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Physicists have verified a key prediction from a 55-year-old theory about one-dimensional electronics.

Scientists have shown that Planck’s law does not apply for objects smaller than a certain length scale—and the result is 100 times higher than what the law would predict. 

Scientists have shown that Planck’s law does not apply for objects smaller than a certain length scale—and the result is 100 times higher than what the law would predict. 

Scientists have induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic “building blocks” from which stable structures formed.

Scientists have induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic “building blocks” from which stable structures formed.

Researchers have developed a gel laden with gold nanoparticles that changes color when it reacts with a teardrop containing ascorbic acid, released from a wound to the eye.

Researchers have developed a gel laden with gold nanoparticles that changes color when it reacts with a teardrop containing ascorbic acid, released from a wound to the eye.

Researchers report on the hierarchical 3D printing of nanoporous gold, a proof of concept that researchers say could revolutionize the design of chemical reactors. 

Researchers report on the hierarchical 3D printing of nanoporous gold, a proof of concept that researchers say could revolutionize the design of chemical reactors. 

Scientists have discovered that bacteria present in the environment catalyze chemical reactions that dissolve gold nanoparticles.