Nanophysics News
New Hologram Technology Means Clearer, Cheaper Displays
Evil masterminds of the world: Don't you just hate it when you're trying to deliver your ultimatum via hologram and the display is all wobbly and blurry and not at all intimidating? Take heart. ...
8 hours ago from Discover Magazine
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New microfluidic chip can help identify unwanted particles in water and food
A new process for making a three-dimensional microstructure that can be used in the analysis of cells could prove useful in counterterrorism measures and in water and food safety concerns.
4 hours ago from Phys.org
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Sound waves precisely position nanowires
(Phys.org) —The smaller components become, the more difficult it is to create patterns in an economical and reproducible way, according to an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers ...
12 hours ago from Phys.org
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First Gagarin film turns Soviet idol into new Russian hero
Strapped in an orange suit in his spaceship, Yuri Gagarin smiles as the rockets roar and chirpily tells mission control: "Let's go!"
16 hours ago from Phys.org
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Slime mould could make memristors for biocomputers
The ability to "remember" electrical resistance could make slime mould a useful material for building living computers
Tue 18 Jun 13 from Newscientist
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World's most powerful microscope ready for research
(Phys.org) —The world's most powerful microscope, which resides in a specially constructed room at the University of Victoria, has now been fully assembled and tested, and has a lineup of scientists ...
Tue 18 Jun 13 from Phys.org
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Team builds first integrated graphene digital circuit to function at gigahertz frequencies
(Phys.org) —A research team with members from the U.S. and Italy has succeeded in building an integrated graphene digital circuit that is able to function at gigahertz frequencies. In their ...
Tue 18 Jun 13 from Phys.org
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Researchers unmask Janus-faced nature of mechanical forces with supercomputer
The harder you pull, the quicker it goes. At least, that used to be the rule in mechanochemistry, a method that researchers apply to set chemical reactions in motion by means of mechanical forces. ...
Mon 17 Jun 13 from Phys.org
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Chemists produce star-shaped macromolecule that grabs large anions
Chemists at Indiana University Bloomington have created a symmetrical, five-sided macrocycle that is easy to synthesize and has characteristics that may help expand the molecular tool box available ...
Sun 16 Jun 13 from Phys.org
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Scientists combine X-rays and microscopes for precise experiments
(Phys.org) —Getting the atomic-level fingerprint of a material takes a lot more than just a dab of ink.
Fri 14 Jun 13 from Phys.org
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