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Spontaneous Formation of Biomimetic, Nanoporous Membrane Channels
Carbon nanotubes insert into artificial and active cell membranes, reproducing major features of biological channels.
Carbon nanotubes insert into artificial and active cell membranes, reproducing major features of biological channels.
New studies explain the transition, providing a quantitative picture of a 50-year-old mystery.
Concentrating noble-metal catalyst atoms on the surface of porous nano-frame alloys shows over thirty-fold increase in performance.
Clusters with longer separations between atoms had enhanced catalytic activity.
New theoretical techniques predict experimental observations in superconducting materials.
New metal oxide material works at temperatures low enough to improve fuel cell efficiency.
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.
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.
Microscopic understanding offers fresh directions for discovering new materials to transmit energy without loss.
Method enables quantification of thiols on bacteria and natural organic matter.