Infrared heavy-metal-free quantum dots deliver sensitive and fast sensors for eye-safe LIDAR applications
The frequency regime lying in the shortwave infrared (SWIR) has very unique properties that make it ideal for several ...
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Atom Sculpture
Comprised of a multitude of bronze rings and bands, this stationary sculpture evokes both the frenetic movement and the coalescent quality of atoms, that molecular building block. The 83" sculpture ...
Frontier molecular orbital theory aids single-atom catalyst design
Single-atom catalysts (SACs), with their excellent metal atom utilization and unique physicochemical properties, hold promise ...
A Giant Atom Smasher 656 Feet Below the Earth Could Show Us Physics We’ve Never Seen
The proposed 91-kilometer collider could be up and running by the 2040s, but it won't perform high-energy physics until 2070.
Scientists release plans for an even bigger atom smasher to address the mysteries of physics
The blueprint lays out the proposed path, environmental impact, scientific ambitions and project cost. Independent experts ...
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Molecular modeling reveals how nanocrystals take shape
The shape of tiny silver seeds made of fewer than 200 atoms depends on their precise size and temperature and defines the shape of the final nanoparticle.