News articles tagged with 'lattice'
Pitt discoveries in quantum physics could change face of technology
— 22 Nov 2011 16:56 | PhysicsResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh have made advances in better understanding correlated quantum matter that could change technology as we know it, according to a study published…
Batteries charge quickly and retain capacity, thanks to new structure
— 21 Mar 2011 16:22 | TechnologyThe batteries in Illinois professor Paul Braun's lab look like any others, but they pack a surprise inside…
Is space like a chessboard?
— 19 Mar 2011 14:14 | PhysicsPhysicists at UCLA set out to design a better transistor and ended up discovering a new way to think about the structure of space…
Scientists customise a magnet's performance by strategically replacing key atoms
— 1 Feb 2011 21:09 | TechnologyScientists have given us a plethora of new materials - all created by combining individual elements under varying temperatures and other conditions. But to tweak an intermetallic compound…
A dash of disorder yields a very efficient photocatalyst
— 29 Jan 2011 17:49 | TechnologyA little disorder goes a long way, especially when it comes to harnessing the sun's energy. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley…
A mix of tiny gold and viral particles - and the DNA ties that bind them
— 28 Jan 2011 16:54 | TechnologyScientists have created a diamond-like lattice composed of gold nanoparticles and viral particles, woven together and held in place by strands of DNA. The structure - a distinctive…
Triblock spheres provide a simple path to complex structures
— 20 Jan 2011 16:40 | TechnologyUniversity of Illinois materials scientists have developed a simple, generalisable technique to fabricate complex structures that assemble themselves…
Electric current moves magnetic vortices
— 18 Dec 2010 14:34 | PhysicsOne of the requirements to keep trends in computer technology on track - to be ever faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient - is faster writing and processing of data. In the Dec.…
ORNL scientists crack materials mystery in vanadium dioxide
— 24 Nov 2010 23:00 | ChemistryA systematic study of phase changes in vanadium dioxide has solved a mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge…
Trapping charged particles with laser light
— 25 Oct 2010 13:45 | PhysicsIn the past decades setups for trapping single particles have played a key role in high precision quantum measurements because they allow for an ultimate control of all important experimental…