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The structure of amphiphilic molecules at buried liquid/liquid interfaces can be controlled by ion-pairing interactions to better understand the mechanisms of liquid extraction and self-assembly.
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Researchers developed an automated scanning probe microscopy (SPM) platform to rapidly find regions of interest.
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Electrical activity in the brain and heart depends on rhythmic generation of action potentials by pacemaker (HCN) ion channels whose activity is regulated by cAMP binding.
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A novel, complementary method to oxidative Scholl coupling enables synthesis of conjugated porous networks via direct aromatic ring knitting.
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Researchers showed that dual-function intermetallic nanoprecipitates simultaneously enhanced strength and ductility of medium-entropy alloys via synergistic spatial confinement effects on two distinct deformation mechanisms: precipitation
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Researchers have discovered a new mode of SMSI construction under ambient conditions that is driven by photochemistry instead of the traditional thermal activation.
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The nEDM@SNS project will search for the Electric Dipole Moment of the neutron at a level of 3 x 10-28 e-cm
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Fractional-excitation-phonon coupling in α-RuCl3 is observed, validating phonons as a sensitive probe of hidden fractional and non-local excitations, experimentally confirming the theoretically predicted coupling and providing the key information
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3D nanoprinting via electron-beam-induced deposition of nanowire constructs has attained a stage of development where many novel applications such as photonics, nano-magnetics, NEMS, and advanced SPM-tips are within reach.