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Ecology Sep 22, 2023

Large fossil spider found in Australia

A team of Australian scientists led by Australian Museum (AM) and University of New South Wales (UNSW) paleontologist Dr. Matthew McCurry have formally named and described a fossil spider, Megamonodontium mccluskyi, which ...

Superconductivity Sep 20, 2023

Researchers advance topological superconductors for quantum computing

Quantum computers process information using quantum bits, or qubits, based on fragile, short-lived quantum mechanical states. To make qubits robust and tailor them for applications, researchers from the Department of Energy's ...

Other Sep 20, 2023

Why does my hair turn green from the swimming pool?

If you are a blonde like me and enjoy laps in a swimming pool, you may have noticed your hair acquires a green tint after frequent swims in chlorinated water.

Nanophysics Aug 31, 2023

Subsurface nanometrology: Probing hidden materials via atomic force microscopy

A new nanoscience study led by a researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory takes a big-picture look at how scientists study materials at the smallest scales.

Nanomaterials Aug 29, 2023

Scientists confirm decades-old theory of non-uniform distribution of electron density in aromatic molecules

Scientists from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Prague, the Institute of Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and Palacký University Olomouc, have once again successfully uncovered the mysteries ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 28, 2023

Multiwavelength quantum well nanowire array micro-LED for on-chip optical communication

As the number of cores in a processor continues to grow, so too does the challenge of connecting them all together. Traditional electrical networks fall short due to latency, limited bandwidth, and high-power consumption. ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Aug 24, 2023

Researchers reveal electronic nematicity without charge density waves in titanium-based kagome metal

Electronic nematic order in kagome materials has thus far been entangled with charge density waves. Now it is finally observed as a stand-alone phase in a titanium-based Kagome metal, a team of researchers led by Boston College ...

Bio & Medicine Aug 17, 2023

Microplastics are adsorbing zinc oxide from sunscreens and microbeads from cleansers

A new study by a research team from Diamond Light Source looks at how microplastics wastes may interact with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterials in freshwater and seawater scenarios. It also evaluated, a ZnO-based sunscreen and ...

Nanophysics Aug 14, 2023

Uncovering the local atomic structure of zeolite using optimum bright-field scanning transmission electron microscopy

Zeolites have unique porous atomic structures and are useful as catalysts, ion exchangers and molecular sieves. It is difficult to directly observe the local atomic structures of the material via electron microscopy due to ...

Polymers Aug 8, 2023

A nanocapsulation strategy for facile analysis and processing of insoluble aromatic polymers in water

Polymeric materials are essential for our everyday lives. In the search for new functional materials, scientists have placed focus on polymers composed of rigid aromatic frameworks, displaying unique electronical/optical ...

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