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Researchers 3D print graphene-oxide soft robots

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Researchers from China’s Harbin Institute of Technology have 3D printed a soft robot from graphene-oxide that is capable of moving backward and forwards when exposed to moisture. The scientists combined Direct Ink Writing (DIW) 3D printing and con...

Feb 24, 2022

Nano-Architected Material Refracts Light Backward – An Important Step Toward Photonic Circuits

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  A newly created nano-architected material exhibits a property that previously was just theoretically possible: it can refract light backward, regardless of the angle at... The post Nano-Architected Material Refracts Light Backward – An Importan...

Feb 23, 2022

Scientists visualize electron crystals in a quantum superposition

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Princeton scientists are using innovative techniques to visualize electrons in graphene, a single atomic layer of carbon atoms. They are finding that strong interactions between electrons in high magnetic fields drive them to form unusual crystal-...

Feb 23, 2022

Robotic cubes: Self-reconfiguring ElectroVoxels use embedded electromagnets to test applications for space exploration

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If faced with the choice of sending a swarm of full-sized, distinct robots to space, or a large crew of smaller robotic modules, you might want to enlist the latter. Modular robots, like those depicted in films such as "Big Hero 6," hold...

Feb 23, 2022

Is Math the Key to Quantum Entanglement Protection?

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Quantum computers can theoretically find the answers to problems no classical computer could ever solve, but they rely on a delicate state known as entanglement that is vulnerable to disruption from its surroundings. Now scientists reveal that “p...

Feb 23, 2022

NanoXplore raises $30 million CAD in a share offering

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Graphene producer NanoXplore announced that it is raising $30 million CAD, selling shares to a syndicate of underwriters led by National Bank Financial Inc. and Canaccord Genuity Corp.

Feb 23, 2022

Researchers discover abnormally strong light absorption in graphene

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Scientists from University of Regensburg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Moscow institute of Physics and Technology, and University of Kansas have discovered abnormally strong light absorption in graphene. The effect arises from the conver...

Feb 23, 2022

Bioactive Nanocarrier Spray: Better Crops Without Genetic Modification

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Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have developed a way to improve crop quality without needing to create special... The post Bioactive Nanocarrier Spray: Better Crops Without Genetic Modification app...

Feb 23, 2022

Quantinuum H1 Quantum Computer Beats Classical System at Game Designed To Test Quantum Mechanics

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Some might view games as merely entertainment but for Prof. Emanuele Dalla Torre at Bar-Ilan University in Israel and his team, playing games is useful... The post Quantinuum H1 Quantum Computer Beats Classical System at Game Designed To Test Qua...

Feb 23, 2022

Physicists observe an exotic 'multiferroic' state in an atomically thin material

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MIT physicists have discovered an exotic "multiferroic" state in a material that is as thin as a single layer of atoms. Their observation is the first to confirm that multiferroic properties can exist in a perfectly two-dimensional mater...

Feb 23, 2022

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