Science

Basel physicists develop efficient method of signal transmission from nanocomponents

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The clever arrangement of two electrical conductors around the carbon nanotube leads to an efficient signal transmission between the...

Iranian Scientists Use Magnetic Field to Transfer Anticancer Drug to Tumor Tissue

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Nanostructures Increase Corrosion Resistance in Metallic Body Implants

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This Slinky lookalike 'hyperlens' helps us see tiny objects: The photonics advancement could improve early cancer detection, nanoelectronics manufacturing and scientists' ability to observe single molecules

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The image shows a metamaterial hyperlens. The light-colored slivers are gold and the darker ones are PMMA (a transparent thermoplastic)....

'Deep Web Search' May Help Scientists

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What you see when you do a basic Web search is only the tip of the iceberg. Most of the information is buried in the "...

Critical NASA Research Returns to Earth Aboard U.S. SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft

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The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was released from the International Space Station's robotic arm at 7:04 a.m. EDT Thursday. The capsule...

Visualizing How Radiation Bombardment Boosts Superconductivity: Atomic-level flyovers show how impact sites of high-energy ions pin potentially disruptive vortices to keep high-current superconductivity flowing

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High-energy gold ions impact the crystal surface from above at the sites indicated schematically by dashed circles. Measurement of the...

Mars Rover's Laser-Zapping Instrument Gets Sharper Vision

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This May 15, 2015, image from the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows detailed...