Researchers create perfect nanoscrolls from graphene’s imperfect form
This sketch illustrates how a nanoscroll forms from a graphene oxide flake as a result of ultrasonic irradiation.
Elusive state of superconducting matter discovered after 50 years
A schematic image representing a periodic variation in the density of Cooper pairs (pairs of blue arrows pointing in opposite directions)...
Searching for Far Out and Wandering Worlds
As an exoplanet passes in front of a more distant star, its gravity causes the trajectory of the starlight to bend,...
NASA Invests in Two-Dimensional Spacecraft, Reprogrammable Microorganisms
Three-way battles in the quantum world
An artificial quantum world of atoms and light: Atoms (red) spontaneously arrange themselves in a checkerboard pattern as a result of the...
Topology explains queer electrical current boost in non-magnetic metal: Scientists reduce resistance in PdCoO2 with magnetic fields
Applying a magnetic field to PdCoO2, a non-magnetic metal, made it conduct 70% more electricity, even though basic physics principles would...
Catalyst could make production of key chemical more eco-friendly
This is nitrogen-rich graphene festooned with finely tuned copper nanoparticles selectively converts carbon dioxide to ethylene, a key...
Quantum effects affect the best superconductor: Quantum effects explain why hydrogen sulphide is a superconductor at record-breaking temperatures
This is a structure with symmetric hydrogen bonds induced by the quantum behavior of the protons, represented by the fluctuating blue...
