Graphene Submerged in Electrically Neutral Liquid Sets Mobility Record
It has been extremely difficult to create graphene-based devices that reliably operate at room temperature and pressure, until now. By submerging sheets of graphene in…
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Nuclear Clock Accurate to 19 Decimal Places
A newly proposed nuclear clock would be nearly 100 times more accurate than the best atomic clocks we have now, would be accurate to 19…
First Real-Time Image of Two Atoms Vibrating in a Molecule
Using laser-induced electron diffraction, a team of physicists recorded the first real-time image of two atoms vibrating in a molecule. While using common atmospheric gases…
Nucleons in a Dense Nucleus Exceed 25 Percent of the Speed of Light
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne and Thomas Jefferson National Laboratories have demonstrated that a quarter of the nucleons in a dense nucleus…
Researchers Discover Electrical Switch for Magnetic Current
Physicists at the Max Planck Institute used a short electric pulse to change the magnetic transport properties of a material sandwich consisting of a ferroelectric…
NIST Researches the Use of Switching Mechanisms in Advanced Computer Memory Device
Using ferromagnetic metals for the electrodes, a team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology built a layered switching device to better…
Researching the Properties of Relativistic Electron Vortex Beams
Researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (ASI) have developed a theory that provides an understanding of relativistic electron vortex beams. Through the combined consideration…
Researchers Create Electron Vortex Beams Inside Electron Microscopes
Researchers at the University of York have created electron beams with orbital angular momentum, electron vortex beams, which improve the resolution and sensitivity of imaging….
Researchers Focus on Using High-Energy Electrons to Treat Cancer
Researchers are working on new technology that could dramatically reduce the time needed for cancer radiation treatments. By using high-energy electrons for radiation therapy, the…
Researchers Explain the Disappearance of Electrons in Earth’s Outer Radiation Belt
Using data collected from a fleet of orbiting spacecraft, researchers at UCLA have explained the disappearance of energetic electrons in Earth’s outer radiation belt. In…
NASA’s THEMIS Satellite Records Effect of Geomagnetic Storms on Radiation Belts
Scientists are studying the Van Allen Radiation belts to gain a better understanding about the radiation encircling the Earth. It was once feared that these…
Earth’s Van Allen Radiation Belt’s Charged Electrons Heading for Space Not Surface
The increase in solar activity has become quite obvious on Earth, thanks to the increase in auroras caused by geomagnetic storms, but while astronomers had…