The membrane that surrounds cells in living organisms is extremely flexible and sensitive. How it protects itself from damage and renews itself is crucial for many life processes, and is not yet ...

Electron microscopy uses a beam of electrons to illuminate a sample and achieve much higher spatial resolution than light microscopy. Transmission electron microscopy generates an image of the ...

Scanning electron microscopy is a general type of electron microscopy that generates a topological image of a sample using a beam of electrons to achieve much higher spatial resolution than light ...

The software ReciPro makes various crystallographic calculations, visualizes a crystal structure, simulates a diffraction pattern and high-resolution TEM image, indexes diffraction spots, plots ...

A new technology to continuously place individual atoms exactly where they are needed could lead to new materials for devices that address critical needs for the field of quantum computing and ...

Researchers devised a unique method to observe changes in materials at the atomic level. The technique opens new avenues for ...

With each breath, a human may inhale thousands of harmful microbes into the lungs. Mucus, the gel-like moist substance coating the airways, is one of the first lines of defense and aids in removal ...

Materials: Soft, flexible polymer semiconductors; photonic topological phase transition; solving the mystery of aluminum ...

A research team headed by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a novel approach to examine ...

A new technology to continuously place individual atoms exactly where they are needed could lead to new materials for devices ...