Science

Graphene layer reads optical information from nanodiamonds electronically: Possible read head for quantum computers

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Vision of a future quantum computer with chips made of diamond and graphene

Single-atom gold catalysts may offer path to low-cost production of fuel and chemicals

The work, which appears in the November 27, 2014, edition of Science Express, points to new avenues for producing single-site supported gold catalysts that could produce high-grade hydrogen for cleaner energy use in fuel-cell powered devices,...

Production of Anticancer Drug from Nanofibers in Iran

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Laser link offers high-speed delivery

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The gold standard for EDRS.

The mysterious 'action at a distance' between liquid containers

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When large reservoirs are connected by very narrow and long channels, the liquid in each reservoir acts independently of the liquid in...

'Giant' charge density disturbances discovered in nanomaterials: Juelich researchers amplify Friedel oscillations in thin metallic films

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Electron density oscillations on the surface of a metallic film were made visible with the help of low temperature scanning tunneling...

Research yields material made of single-atom layers that snap together like Legos

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NRL Scientists Discover Novel Metamaterial Properties within Hexagonal Boron Nitride

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Periodic arrays of cone-shaped hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) nanoantennas...