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Tag: Molecular Physics
Beating noise via superposition of order
Information can successfully be transmitted through noisy channels using quantum mechanics, according to new research from The University of Queensland and Griffith University. We all know it’s impossible to take a picture through thick smoke or fog–physicists would say, ‘it’s…
A colorful detector
Scientists at the University of Tsukuba unveil a new crystalline material that reversibly changes color from yellow to red when absorbing water, paving the way for chemically sensitive detectors that can work without electricity
Memory protein
Researchers uncover unusual glassy behavior in a disordered protein
New approach to soft material flow may yield way to new materials, disaster prediction
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — How does toothpaste stay in its tube and not ooze out when we remove the cap? What causes seemingly solid ground to suddenly break free into a landslide? Defining exactly how soft materials flow and seize has…
A new lens on the world: Improving the metalens with liquid crystal
Case Western Reserve scientists, collaborators at Harvard and Italian university Unical, aim to ‘revolutionize optics’ by combining nanostructured metasurfaces with liquid crystal technology
A quantum thermometer to measure the coldest temperatures in the universe
Physicists from Trinity College Dublin have proposed a thermometer based on quantum entanglement that can accurately measure temperatures a billion times colder than those in outer space. These ultra-cold temperatures arise in clouds of atoms, known as Fermi gases, which…
Liquid sulfur changes shape and goes critic under pressure
Scientists from the ESRF, together with teams from CEA and CNRS/Sorbonne Université, have found the proof for a liquid-to-liquid transition in sulfur and of a new kind of critical point ending this transition. Their work is published in Nature .…
Enzyme cocktail developed in Brazil powers production of second-generation ethanol
Brazilian researchers used genetic engineering to develop a low-cost platform for the production of enzymes that break down sugarcane trash and bagasse for conversion into biofuel. The novel molecules have many potential industrial applications.
Machine learning in sustainable chemistry
Research fellowship for Iranian scientist
The First Cell named LUCA
New Springer book tackles questions around the mystery of the origin of life
X-rays indicate that water can behave like a liquid crystal
Scientists at Stockholm University have discovered that water can exhibit a similar behavior like a liquid crystal when illuminated with laser light. This effect originates by the alignment of water molecules, which exhibit a mixture of low- and high-density domains…
Research exposes new vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2
Electrostatic interactions enhance the spike protein’s bond to host cells
From nanocellulose to gold
Self-assembly of mechanoplasmonic bacterial cellulose-metal nanoparticle composites
Theoretical study shows that matter tends to be ordered at low temperatures
Scientists found that in actual materials, there’s no such thing as a critical point at which a quantum phase transition occurs in a genuine zero field because of the persistence of the residual magnetic field created by the many-body interaction
‘Roaming reactions’ study to shed new light on atmospheric molecules
A detailed study of roaming reactions – where atoms of compounds split off and orbit other atoms to form unexpected new compounds – could enable scientists to make much more accurate predictions about molecules in the atmosphere, including models of…
Machine learning methods provide new insights into organic-inorganic interfaces
Simulations at Graz University of Technology refute earlier theories on long-range charge transfer between organic and inorganic materials.
Droplet spread from humans doesn’t always follow airflow
A mathematical model of droplet migration may have important implications for understanding the spread of airborne diseases, such as COVID-19
Mathematical modeling revealed how chitinase, a molecular monorail, obeys a one-way sign
Biomolecular motors in cells generate unidirectional motion, consuming chemical energy gained by, for example, hydrolysis of ATP. Elucidation of the operation principle of such molecular motors, which are nature-made nanomachines composed of proteins, has attracted much attention. Single-molecule imaging, which…
New $25-million center to advance quantum science and engineering
The National Science Foundation announced this week that CU Boulder will receive a $25 million award to launch a new quantum science and engineering research center. The new center will be led by physicist Jun Ye and is a partnership…
New $25-million center to advance quantum science and engineering
The National Science Foundation announced this week that CU Boulder will receive a $25 million award to launch a new quantum science and engineering research center. The new center will be led by physicist Jun Ye and is a partnership…
How smart, ultrathin nanosheets go fishing for proteins
Faster and simpler production of high-resolution, three-dimensional electron microscopy images of biomolecules
Ultracold mystery: Solved
By manipulating ultracold molecules mid-chemical reaction, researchers crack a molecular disappearing act
Study reveals science behind traditional mezcal-making technique
Artisanal makers of mezcal have a tried and true way to tell when the drink has been distilled to the right alcohol level.
Summit Helps Predict Molecular Breakups
A team used the Summit supercomputer to simulate transition metal systems—such as copper bound to molecules of nitrogen, dihydrogen, or water—and correctly predicted the amount of energy required to break apart dozens of molecular systems, paving the way for a greater understanding of these materials.
Building a harder diamond
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba used computer calculations to design a new carbon-based material even harder than diamond.
