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New Ceramic Material Improves Properties of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles

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Cacao Seed Extract Used in Production of Catalytic Nanoparticles

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Giant cosmic tsunami wakes up comatose galaxies

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A composite image of the ‘Sausage’ merging cluster CIZA J2242.8+5310, made using data from the Subaru and Canada France...

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Northwestern scientists develop first liquid nanolaser: Technology could lead to new way of doing 'lab on a chip' medical diagnostics

To understand the concept, imagine a laser pointer whose color can be changed simply by changing the liquid inside it, instead of needing a different laser pointer for every desired color.

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Fast and accurate 3-D imaging technique to track optically trapped particles

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This picture shows the concept image of tweezing an optically trapped glass bead on the cellular membrane of a white blood cell.

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Nature: Low-reflection wings make butterflies nearly invisible: Irregular nanostructures on the transparent wing of the glasswing butterfly prevent the reflection of light -- publication in Nature Communications -- researchers plan applications

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Contrary to other transparent surfaces, the wings of the glasswing butterfly (Greta Oto) hardly reflect any light. Lenses or displays of...

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Surface matters: Huge reduction of heat conduction observed in flat silicon channels

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The different circles represent the studied surfaces of the Si membranes: crystalline, rough, flat with native SiO2, and rough with native...

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Nanoparticles Used to Improve Mechanical, Thermal Properties of Cellulose Fibers

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