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How chemistry and force etch mysterious spiral patterns on solid surfaces
Curiosity about a mistake that left tiny dots on a germanium wafer with evaporated metal films led to the discovery of beautiful spiral p...
Mar 14, 20253 min read


Evidence of a new phenomenon: Quantum tornadoes in momentum space
Momentum space is a physics concept used to analyze how electrons behave in solids. A research team from the Cluster of Excellence ct.qma...
Mar 13, 20253 min read


Microwave synthesis speeds MXene production 25x, cuts energy use by 75%
By introducing a rapid single-step microwave synthesis method, Reeja Jayan has reduced MXene production time to ninety minutes and cut en...
Mar 13, 20252 min read


This nanotube has a nose for oxygen
ETH researchers have developed a low-cost sensor made of carbon nanotubes that can selectively, efficiently and reliably measure minute q...
Mar 12, 20254 min read


Mesoporous silicon: Semiconductor with new talents
Mesoporous silicon is crystalline silicon with disordered nanometer-sized pores. The material has a huge internal surface area and is als...
Mar 10, 20253 min read


A new way to engineer composite materials
Microscopy studies revealed that while some chains became rigid under confinement, others ultimately disentangled and stretched to dissip...
Mar 7, 20254 min read
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