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Light may unlock a new quantum dance for electrons in graphene
A team of researchers has devised a simple way to tune a hallmark quantum effect in graphene—the material formed from a single layer of...
Jan 12, 20182 min read
Scientists watch diamond turn into graphite
In a surprising achievement, a team of scientists has turned diamond into graphite, using an X-ray laser. What may seem undesirable at...
Jan 3, 20183 min read
Physicists build muscle for shape-changing, cell-sized robots
An electricity-conducting, environment-sensing, shape-changing machine the size of a human cell? Is that even possible? Cornell...
Dec 28, 20173 min read
Study resolves controversy about electron structure of defects in graphene
A study conducted at the University of São Paulo's Physics Institute (IF-USP), Brazil, has resolved a longstanding controversy dogging...
Dec 20, 20173 min read
New nanowires are just a few atoms thick
"Two-dimensional materials" -- materials deposited in layers that are only a few atoms thick -- are promising for both high-performance...
Dec 9, 20173 min read
Researchers develop graphene nano 'tweezers' that can grab individual biomolecules
Researchers from the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering have found yet another remarkable use for the wonder...
Dec 8, 20174 min read
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