Manchester leads the way in graphene membrane research

Artistic view:Water easily evaporates through graphene oxide membranes but they represent an impermeable barrier for other molecules.
ORNL microscopy uncovers "dancing" silicon atoms in graphene

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers used electron microscopy to document the 'dancing' motions of silicon atoms, pictured in white,...
Shining light on elusive dark matter

Space Station after AMS-02 installation.
Cartilage damaged from exercise may aid in early osteoarthritis detection

These are images of (a) normal human joint cartilage, and (e) cartilage with very early matrix GAG loss. (b)...
NASA Sends Unmanned Aircraft to Study Volcanic Plume

NASA researchers modified three repurposed Aerovironment RQ-14 Dragon Eye unmanned aerial vehicles acquired...
Hubble captures strobe flashes from a young star
Inorganic materials display massive and instantaneous swelling and shrinkage

Macroscopic volume and microscopy characterization of the samples before and after swelling. The parent H0.8[Ti1.2Fe0.8]O4 H2O...