New knit theory could help make smart self-folding materials
Model describes how individual stiches in a knitted fabric behave when stretched
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Tool tracks nanoscale clusters in cells
Statistical algorithm allows tracking of molecular nanocluster dynamics that were too fast for previous techniques to follow
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Water proves to be electrically dead at interfaces
The first ever measurements of the dielectric constant of confined water reveal far lower values than previously expected.
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Hybrid waveguide chip makes biomaterial imaging more accessible
Low-cost microfabrication of a new waveguide chip brings evanescent light microscopy to conventional light microscopes
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Computers ‘learn’ how nanoparticles scatter light
Researchers use machine learning to solve inverse problems that identify the nanostructures responsible for scattering spectra
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Getting the measure of measurement
In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, Anna Demming speaks to metrology experts at the UK's National Physical Laboratory
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Super resolution microscopy gets a dose of deep learning
Artificial neural networks increase throughput for super-resolution microscopy with high temporal resolution
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3D single-atom force sensor goes sub-attonewton
Device could be used in a number of practical areas
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Hard X-ray imaging comes into focus
New technique resolves feature sizes as small as 10 nm, heralding a new era for high-resolution SHXM
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Atomic-scale imaging achieves attosecond resolution
A novel electron microscopy technique allows for picometre-scale imaging of materials with unprecedented time resolution
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