Smallest hard disk to date writes information atom by atom
STM scan (96 nm wide, 126 nm tall) of the 1 kB memory, written to a section of Feynman's lecture There's Plenty of Room...
Exploring superconducting properties of 3-D printed parts
This is the selective laser melting process in action.Credit: Image courtesy of Tim Sercombe/University of Western Australia
3-D printing is revolutionizing many areas of manufacturing...
Better Understanding Post-Earthquake Fault Movement
Schematic summary of research findings showing the sequence of slip behavior. Credit: UC Riverside
Preparation and good timing enabled Gareth Funning and a team of...
A glimpse inside the atom
Atomic orbitals of carbon atoms in graphene. Credit: Image courtesy of Vienna University of Technology
An electron microscope can't just snap a photo like a...
Upsizing nanostructures into light, flexible 3-D printed metallic materials
Researchers have developed hierarchical metallic metamaterial with multi-layered, fractal-like 3-D architectures to create structures at centimeter scales incorporating nanoscale features.Credit: Jim Stroup/Virginia Tech
For years,...
NASA’s Kepler confirms 100+ exoplanets during its K2 mission
Image montage showing the Maunakea Observatories, Kepler Space Telescope, and night sky with K2 Fields and discovered planetary systems (dots) overlaid. An international team...
Researchers create means to monitor anthropogenic global warming in real time
A research team including a Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego climate scientist simulated in a computer model, for...
Scientists discover how proteins in the brain build-up rapidly in Alzheimer’s disease
Artist's rendering of protein fibrils (in blue) and healthy proteins from computer simulations. Credit: Ivan Barun
Cambridge researchers have identified – and shown that it...
What lies beneath: Venus’ surface revealed through the clouds
Schematic illustration of the proposed behaviour of gravity waves in the vicinity of mountainous terrain on Venus.
Winds pushing their way slowly across the mountainous...
Grandpa’s obesity affects the health of his grandchildren
With more than 14 million Australians now overweight or obese, researchers are warning of the harmful legacy that parental obesity can have on future...
Real reason turtles have shells: Burrowing tool
A recent study on the oldest proto turtle, Eunotosaurus (left), suggests the broadening of the ribs in turtles was initially an adaptation for burrowing...
