The dark matter particle explorer has measured high-precision cosmic ray helium energy spectrum
Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Collaboration directly observed a spectral softening of helium nuclei at about 34TeV for the first ...
Tag: Atomic Physics
Controllability of ionization energy of atoms promises advancements in chemical synthesis
A paper by Kazan Federal University and Tatarstan Academy of Sciences saw light in Physics Letters ACredit: Kazan Federal University ...
Scientists created building materials effectively protecting from radiation
Bricks made of new materials are cheaper and more environmentally friendly than analogues made of lead and other materialsCredit: UrFU ...
Spintronics: Improving electronics with finer spin control
DGIST scientists have found a novel way to control magnetic spins in a localized spaceCredit: DGIST Spintronics is an emerging ...
Diamonds engage both optical microscopy and MRI for better imaging
Nitrogen vacancy centers in microdiamond tracers enable dual imaging to probe deeper in tissueCredit: Ashok Ajoy, UC Berkeley When doctors ...
Observing individual atoms in 3D nanomaterials and their surfaces
Credit: KAIST Atoms are the basic building blocks for all materials. To tailor functional properties, it is essential to accurately ...
Discovery of huge Raman scattering at atomic point contact
Credit: NINS/IMS Nanofabrication of electronic devices has reached a single nanometer scale (10-9 m). The rapid advancement of nanoscience and ...
Space weather and solar blobs
Scientists receive funding to study conditions that can disrupt communications satellitesCredit: (Astrophysical inages courtesy of NASA / headshots and collage ...
First detailed look at how charge transfer distorts a molecule’s structure
Charge transfer is highly important in most areas of chemistry, including photosynthesis and other processes in living things. A SLAC ...
‘Twisting’ atomic materials may convert light into electricity
US Army grant to UC Riverside will support the study of the science of light and its interaction with matterCredit: ...
Discarded ostrich shells provide timeline for our early African ancestors
Uranium-series dating shows South African midden is world's oldestCredit: Image courtesy of E. Niespolo. Archeologists have learned a lot about ...
CCNY team makes single photon switch advance
Credit: Image credit: Rezlind Bushati The ability to turn on and off a physical process with just one photon is ...
New computer model helps brings the sun into the laboratory
Credit: Composite image by Elle Starkman / Solar image by NASA Goddard Media Studios Every day, the sun ejects large ...
Energy-saving gas turbines from the 3D printer
Neutrons 'see' internal stress in components made by additive manufacturingCredit: Dr. Tobias Fritsch / BAM 3D printing has opened up ...
From toxic ions to single-atom copper
A more efficient, safer alternative to sourcing copper via bacteriaCredit: University of Houston Copper remains one of the single most ...
SMART breakthrough in materials discovery enables ‘twistronics’ for bulk systems
The findings allow manipulation of materials for the first time by stacking films at a twist angle, allowing a new ...
Nearly half a million dollars to fund a research chair to ensure food safety and quality
Funding for a new research chair directed by INRS Professor Monique LacroixCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) What are the antimicrobial effects ...
Understanding interfaces of hybrid materials with machine learning
Austrian pyhsicists are able to devise a design principle for the self-assembly of functionalized moleculesCredit: Jeindl - TU Graz The ...
Thermoelectric material discovery sets stage for new forms of electric power in the future
Clemson physicist joins forces with collaborators from China and Denmark to create hybrid compoundCredit: Clemson University College of Science Thermoelectrics ...
Oxygen migration enables ferroelectricity on nanoscale
Credit: University of Groningen Hafnium-based thin films, with a thickness of only a few nanometres, show an unconventional form of ...
