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Nanoworld “Snow Blowers” Carve Straight Channels in Semiconductor Surfaces
In the nanoworld, tiny particles of gold can operate like snow blowers, churning through surface layers of an important class of...
Dec 30, 20153 min read
Scientists Create Atomically Thin Metallic Boron
A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, Northwestern University and Stony Brook...
Dec 18, 20154 min read
Quantum physics problem proved unsolvable
A mathematical problem underlying fundamental questions in particle and quantum physics is provably unsolvable, according to scientists...
Dec 10, 20153 min read
Nanostructured metal coatings let the light through for electrical devices
Light and electricity dance a complicated tango in devices like LEDs, solar cells and sensors. A new anti-reflection coating developed by...
Dec 9, 20153 min read
Testing nanopositioning devices for Queensgate
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has a long standing collaboration with Queensgate Instruments in the area of provision of...
Dec 3, 20151 min read
Coming to a monitor near you: a defect-free, molecule-thick film
An emerging class of atomically thin materials known as monolayer semiconductors has generated a great deal of buzz in the world of...
Nov 26, 20153 min read
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