Cartwheeling light reveals new optical phenomenon
Rice University study finds novel type of polarized light-matter interaction
Cartwheeling light reveals new optical phenomenon
Rice University study finds novel type of polarized light-matter interaction
Developing new techniques to improve atomic force microscopy
Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology have developed a new method to improve the detection ability of nanoscale chemical imaging using atomic force microscopy. These improvements reduce the noise that is associated with the microscope, increasing…
Process for ‘two-faced’ nanomaterials may aid energy, information tech
A team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used a simple process to implant atoms precisely into the top layers of ultra-thin crystals, yielding two-sided structures with different chemical compositions. The resulting materials, known as Janus…
Researchers discover new boron-lanthanide nanostructure
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The discovery of carbon nanostructures like two-dimensional graphene and soccer ball-shaped buckyballs helped to launch a nanotechnology revolution. In recent years, researchers from Brown University and elsewhere have shown that boron, carbon’s neighbor on the…
X-rays size up protein structure at the ‘heart’ of COVID-19 virus
A team of researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge and Argonne national laboratories has performed the first room-temperature X-ray measurements on the SARS-CoV-2 main protease — the enzyme that enables the virus to reproduce. The X-ray measurements mark…
Physicists obtain molecular ‘fingerprints’ using plasmons
Scientists from the Center for Photonics and 2D Materials of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the University of Oviedo, Donostia International Physics Center, and CIC nanoGUNE have proposed a new way to study the properties of individual…
Researchers discover new boron-lanthanide nanostructure
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The discovery of carbon nanostructures like two-dimensional graphene and soccer ball-shaped buckyballs helped to launch a nanotechnology revolution. In recent years, researchers from Brown University and elsewhere have shown that boron, carbon’s neighbor on the…
X-rays size up protein structure at the ‘heart’ of COVID-19 virus
A team of researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge and Argonne national laboratories has performed the first room-temperature X-ray measurements on the SARS-CoV-2 main protease — the enzyme that enables the virus to reproduce. The X-ray measurements mark…
Physicists obtain molecular ‘fingerprints’ using plasmons
Scientists from the Center for Photonics and 2D Materials of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the University of Oviedo, Donostia International Physics Center, and CIC nanoGUNE have proposed a new way to study the properties of individual…
Order out of disorder in ice
The glass structure of a material is often believed to mimic its corresponding liquid. Polyamorphism between ices has been used as a guide to elucidate the properties of liquid water. But how many forms of amorphous ices are there? Do…
Order out of disorder in ice
The glass structure of a material is often believed to mimic its corresponding liquid. Polyamorphism between ices has been used as a guide to elucidate the properties of liquid water. But how many forms of amorphous ices are there? Do…
Lack of damage after secondary impacts surprises researchers
Study on damage caused by high-velocity impacts provides answers about how materials exposed to secondary shocks recompact
Lack of damage after secondary impacts surprises researchers
Study on damage caused by high-velocity impacts provides answers about how materials exposed to secondary shocks recompact
New design for ‘optical ruler’ could revolutionize clocks, telescopes, telecommunications
Just as a meter stick with hundreds of tick marks can be used to measure distances with great precision, a device known as a laser frequency comb, with its hundreds of evenly spaced, sharply defined frequencies, can be used to…
Observation of Excess Events in the XENON1T Dark Matter Experiment
June 16, 2020 Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) The content of the press release is embargoed until 16:00 Central European Summer Time (23:00, Japan Standard Time)on 17, June 2020. Journalists should credit the…
Observation of Excess Events in the XENON1T Dark Matter Experiment
June 16, 2020 Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) The content of the press release is embargoed until 16:00 Central European Summer Time (23:00, Japan Standard Time)on 17, June 2020. Journalists should credit the…
The smallest motor in the world
A research team from Empa and EPFL has developed a molecular motor which consists of only 16 atoms and rotates reliably in one direction. It could allow energy harvesting at the atomic level. The special feature of the motor is that it moves exactly at the boundary between classical motion and quantum tunneling – and has revealed puzzling phenomena to researchers in the quantum realm.
Scientists discover a long-sought-after nitrogen allotrope in black phosphorus structure
Graphene, or a single layer of graphite, has a set of novel properties that have attracted tremendous attention since its discovery. Nitrogen is the next neighbor to carbon in the periodic table of elements, so it is natural to question…
Quantum material research facilitates discovery of better materials that benefit our society
Quantum material research connecting physicists in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai facilitates discovery of better materials that benefit our society
The smallest motor in the world
On the trail of enigmatic quantum phenomena
Scientists discover a long-sought-after nitrogen allotrope in black phosphorus structure
Graphene, or a single layer of graphite, has a set of novel properties that have attracted tremendous attention since its discovery. Nitrogen is the next neighbor to carbon in the periodic table of elements, so it is natural to question…
Quantum material research facilitates discovery of better materials that benefit our society
Quantum material research connecting physicists in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai facilitates discovery of better materials that benefit our society
The smallest motor in the world
On the trail of enigmatic quantum phenomena