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Quantum friction explains strange way water flows through nanotubes

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Water flows mysteriously well through narrow carbon nanotubes, but now there is an explanation: it may all be due to quantum friction

Feb 2, 2022

Quantum friction explains strange way water flows through nanotubes

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Water flows mysteriously well through narrow carbon nanotubes, but now there is an explanation: it may all be due to quantum friction

Feb 2, 2022

Researchers set record by preserving quantum states for more than 5 seconds: Breakthrough using common material could pave way for new quantum technologies

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A team of researchers has maintained a qubit coherence time for a record five seconds. The qubits are made from silicon carbide, widely found in lightbulbs, electric vehicles and high voltage electronics.

Feb 2, 2022

Team develops novel chemical glucose sensing method based on boronic acids and graphene foam

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of Bath, working in collaboration with industrial partner Integrated Graphene, have developed, for the detection of glucose levels in the blood, a new sensing technique based on graphene foam. Since it is a chemical s...

Feb 2, 2022

Novel chemical glucose sensing method based on boronic acids and graphene foam

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a new glucose sensor that is cheaper and more robust than current systems.

Feb 2, 2022

Lotus effects by laser

Fraunhofer   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Nano- and microstructures can now be incorporated into surfaces in an instant using lasers. The technology is being developed and marketed by the Dresden-based start-up Fusion Bionic, a spin-off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam ...

Feb 2, 2022

Simple, inexpensive, fast and accurate nano-sensors pinpoint infectious diseases

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers describe a novel method for detecting viruses like Ebola virus (EBOV) and SARS CoV-2.

Feb 2, 2022

'Quantum friction' slows water flow through carbon nanotubes, resolving long-standing fluid dynamics mystery

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

For 15 years, scientists have been baffled by the mysterious way water flows through the tiny passages of carbon nanotubes—pipes with walls that can be just one atom thick. The streams have confounded all theories of fluid dynamics; paradoxically,...

Feb 2, 2022

Nanoparticle system that can release fluorescent dyes in pancreatic cancer tumor cell samples

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Theranostics have the potential to both diagnose cancers and treat them, all in one package. But it's challenging to tell when—or even if—the package has reached and penetrated a tumor. Now, researchers reporting in JACS Au have designed a na...

Feb 2, 2022

Immune Focusing and Self-Assembling Nanoparticles May Offer Better Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The first generation of COVID-19 vaccines has been very effective; however, they do have certain limits. Their effectiveness can diminish without a booster shot, and they may be less effective against...

Feb 2, 2022

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