 Stretching siliconNov 13, 2008
A silicon nanomembrane coming free from its carrier substrate. The single crystal sheet can then be stretched like a trampoline to study the effects of strain. Image: University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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 High-temperature superconductor 'pseudogap' imagedSep 22, 2008
With the right combination of temperature (right scale) and percentage of doping (bottom scale), a cuprate crystal becomes superconducting (dark blue curve). As the percentage of doping decreases, a scanning tunneling microscope ... |
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 World's thinnest balloonSep 19, 2008
Scientists have developed the world's thinnest balloon that is impermeable to even the smallest gas molecules. Above is a multi-layer graphene membrane that could be used in various applications, including filters and sensors. ... |
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 Entangled photonsSep 12, 2008
Entangled photons. Photo courtesy / Paul Kwiat and Michael Reck, University of Vienna |
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 Large Hadron CollideAug 19, 2008
The massive ATLAS detector dwarfs a worker standing in front of it during installation at the Large Hadron Collider. UCSC physicists have been working on the ATLAS project since 1994. Image courtesy of CERN. |
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