Tag: atoms
MIT Engineers Grow “Perfect” Atom-Thin Materials
MIT engineers grow “perfect” atom-thin materials: True to Moore’s Law, the number of transistors on a microchip has doubled every year since the 1960s....
Material Emits Pulses of Super Fluorescent Light
Material Emits Pulses of Super Fluorescent Light: Researchers looking to synthesize a brighter and more stable nanoparticle for optical applications found that their creation...
When Atoms Get Out of Line
Author Rebecca McDonald
How materials are impacted by the extreme conditions of a nuclear reactor
The inside of a nuclear reactor is a treacherous place. Neutrons, escaping from unstable, radioactive atoms, collide with neighboring atoms, causing...
Stronger materials could bloom with new images of plastic flow
Imagine dropping a tennis ball onto a bedroom mattress. The tennis ball will bend the mattress a bit, but not permanently – pick the...
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