Clocking electron movements inside an atom
Hard X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) have delivered intense, ultrashort X-ray pulses for over a decade. One of the most promising applications of XFELs is in biology, where researchers can capture images down to the atomic scale even before the ra.....»»
Electron-bending effect could boost computer memory
A new magnetic material developed by RIKEN physicists could boost computer memory storage by enabling higher memory density and faster memory writing speeds. Their research has been published in the journal Nature Communications......»»
Rocket Report: Starship could fly again in May; Ariane 6 coming together
"I think we’re really going to focus on getting reentry right." Enlarge / Nine kerosene-fueled Rutherford engines power Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle off the pad at Wallops Island, Virginia, early Thursday. (credit: Brad.....»»
Watching Invincible Season 2? Pick up this free game on the Epic Games Store
Fill the void between the weekly release of Invincible Season 2 episodes by snagging Invincible Presents: Atom Eve for free on the Epic Games Store......»»
Watching Invincible Season 2? Pick up this free game on the Epic Game Store
Fill the void between the weekly release of Invincible Season 2 episodes by snagging Invincible Presents: Atom Eve for free on the Epic Games Store......»»
Regulating atomic Fe-Rh site distance for efficient oxygen reduction reaction
In a study published in the journal Science China Chemistry, the authors systematically design and investigate the site-distance effect of Fe-Rh atom catalysts (Fe-Rhx@NC) supported by N-doped graphene for ORR by an integrated theoretical and experim.....»»
Molecular crystal motors move like microbes when exposed to light
At first glance, Rabih O. Al-Kaysi's molecular motors look like the microscopic worms you'd see in a drop of pond water. But these wriggling ribbons are not alive; they're devices made from crystallized molecules that perform coordinated movements wh.....»»
Quantum dance to the beat of a drum: Researchers observe how energy of single electron is tuned by surrounding atoms
Physicists at the University of Regensburg have choreographed the shift of a quantized electronic energy level with atomic oscillations faster than a trillionth of a second......»»
Scientists develop deep learning method to design bilin-binding proteins
David Baker's group at the University of Washington, Seattle, U.S., have developed a novel deep learning method, RoseTTAFold All-Atom (RFAA), for prediction and design of complexes of proteins, small molecules, and nucleic acids. Subsequently, they d.....»»
Exploring the surface properties of NiO with low-energy electron diffraction
Spintronics is a field that deals with electronics that exploit the intrinsic spin of electrons and their associated magnetic moment for applications such as quantum computing and memory storage devices. Owing to its spin and magnetism exhibited in i.....»»
Newly developed nano-thermometers enable real-time temperature detection in transmission electron microscopy
A method for measuring the temperature of nanometer-sized samples within a transmission electron microscope (TEM) has been developed by Professor Oh-Hoon Kwon and his research team in the Department of Chemistry at UNIST......»»
Weird electron behavior gets even weirder: Charge fractionalization observed spectroscopically
A research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute has spectroscopically observed the fractionalization of electronic charge in an iron-based metallic ferromagnet. Experimental observation of the phenomenon is not only of fundamental importance. Sinc.....»»
First atom-level structure of packaged viral genome reveals new properties and dynamics
A computational model of the more than 26 million atoms in a DNA-packed viral capsid expands our understanding of virus structure and DNA dynamics, insights that could provide new research avenues and drug targets, University of Illinois Urbana-Champ.....»»
Gastrointestinal disease explodes in Ala. elementary school; 773 kids out
Highly contagious norovirus is the leading suspect; four other area schools affected. Enlarge / An electron micrograph of norovirus. (credit: Getty| BSIP) Officials in Alabama have shut down an elementary school for the.....»»
Conduction-cooled accelerating cavity proves feasible for commercial applications
From televisions to X-ray machines, many modern technologies are enabled by electrons that have been juiced up by a particle accelerator. Now, the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has worked with General Atom.....»»
Reimagining electron microscopy: Bringing high-end resolution to lower-cost microscopes
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have shown for the first time that expensive aberration-corrected microscopes are no longer required to achieve record-breaking microscopic resolution......»»
Accelerator-on-a-chip advance steers and accelerates electrons at the microchip scale
Stanford researchers are getting closer to building a tiny electron accelerator based on "accelerator-on-a-chip" technology with broad potential applications in studying physics as well as medical and industrial uses......»»
Electrons become fractions of themselves in graphene, study finds
The electron is the basic unit of electricity, as it carries a single negative charge. This is what we're taught in high school physics, and it is overwhelmingly the case in most materials in nature......»»
Frozen embryos are “children,” according to Alabama’s Supreme Court
IVF often produces more embryos than are needed or used. Enlarge / January 17, 2024, Berlin: In the cell laboratory at the Fertility Center Berlin, an electron microscope is used to fertilize an egg cell. (credit: Getty | Jens Ka.....»»
First operation of a two-color mode in an infrared free-electron laser
A technological milestone has been achieved at the Fritz Haber Institute (FHI) of the Max Planck Society in Berlin. For the first time, an infrared free-electron laser (FEL) has been operated in a two-color mode. This globally unique technology enabl.....»»
Study shows how proteins guide electrons to the right place
Cells need energy to function. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can now explain how energy is guided in the cell by small atomic movements to reach its destination in the protein. Imitating these structural changes of the proteins could le.....»»