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Auto lubricant could rev up speed of medical imaging

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Shown is an experimental photodetector made out of amorphous silicon and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2). The two semiconductors together form...

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Faster Treatment of Third-Degree Burns by Nanofibrous Coatings

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VCU Physicists Discover Theoretical Possibility of Large, Hollow Magnetic Cage Molecules: New molecules could be larger than the original Buckminster fullerene with potential applications in technology and health care

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Illustration depicts a Mn24C18 cluster carrying a magnetic moment of 70 Bohr magnetons.

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Tiny, brightly shining silicon crystals could be safe for deep-tissue imaging: In a new study, the crystals had no toxic effects in non-human primates

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Bright light emission from silicon quantum dots in a cuvette. The image is from a camera that captures the near-infrared light that the...

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Tetrapod Quantum Dots Light the Way to Stronger Polymers: Berkeley Lab Researchers Use Fluorescent Tetrapod Quantum Dots to Measure the Mechanical Strength of Polymer Fibers

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Fluorescent tetrapod quantum dots or tQDs (brown) serve as stress probes that allow precise measurement of polymer fiber tensile strength...

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Novel Nanostructures Synthesized to Adsorb Toxic Ions from Polluted Water

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Earth from Space: Peaceful Paxi

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Elementary Physics in a Single Molecule

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The molecule of about 2 nm in size is kept stable between two metal electrodes for several days.

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