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Researchers Create Quantum Dots with Single-Atom Precision

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This image shows a quantum dot "molecule" consisting of three 6-atom...

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Non-Destructive Tests Carried Out at Nanometric Scale in Iran to Characterize Hydroxyapatite

The aim of the research was to investigate the production method of a type of hydroxyapatite that is compatible with human body and has desirable mechanical properties such as higher strength and higher resistance against abrasion and scratch. During...

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Saudi Arabia: Malicious Spyware App Identified

Saudi Arabia’s government should clarify whether it is infecting and monitoring mobile phones with surveillance malware, Human Rights Watch said. Saudi officials should also say whether and how they intend to protect the rights of those targeted to...

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Diamond plates create nanostructures through pressure, not chemistry: Method is more ecological than chemical processes

Yet, in a current paper in Nature Communications, Sandia National Laboratories researcher Hongyou Fan and colleagues appear to have achieved a start toward that end.

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Mysterious X-ray Signal Intrigues Astronomers

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Measuring the mass of 'massless' electrons: Taming graphene, Harvard-led researchers successfully measure collective mass of ‘massless’ electrons in motion

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A schematic of the experimental setup. Ham and Yoon measured the change in phase of a microwave signal sent through the graphene.

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Astronomers map space’s icy wastes

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In space, ice forms by building up a ‘frost-like’ layer on dust grains at a temperature of -263 degrees Celsius. The layer...

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NASA Launches Earth Science Challenges with OpenNEX Cloud Data

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NASA satellite data incorporated into OpenNEX include global views of drought conditions. Green...

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