Atomic 'domino effect' found to drive phase changes in a two-dimensional crystal

Phase transformations—in which a material changes from one crystal structure to another, thereby acquiring dramatically ...

Structural blueprint for RNA therapeutics reveals why some siRNA molecules work better than others

RNA interference is a natural mechanism for living cells to control whether specific genes are being used. Crowned with the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Rare Comet Made History as the Third Known Interstellar Object to Fly Through Our Solar System. Studies Are Now Revealing the Mysterious Conditions in Which I…

In the latest research, telescope observations of 3I/ATLAS examine its chemical structure and suggest that it took shape in a ...
IEEE

Improving Atomic Layer Deposition Process of Silicon Oxide (SiO₂) with single and double pulse processes

Abstract: Due to hardly known film properties, precursor savings and hardware modifications of the atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment, the bis(diethylamino ...
Eos

A Quiet Quantum Revolution in Earth’s Deep Interior

A subtle change in iron ions’ electronic configuration produces a measurable difference in seismic wave speeds through mantle ...
Earth.com

Silver iodide and the hidden physics of ice

Silver iodide is an electrical insulator, which rules out most surface-imaging tools that rely on electrons or ions. The team ...
IEEE

A Low-Parasitic-Capacitance and High-Thermal-Uniformity Base-Substrate Structure for 15kV Silicon Carbide Devices Based on Liquid-Vapor Two-Phase Material

Abstract: High-voltage silicon carbide (SiC) power devices require packaging that simultaneously suppresses electromagnetic interference (EMI) and manages concentrated heat fluxes without sacrificing ...