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IMAGE: Schematic of how heavy fermions form in twisted graphene sheets view more  Credit: Jose Lado, Aalto University Rare-earth compounds have fascinated researchers for decades due to the unique quantum properties they display, which have so far remained totally out of reach of everyday compounds. One of the most remarkable and exotic properties of those materials

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have found a way to simultaneously increase the strength and ductility of an alloy by introducing tiny precipitates into its matrix and tuning their size and spacing. The precipitates are solids that separate from the metal mixture as the

IMAGE: Dr. Aparajita Singha with one of the ESR-enabled STM systems at QNS view more  Credit: QNS Researchers at the IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience at Ewha Womans University (QNS) have shown that dysprosium atoms resting on a thin insulating layer of magnesium oxide have magnetic stability over days. In a study published in Nature Communications

IMAGE: Low-aspect-ratio nanopore devices can rapidly analyze the shapes of extracellular vesicles (EVs) individually in solution, and the present results reveal a dependence of EV shape distribution on the type of… view more  Credit: Sou Ryuzaki A recent study by scientists from Japanese universities has shown that the shape of cell-derived nanoparticles, known as “extracellular vesicles”

Dutch-French research shows that Optical Genome Mapping (OGM) detects abnormalities in chromosomes and DNA very quickly, effectively and accurately. Sometimes even better than all existing techniques together, as they describe in two proof-of-concept studies published in the American Journal of Human Genetics. This new technique could radically change the existing workflow within cytogenetic laboratories. Human

For the first time, University of Basel researchers have equipped an ultrathin semiconductor with superconducting contacts. These extremely thin materials with novel electronic and optical properties could pave the way for previously unimagined applications. Combined with superconductors, they are expected to give rise to new quantum phenomena and find use in quantum technology. Whether in

IMAGE: Graphical abstract that the gold nanoparticle-based affinity labeling for identifying specific carbohydrate-binding proteins view more  Credit: Kaori Sakurai/ TUAT Cells play a precise game of telephone, sending messages to each other that trigger actions further on. With clear signaling, the cells achieve their goals. In disease, however, the signals break up and result in confused

IMAGE: By introducing different atoms or small groups in the pore sites of hydrazone-linked COFs, the electronic structure of the molecules can be strategically modified. As a result, the light-emitting properties… view more  Credit: Zhongping Li and Yuki Nagao from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Ishikawa, Japan – Many researchers in the field of

IMAGE: Prof. Ehud Gazit view more  Credit: Tel Aviv University A new nanotechnology development by an international research team led by Tel Aviv University researchers will make it possible to generate electric currents and voltage within the human body through the activation of various organs (mechanical force). The researchers explain that the development involves a new

IMAGE: Depending on the orientation of the crystals, the electrical conductivity in the parallel direction in this image is about 10 times higher than that in the vertical direction. view more  Credit: ©M. TAKAHASHI & K. OKADA, OSAKA PREFECTURE UNIVERSITY Metal-organic frameworks (MOF) are crystalline porous organic-inorganic hybrid materials that, by filling its pores with guest