Read article: Watching iron rust produces new insights on corrosion
Watching iron rust produces new insights on corrosion
Researchers find that the surface of the metal acts like a catalyst
Read article: Watching iron rust produces new insights on corrosion
Read article: Irregularly shaped Moon dust creates complex scattering effects
Irregularly shaped Moon dust creates complex scattering effects
Tomography technique measures the shape of lunar soil particles in rich detail
Read article: Spectroscopy technique gets X-ray vision
Spectroscopy technique gets X-ray vision
New method allows for material imaging at the atomic scale
Read article: Fast electrons catch badly behaved quantum dots in the act
Fast electrons catch badly behaved quantum dots in the act
New technique allows scientists to pinpoint causes of low light emission in real time and could pave the way for more efficient devices
Read article: New quasiparticle may mimic Kondo-effect signal
New quasiparticle may mimic Kondo-effect signal
Physicists propose alternative explanation for phenomenon previously attributed to "screening" of conducting electrons in metals at low temperature
Read article: Quantum treatment sheds fresh light on triboelectricity
Quantum treatment sheds fresh light on triboelectricity
New mathematical formulation describes “charging by rubbing” in terms of changing populations of electron states, showing how energy is converted from motion to electricity
Read article: Experiments pin down conditions that make hot water freeze before cold
Experiments pin down conditions that make hot water freeze before cold
Simplified experimental model makes it possible to engineer the Mpemba effect in a reproducible way
Read article: Scanning tunnelling microscopy images intramolecular details
Scanning tunnelling microscopy images intramolecular details
New high-resolution technique could make for a new analytical tool
Read article: 3D nano-vortices come into view
3D nano-vortices come into view
New imaging technique can visualize the dynamics of magnetic structures in three dimensions for the first time
Read article: 3D foams could control light
3D foams could control light
Researchers coin the term "phoamtonics" to describe a new field of study that exploits the photonic properties of foam-based structures
