Anyone who has ever pet a cat or shuffled their feet across the carpet knows that rubbing objects together generates static electricity. But an explanation for this phenomenon has eluded researchers for more than two millennia.
Nanophysics
Sep 18, 2024
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Aluminum oxide (Al2O3), also known as alumina, corundum, sapphire, or ruby, is one of the best insulators used in a wide range of applications: in electronic components, as a support material for catalysts, or as a chemically ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 12, 2024
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Scientists from the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Fritz Haber Institute have made an innovative discovery in nanoscale optoelectronics. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications and titled "Atomic-Precision ...
Nanophysics
Aug 15, 2024
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Cicada's cries ring out in the hot air and their discarded exoskeletons decorate tree branches in the southeast and midwest United States at the height of summer. While their ability to emerge in huge numbers is astounding, ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 3, 2024
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A team of physicists affiliated with several institutions in China has uncovered the reason behind the slipperiness of ice. In their study, published in the journal Nature, the group used atomic force microscopy to get a ...
A review delves into the significance of biomolecular condensation in cellular processes, the impact of aberrant phase separation on diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases, cancers, and infectious diseases, and the potential ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 16, 2024
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A study conducted off the coast of Biscay shows that cold-affinity algae species are gradually being replaced by warm-affinity ones.
Ecology
Apr 9, 2024
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One of the primary goals in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is the development of artificial scaffolds that can serve as substitutes for damaged tissue. These materials must ideally resemble natural ...
Polymers
Mar 13, 2024
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When the second CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) delivery is launched to the moon in mid-February, its NASA payloads will include an experiment that could change how human explorers, rovers, and spacecraft independently ...
Space Exploration
Feb 7, 2024
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Quantum dots are a kind of artificial atom: just a few nanometers in size and made of semiconductor materials, they can emit light of a specific color or even single photons, which is important for quantum technologies. The ...
Nanophysics
Jan 31, 2024
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