The fields of plasmonics, Raman spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy have recently undergone considerable development, but independently of one another. By combining these techniques, a range of ...

The study shows that the phenomenon can be produced by means of adiabatic compression, without any exchange of heat with the environment. The process aligns the spins of the material’s particles and ...

PREVIOUS work has shown that the sensitivity of liquid explosives to impact is greatly increased by the presence of minute gas bubbles 1. The initiation is of a thermal nature and is due to the ...