Researchers use gold membrane to coax secrets out of surfaces
The pores in the gold membrane developed by ETH researchers amplify the laser beam in Raman spectroscopy, allowing it to penetrate only into the surface (light grey) but not into…
The pores in the gold membrane developed by ETH researchers amplify the laser beam in Raman spectroscopy, allowing it to penetrate only into the surface (light grey) but not into…
Shutterstock/Dr. Norbert Lange This story is part of our Cosmic Perspective series, in which we confront the staggering vastness of the cosmos and our place in it. Read the rest…
The Chang’e 6 probe being retrieved in Siziwang Banner in Inner Mongolia, ChinaXinhua/Shutterstock China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft has returned to Earth, bringing back the first chunks of space rock from…
China’s lunar probe has returned to Earth with the first ever samples from the Moon’s unexplored far side.The Chang’e-6 landed in the Inner Mongolia desert on Tuesday, after a nearly…
Constructing compact behavioral programs. (A) Top: The space of strategies for solving a task can be large, with many strategies that achieve good enough performance. Bottom: Studying relationships between strategies…
A microscope image of potassium chloride. Credit: Oliver Steinbock Imagine zooming in on a dried drop of salt solution—each pattern a unique masterpiece, reminiscent of abstract art, yet no larger…
The SOAR Telescope on Cerro Pachon in Chile. Credit: NOIRLab Using an instrument on the 4.1-meter Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope, researchers have obtained the first astronomical spectrum using skipper charge-coupled…
Conceptual diagram showing an ultrafast photoemission electron microscope. The optical path is briefly drawn, with the beam propagating through optical elements such as a fractional mirror (BS), a reflector (mirror),…
Credit: ACS Applied Nano Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.4c01069 Counterfeiters are becoming increasingly more sophisticated in forging everything from diplomas and currency to medications and artwork. While protective measures such as…
Quantum states can be surprisingly energeticDavid Wall/Getty In quantum mechanics, the whole can be much greater than the sum of its parts, according to new calculations. They suggest that several…