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New Path to Loss-Free Electricity
Atomic-scale details of electron distribution reveal a novel mechanism for current to flow without energy loss.
Atomic-scale details of electron distribution reveal a novel mechanism for current to flow without energy loss.
Discovery demonstrates how metamaterials may be used in non-invasive material imaging and sensing, and terahertz information technologies.
Stroboscopic x-ray pulses scatter from a vibrating crystal and reveal how energy moves.
Advances in materials processing enable harvesting of energy from heartbeats.
Carbon nanotubes and inorganic nanoparticles enhance photosynthetic activity and stability.
Microscopic understanding offers fresh directions for discovering new materials to transmit energy without loss.
Discovery of a new bonding mechanism has enabled the facile fabrication of arrays of semiconductor microstructures.
Thin coating of nanocrystals embedded in glass can electrically control light and heat from sunlight as it passes through a window.
New Theory has Guided Experiments for Making the Smallest Possible Metal Rods Useful as Air-tight Sealants.
Simulations and experiments reveal one-dimensional nano-size magnets are formed in a common porous material.
Key steps revealed in assembling the active site of a hydrogen-generating catalyst in bacteria.
Direct visualization of magnetic structures gives researchers a window into new possibilities at the Nanoscale.