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All wound up: A reversible molecular whirligig

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Over the last few decades, researchers have built minuscule molecular machines that rotate or shuttle other molecules. However, it's difficult to determine the mechanical work and forces that these tiny contraptions produce, which is importan...

Jun 6, 2022

New nanoparticles may pave the way for development of clinical sepsis therapy

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Sepsis, the body's overreaction to an infection, affects more than 1.5 million people and kills at least 270,000 every year in the U.S. alone. The standard treatment of antibiotics and fluids is not effective for many patients, and those who ...

Jun 6, 2022

All wound up: A reversible molecular whirligig

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Over the last few decades, researchers have built minuscule molecular machines that rotate or shuttle other molecules. However, it's difficult to determine the mechanical work and forces that these tiny contraptions produce, which is importan...

Jun 6, 2022

A novel all-optical switching method makes optical computing and communication systems more power-efficient

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A group of photonics researchers at Tampere University have introduced a novel method to control a light beam with another beam through a unique plasmonic metasurface in a linear medium at ultra-low power. This simple linear switching method makes...

Jun 6, 2022

A novel all-optical switching method makes optical computing and communication systems more power-efficient

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Photonics researchers have introduced a novel method to control a light beam with another beam through a unique plasmonic metasurface in a linear medium at ultra-low power. This simple linear switching method makes nanophotonic devices such as opt...

Jun 6, 2022

Novel Method for Early Disease Detection Using DNA Droplets

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Droplet systems such as DNA droplets, which are formed by liquid-liquid phase separation of macromolecules, play an essential role in cellular functions. Now, by combining the technologies of DNA droplets and DNA computing, computational DNA dropl...

Jun 6, 2022

Photonic Chip Performs Image Recognition at the Speed of Light

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Deep neural networks that mimic the workings of the human brain now often power computer vision, speech recognition, and much more. However, they are increasingly limited by the hardware used to implement them. Now scientists have developed a deep...

Jun 6, 2022

Developing the next generation of quantum algorithms and materials

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Quantum computers are expected to revolutionize the way researchers solve difficult computing problems. These computers are being designed to tackle major challenges in fundamental research areas, such as quantum chemistry. In its current stage of...

Jun 6, 2022

Ultrafine ruthenium nanocrystals as an alternative to platinum for a pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction

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Currently, electrocatalytic water splitting is one of the most inexpensive, clean, reliable, quiet and affordable industrial-grade efficient hydrogen (H2) production technologies. However, the most effective platinum (Pt) based catalysts for the h...

Jun 6, 2022

New nanoparticles aid sepsis treatment in mice

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Sepsis, the body's overreaction to an infection, affects more than 1.5 million people and kills at least 270,000 every year in the U.S. alone. The standard treatment of antibiotics and fluids is not effective for many patients, and those who ...

Jun 6, 2022

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