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Cutting Ice with a Nanowire

3 September 2010
Nanoscale simulations of a classic experiment show that it's harder to cut through ice with the pressure of a water-repelling wire than with a water-attracting one.
article link PRL (20 August 2010)
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nanowire in ice block

Paper Stretches Unevenly

27 August 2010
The stretching of a sheet of paper shows spatial variations that become more important over time. Such uneven stretching could also be important when other materials are stressed.
article link PRL (3 September 2010)
stretched paper

A Better Picture of Molecules

20 August 2010
A new technique gives more detailed images of molecules by measuring the quantum mechanical repulsion between the imaged molecule and a small probe molecule.
article link PRL (20 August 2010)
PTCDA molecule
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