Physical Sciences
Removing the smell of new carpet from a room may eventually be a matter of turning the lights on or off.
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A team of physicists has developed a theory describing how to both detect weak electrical signals and cool electrical circuits using light and something very like a nanosized loudspeaker.
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Lab scientists and international collaborators have created the shortest, purest X-ray laser pulses ever achieved, fulfilling a 45-year-old prediction and ultimately opening the door to new medicines, devices and materials.
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A University of Arkansas physicist and his colleagues have examined the challenges facing scientists building the next generation of materials and innovative electronic devices...
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Graphene is the thinnest material known to science. The nanomaterial is so thin, in fact, water often doesn’t even know it’s there.
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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are improving predictions of mineral reactions and laying the groundwork for applications ranging from keeping oil pipes clear to sequestering radium.
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New work on ultracold gases may also help scientists understand high-temperature superconductors and neutron stars.
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To better understand the fundamental behavior of molecules at surfaces, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are combining the powers of neutron scattering with chemical analysis.
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Similar to the way pavement, softened by a hot sun, will slow down a car, graphene—a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon with wondrous properties—slows down an object sliding across its surface.
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In a breakthrough paper published in this week’s issue of Science magazine, Sandia researchers and their partners report direct measurements of reactions of a gas-phase Criegee intermediate using photoionization mass spectrometry.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory says a broad scientific approach to studying rare earth materials needed to ensure continued deployment of clean energy technologies.
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In the super-small world of nanostructures, a team of polymer scientists and engineers have discovered how to make nano-scale repairs to a damaged surface equivalent to spot-filling a scratched car fender rather than re-surfacing the entire part.
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