrodynamic Power Generation Using Spin Currents

Researchers in the ERATO Saitoh Spin Quantum Rectification Project in the JST Strategic Basic Research Programs have elucidated the mechanism of the hydrodynamic power generation using spin currents in micrometer-scale channels, finding that power generation efficiency improves drastically as the size of the flow is made smaller.

3 Jul 2020

Researchers Develop New Platform for Rapid Chiral Analysis

Researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently developed a new platform for rapid chiral analysis, producing chromatogram-like output without the need for separation.

3 Jul 2020

Simple Spintronics Concept Could Improve Magnetic-Based Data Processing

Physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and Lanzhou University in China developed a simple concept that could improve significantly magnetic-based data processing.

3 Jul 2020

Thermophones Could Help Design New Generation of Sound Technology

Scientists have pioneered a new technique to produce arrays of sound produced entirely by heat.

3 Jul 2020

Cellulose Nanofibers Used to Develop Light, Highly Porous Material

Electric motors and electronic devices generate electromagnetic fields that sometimes have to be shielded in order not to affect neighboring electronic components or the transmission of signals.

3 Jul 2020

New Carbon Nanotube Film Could be Used for Next-Generation Smart Fabrics

A film made of tiny carbon nanotubes may be a key material in developing clothing that can heat or cool the wearer on demand.

3 Jul 2020

New Technique to Determine Temperature Beneath Surface of Materials

University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have made it possible to remotely determine the temperature beneath the surface of certain materials using a new technique they call depth thermography.

3 Jul 2020