Science

Light on twenty-year-old mystery

Left: Electrons moving through a short, narrow nano wire experience this as a trip through a mountain pass. Right: Electron microscope image...

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NASA'S Mars Curiosity Debuts Autonomous Navigation

This mosaic of images from the Navigation Camera (Navcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows the scene from the...

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EU and Russian scientists join efforts in development new nanomaterials for medical implants

Schema of crystal plasticity model of nanotitanium

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Iranian Scientists Use Clay Nanoparticles to Produce Dyeable Polypropylene Fibers

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China Hit by 'Largest Ever' Hack Attack

Large parts of China’s Internet went dark this past weekend as the country came under what the Beijing government is calling the “largest ever” hack attack on Chinese sites.

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Size Matters as Nanocrystals Go Through Phases: Berkeley Lab Researchers at the Molecular Foundry Reveal Fundamental Size-Dependence of Metal Nanocrystals Undergoing Phase Transitions

Palladium nanocubes interacting with hydrogen gas were directly observed through in situ luminescence to reveal that size can make a much bigger...