Coexistence of Ice and Liquid Water Breaks Down at the Nanoscale As Scientists Probe the Limits
How small is the smallest possible particle of ice? It’s not a snowflake, measuring at a whopping fraction of an inch. According to new research…
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Researchers Create Heat Shield Just 10 Atoms Thick to Protect Electronic Devices
Atomically thin materials developed by Stanford researchers could create heat-shields for cell phones or laptops that would protect people and temperature-sensitive components and make future…
Scientists Control Thermal Profiles at the Nanoscale
At the human scale, controlling temperature is a straightforward concept. Turtles sun themselves to keep warm. To cool a pie fresh from the oven, place…
New Nano-Scale Device Can Weigh Individual Molecules
A gold particle five nanometers in width weighs just a few megadaltons, a tiny unit of measure used in biochemistry that is equivalent to the…