Copper atoms trapped in MXene nanochannels remove 94.9% of bisphenol A in 5 minutes by concentrating reactants and lowering ...

Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered that atomic-scale substitutional dopants in ultra-thin two-dimensional (2D) materials can act as stable quantum systems ...

Researchers have identified an unexpected link between atomic magnetism and carbon mobility in steel. Researchers at the ...

For two centuries, students have learned that heat flows and engines work according to rigid limits that no machine can beat.

Scientists have cracked open a mysterious layer inside batteries, using cutting-edge 3D atomic force microscopy to capture the dynamic molecular structures at their solid-liquid interfaces. These once ...

In the last few years, a magnetic characterisation technique involving scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) measurements with a magnetic nickelocene molecule has been developed. This technique ...

Scientists at the University of Alberta have applied a machine learning technique using artificial intelligence to perfect and automate atomic-scale manufacturing, something which has never been done ...

For years, scientists have known that phonons (vibrations of atoms) carry heat through solids. However, when two different materials come in contact, like in a computer chip, these vibrations often ...

Yue-Hui Li, Rui-Shi Qi, Ruo-Chen Shi, Jian-Nan Hu, Zhe-Tong Liu, Yuan-Wei Sun, Ming-Qiang Li, Ning Li, Can-Li Song, Lai Wang, Zhi-Biao Hao, Yi Luo, Qi-Kun Xue, Xu-Cun Ma, Peng Gao Proceedings of the ...

Despite the use of modern, high-brightness probes and extremely efficient energy loss spectrometers, beam-sensitive materials pose a challenge for atomic-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy ...