News tagged with electronic mechanism
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of Semiconducting Hybrid Nanoparticles
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy has the potential to allow single-molecule detection sensitivity. This capability presents new approaches for studying the biophysical and biomedical properties ...
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Scientists pinpoint mechanism to increase magnetic response of ferromagnetic semiconductor
Feb 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When squeezed, electrons increase their ability to move around. In compounds such as semiconductors and electrical insulators, such squeezing can dramatically change the electrical- and magnetic- ...
Physicists lay the groundwork for cooler, faster computing
Dec 14, 2009 |
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University of Toronto quantum optics researchers Sajeev John and Xun Ma have discovered new behaviours of light within photonic crystals that could lead to faster optical information processing and compact computers that ...
Scientists discover mechanism behind superinsulation
Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered the microscopic mechanism behind the phenomenon of superinsulation, the ability of certain materials ...
Scientists prove unconventional superconductivity in new iron arsenide compounds
Jan 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory used inelastic neutron scattering to show that superconductivity in a new family of iron arsenide superconductors cannot ...
Stretching opens up possibilities for graphene
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers say they have found a simple way to improve the semiconducting properties of the world’s thinnest material - by giving it a good tug.
'Electronic switch' opens doors in rheumatoid joints
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Jan 02, 2008 |
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A breakthrough in understanding the way atoms move across cell membranes in the human body could pave the way for the development of new treatments for inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Researchers explain odd oxygen bonding under pressure
Aug 04, 2008 |
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Oxygen, the third most abundant element in the cosmos and essential to life on Earth, changes its forms dramatically under pressure transforming to a solid with spectacular colors. Eventually it becomes metallic ...
On the Energy Trail: Researchers Find New Details Following the Path of Solar Energy During Photosynthesis
Apr 25, 2008 |
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Imagine a technology that would not only provide a green and renewable source of electrical energy, but could also help scrub the atmosphere of excessive carbon dioxide resulting from the burning of fossil ...
Scientists See New Mechanism for Superconductivity
Nov 21, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have posited an explanation for superconductivity that may open the door to the discovery of new, unconventional forms of superconductivity.
Nanochemistry in Action
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) as a test tube, scientists can explore chemistry at the nanoscale, which involves some unique effects. Nanotubes provide a confined, one-dimensional ...
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