World’s first fiber-optic ultrasonic imaging probe for future nanoscale disease diagnostics
Credit: Dr Salvatore La Cavera Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed an ultrasonic imaging system, which can be ...
Tag: Molecular Physics
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 ...
How acidic are atoms?
The acidity of molecules can be easily determined, but until now it was not possible to measure this important property ...
Metabolite fumarate can reveal cell damage: New method to generate fumarate for MRI
Researchers find new technique for rapid hyperpolarization and purification of fumarate in aqueous solution; obstacles involving the use of parahydrogen ...
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 ...
‘Planar and curved’ pyrrole-fused azacoronenes
Effect of 3D sructures on π-electron functionsCredit: Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University Recently study on synthetic approaches ...
Researchers uncover activation mechanism of a cell growth protein that can trigger cancer
Credit: Thorsten Mohr There are many different types of cancer, but they all have one thing in common: errors in ...
Study paves the way for new photosensitive materials
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Photocatalysts are useful materials, with a myriad of environmental and energy applications, ...
Transport phenomena at the nanoscale
Credit: Ella Maru Studio (https://scientific-illustrations.com) Transient grating spectroscopy is an elegant method that uses two laser pulses to activate a ...
Identification of the wettability of graphene layers at the molecular level
Scientists improve the understanding of graphene interface properties at microscopic levelsCredit: Institute for Basic Science Graphene is a two-dimensional material ...
Study could lead to production of more efficient optoelectronic devices
Resonant-tunneling diodes are used in high-frequency oscillators, wave emitters and detectors, logic gates, photodetectors, and optoelectronic circuits. The study was ...
Water muting with THz optoacoustics: A breakthrough for biomedical applications
The terahertz optoacoustic signal of water can be manipulated by adjusting temperature to allow detection of solutes, such as ions, ...
Triangular-shaped spikes key to coronavirus transmission, finds new study
Credit: This image appeared in the research paper published in Physics of Fluids. COVID-19 needs no introduction. Last year, the ...
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 ...
Making waves in oceanography
New research finds upwelling defies prior theoriesCredit: Jochen Kaempf, Flinders University A new scientific discovery in Australia by Flinders University ...
HIV has been had
Credit: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, TMDU Tokyo, Japan - A team of scientists led by the Institute of Biomaterials and ...
Giant electronic conductivity change driven by artificial switch of crystal dimensionality
Credit: Tokyo Tech The electronic properties of solid materials are highly dependent on crystal structures and their dimensionalities (i.e., whether ...
Petra Fromme honored with the prestigious Anfinsen Award
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Arizona State University researcher Petra Fromme has received the 2021 Christian B. ...
First results from Fermilab’s Muon g-2 experiment strengthen evidence of new physics
UMass Amherst researchers contribute to landmark findingsCredit: Fermilab/DOE AMHERST Mass. - The long-awaited first results from the Muon g-2 experiment ...
Visionary bone damage study
X-rays confirm promise of new luminescent markersCredit: Flinders University A novel way to pinpoint and illuminate bone damage promises to ...
