Carbon-nanotube yarn converts motion into electricity
"Twistrons" might power remote sensors and tap small amounts of wave energy
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New technique creates long carbon nanotubes out of thin air
To avoid the worst effects of global warming demands an effective and economically feasible way to decrease the concentration of atmospheric CO2. Researchers in the US have developed a way to remove t...
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Graphene bubbles measure shear forces
Flash Physics: need-to-know updates from the world of physics
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Formation of other-worldly ‘hot ice’ observed for first time
Flash Physics: need-to-know updates from the world of physics
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Longest synchrotron experiment hits 1000 days at Diamond
The research looks at cement used for nuclear-waste storage
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Simple heating process generates metallic nanowires
Heat-induced semiconducting-to-metallic transition could help towards tunable devices
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3D printing goes micro
Ultrashort laser pulses could make it possible to manufacture micron-scale structures using additive manufacturing
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The cutting edge of quantum physics
Daniel Twitchen and Matthew Markham explain how diamonds could become a quantum physicist’s best friend
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Doughnut-shaped nanomagnets induce new magnetization states
By introducing a constantly varying curvature in a nanomagnet, researchers find stable vortex-antivortex pairs, and take a step towards magnetization-based logic devices
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Laser pulse changes atomic wire from insulator to metal
System is fastest-ever electronic switch
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