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Dark matter: time for axion
Following the disappointing results from other candidates for explaining dark matter, a particle hypothesized over 40 years ago, the...
Sep 26, 20236 min read


Technique for 3-D printing metals at the nanoscale reveals surprise benefit
Late last year, Caltech researchers revealed that they had developed a new fabrication technique for printing microsized metal parts...
Sep 25, 20233 min read


Material would allow users to ‘tune’ windows to block targeted wavelengths of light
Researchers have demonstrated a material for next generation dynamic windows, which would allow building occupants to switch their...
Sep 22, 20232 min read


Scientists unravel the chemical mechanism behind silica-coated nanodiamonds
SSRL’s X-ray tools reveal that alcohol groups on a nanodiamond’s surface allow one of the world’s most valuable materials to bond with...
Sep 21, 20233 min read


Molybdenene – the "metallic" relative of graphene
Two-dimensional materials like graphene show fascinating properties such as superconductivity, extraordinary strength and exotic quantum...
Sep 21, 20232 min read


Precisely arranging nanoparticles
In the incredibly small world of molecules, the elementary building blocks – the atoms – join together in a very regular pattern. In...
Sep 20, 20232 min read
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