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nanotechnology & the nanoscale

Researchers and a Navajo Nation potter discuss creating water filtration tools over a table with pottery.
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Crafting Clean Water in the Navajo Nation

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 22 January 202422 January 2024

A collaboration between researchers and a Navajo Nation potter has yielded an effective and culturally appropriate water treatment device.

Simulations of crack initiation in a quartz grain.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

CO2 Reduces the Onset of Fracturing at the Nanoscale in Quartz

by François Renard 9 February 20238 February 2023

Large scale molecular dynamics simulations unravel the coupled processes at work during fracturing and flow of carbon dioxide and water in quartz grains at the nanoscale.

Image of the meteorite Allen Hills 83100 illustrating spectral differences
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Pushing the Limits of IR Spectra: Using Nano-FTIR on Meteorites

by David Trang 16 May 202219 January 2023

A new method, nano-FTIR, is used to examine microstructures and processes on grains, displaying its benefit for examining asteroid returned samples through a meteorite.

An image of the Sonnblick Observatory with snow
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The Alps Are Dusted with Nanoplastics

by Stacy Kish 30 March 20228 August 2022

A new study finds the lofted pollutants came from major European cities, but further study is required to fully understand the plastics’ transport and deposition processes.

Artificial neuron with binary code radiating outward from the cell body
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The Future of Big Data May Lie in Tiny Magnets

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 2 June 202025 March 2022

New research in the field of neuromorphic computing uses tiny magnets and their magnetic fields to optimize computing algorithms.

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Apollo’s Legacy: 50 Years of Lunar Geology

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 1 July 201925 March 2022

Samples of the Moon’s surface brought back by Apollo astronauts ushered in a new era of planetary science. Scientists today continue the legacy.

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How to Build a Better Light Trap

by E. Underwood 4 April 201825 March 2022

Nanosized chambers capture bits of light for infinite amounts of time.

New lab experiments offer insight into the formation of the slickenline patterns that often appear on faults
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Lab Experiments Show How Fault Surfaces Get Groovy

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 16 June 201718 October 2022

Formation of nanometer-scale quartz beads could promote linear “slickenline” patterns and facilitate fault movement.

Researchers scrutinized ultrathin slices of diamond from the Orapa Mine in Botswana pictured here.
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Mineral Flaws Clarify How Diamonds Form

Amy Coombs by A. Coombs 23 June 201625 March 2022

A study of nanoscale, iron- and sulfur-rich impurities in diamonds provides new clues to the chemical processes that produce the superhard crystals and at what depths they occur.

fungus-iron-magnesium
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Using Acid and Physical Force, Fungi Burrow Through Rock

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 21 March 201625 March 2022

Scientists observe the step-by-step process by which a fungus attacks a mineral to extract vital nutrients.

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