Physicists have overcome a major challenge in the science of measurement using quantum mechanics. The scientists developed a way to employ multiple detectors in order to measure photons in entangled states, with an experimental apparatus that uses a fiber ribbon to collect photons and send them to an array of 11 detectors. Their work paves the way for great advances in using quantum states to develop ultra-precise measurement technologies.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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Time and again, even simple materials take physicists by surprise. Researchers now have observed an electronic property in the metal bismuth which they expected only in significantly more complex materials.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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Research on super-hydrophobic surfaces could result in cleaner, more efficient power.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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How physicists get control on the self-assembly process.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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Landmark study opens doors to further studies into chemical modification of materials for alternative energy conversion.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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Scientists have developed a method using DNA origami to turn one-dimensional nano materials into two dimensions. Their breakthrough offers the potential to enhance fiber optics and electronic devices by reducing their size and increasing their speed.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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New nanotechnology may provide power storage in electric cables, clothes.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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Thermal systems use heat to produce cold, and vice versa. To do so, a material is needed that can dissipate water vapor particularly well and quickly. A new method simply applies this property as a layer onto the components.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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A sensor which can be used to screen for diabetes in resource-poor settings has been developed by researchers and tested in diabetic patients, and will soon be field tested in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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A novel procedure spins extremely tough filaments from tiny cellulose fibrils by aligning them all in parallel during the production process.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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New technologies can be realized with thin layers of carbon nanotubes. Now, researchers have examined a technique that creates such layers, gaining fresh insights.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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Researchers have succeeded in coating mobile intervertebral disc implants so that they show no wear and will now last for a lifetime.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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New research discovers unexpected variations in behavior of nanotubes made of different materials.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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A new study reports the first preclinical tests for a novel anti-cancer technology called 'quadrapeutics' that converts current clinical treatments to instantaneously detect and kill only cancer cells. Quadrapeutics combines clinically available drugs, colloidal gold, pulsed lasers and radiation in a novel and safe micro-treatment that improved standard therapy by 17-fold against aggressive, drug-resistant tumors.
Jun 1st, 2014
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University of Pittsburgh researchers have become the first to detect a fundamental particle of light-matter interaction in metals, the exciton.
Jun 1st, 2014
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Combining black and white graphene can change the electronic properties of the one-atom thick materials, University of Manchester researchers have found.
Jun 1st, 2014
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