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A few recent events, including the launch of Nautilus and this interesting thread on Brian Leiter’s blog, have brought the John Templeton Foundation (JTF) back into the spotlight. As probably everybody knows, the JTF is a philanthropic organization that supports … Continue reading →
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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (also known as XPS and originally as ESCA), has become one of the most prevalent and useful techniques for surface analysis since the introduction of commercially available instrumentation beginning in the 1960s. XPS is a UHV surface … Continue reading →The post X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Tutorial appeared first on RBD TechSpot.
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In research that is helping to lay the groundwork for the electronics of the future, University of Delaware scientists have confirmed the presence of a magnetic field generated by electrons which scientists had theorized existed, but that had never been proven until now.
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guest post by Iuval Clejan Natural philosophy (aka science) is distinguished from pure philosophy or mathematics by coupling theory to experiment. Engineering is distinguished from science in its focus on solving practical problems rather than merely coming up with more accurate models of the universe. Climate change will not be fixed by pure philosophy or […]
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On this week's podcast I talked to people who listen to the Earth. Scientists monitor seismic waves that bounce through the planet's crust, sound waves too low for the human ear to hear reverberating through the atmosphere and hydroacoustic waves moving through the oceans. These signals carry with them lots of information about the sources of the disturbances, like where they happened and whether they're from an earthquake, a volcano or a large explosion.
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Bayer MaterialScience intends to focus its development activities more intently on topics that are closely linked to its core business. For that reason the company will bring its work on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to a close. Precisely how the research results and know-how for the production and application CNT will be used further will be determined shortly.
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Researchers have discovered a technique for controlling the sensitivity of graphene chemical sensors.
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The latest research from a Kansas State University chemical engineer may help improve humidity and pressure sensors, particularly those used in outer space.
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The protein TNF-alpha is a prime example of how to safely and effectively deliver toxic substances to cancer cells through the use of nanotechnology.
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My 20-year college reunion is coming up at the start of next month (at the end of the week of DAMOP in Quebec– I’m going to be completely wiped out…), so I’ve been thinking a bit about nostalgia. A little while back, the subject of reunions came up on an email list, and somebody trotted…
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Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced the second phase of the Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI). For this phase, SRC and NIST will provide a combined $5 million in annual funding for three multi-university research centers tasked with demonstrating non-conventional, low-energy technologies that outperform current technologies on critical applications in 10 years and beyond.
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By means of special metamaterials, light and sound can be passed around objects. KIT researchers now succeeded in demonstrating that the same materials can also be used to specifically influence the propagation of heat. A structured plate of copper and silicon conducts heat around a central area without the edge being affected.
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Consider a set of distinct points in the plane, no three of them on the same line. Draw straight-line segments joining pairs of those points. […] Read moreThe post Always look on the light side of graphs appeared first on Mapping Ignorance.
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A new 'solder' for laser welding of tissue during surgical operations has the potential to produce stronger seals and expand use of this alternative to conventional sutures and stapling in intestinal surgery, scientists are reporting.
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Asylum Research announces the new MFP-3D Origin Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). The MFP-3D Origin is at the intersection of performance and affordability in the Asylum Research MFP-3D AFM family. With full upgrade potential to the MFP-3D and its complete range of accessories, the MFP-3D Origin is the best place to start with atomic force microscopy.
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Detection efficiency of low-light EMCCD camera captures fluorescent interference patterns built up by individual massive molecules at double slit grating.
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I hope you didn’t miss the last MythBusters. Only the MythBusters have a big enough budget to launch their fourth rocket car (two in this episode). The above clip shows you all the great details. The part I find the ...
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Researchers have cautioned that more work is needed to understand how micro-organisms respond to the disinfecting properties of silver nano-particles, increasingly used in consumer goods, and for medical and environmental applications.
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Researchers have introduced a new approach to the separation of organic compounds. In their process, a 'host compound' recognizes the desired 'guest molecules', not only in solution, but also when the host and mixtures of competitive guest are milled together in the solid state.
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Just like the dog that didn’t bark in the night time, the absence of antimatter in the universe worries us. Why there isn’t more of it is one of the biggest mysteries in particle physics, and one which my experiment (LHCb, at Cern’s Large Hadron Collider) was built to explore. On April 24 this year the [...]The post What matters about antimatter appeared first on physicsfocus.org.
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Paper, being a light and foldable raw material, is a cost-efficient and simple means of generating electrically conducting structures.
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Physicists are providing an all-in-one guide to help calculate the effect the use of optical tweezers has on the energy levels of atoms under study.
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For a transistor to work properly, it must contain impurity atoms - called dopants - replacing the silicon atoms at certain places in the device. Given that modern transistor are approaching the atomic scale, the exact location of a single dopant atom becomes critical in determining the device functionality. In a different context, single dopant atoms in semiconductors have now proved to be an excellent platform to encode quantum information. Therefore, the exact location of single dopant atoms […]
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An astute observation from SteelyKid, as part of her jumping game: With bonus photobombing by The Pip toward the end.
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The Center for Applied Nanotechnology (CAN) GmbH presents the newest development of their nanoparticle series during the NSTI Nanotech show in Washington, DC.
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I read Joe Hanson’s post The Evolution of Tyrannosaurus rex this morening (i.e. yesterday, relative to this appearing) about the correction of the posture of Mr. T as depicted in various media over the years. [T]he tail-dragger myth persisted, and in 1988’s The Land Before Time (which, let’s face it, is where most of us [...]
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-Dyesol, the world leader in the commercialisation of Dye Solar Cell (DSC) technology, has achieved a 'game changing' technical breakthrough by achieving a solid-state DSC efficiency of 11.3% at full sun.
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American Graphite Technologies Inc. announces that the Company has received independent test results for the resistivity of the graphene paper manufactured by its licensing partner CTI Nanotechnologies LLC.
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The University of Manchester has announced the appointment of a world-leading academic, who is playing a pivotal role in nanomedicine - a growing field with potential to benefit patients suffering from neurodegenerative disease and cancer.
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High-level simulations reveal that plastic deformation in super-resilient alloys is governed by atomic zones with characteristic lengths.
