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Carbon nanotubes insert into artificial and active cell membranes, reproducing major features of biological channels.
Clusters with longer separations between atoms had enhanced catalytic activity.
Concentrating noble-metal catalyst atoms on the surface of porous nano-frame alloys shows over thirty-fold increase in performance.
New studies explain the transition, providing a quantitative picture of a 50-year-old mystery.
Magnetic property changes by several hundred percent over a narrow temperature range.
Scientists uncover the microscopic origin of a magnetic phase in iron-based superconductors.
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New theoretical techniques predict experimental observations in superconducting materials.
Combining computer simulations with laboratory measurements provides insights on molecular-level flexibility.
Coexistence of two states of matter that normally avoid one another is revealed by inelastic neutron scattering experiments.
Atomic-scale details of electron distribution reveal a novel mechanism for current to flow without energy loss.
Researchers have created a porous, layered material that can serve as a graphene analog, and which may be a tool for storing energy and investigating the physics of unusual materials.
Thin widths change a high-performance electrical conductor into a semiconductor.
