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Twisted bowties created with continuous chirality – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Bowtie-shaped nanostructured microparticles that interact with twisted light could find use in applications such as LiDAR, medicine and machine vision The post Twisted bowties created with continuous chirality appeared first on Physics World.

Apr 13, 2023

Implantable device shrinks pancreatic tumors

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Nanomedicine researchers have found a way to tame pancreatic cancer - one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers - by delivering immunotherapy directly into the tumor with a device that is smaller than a grain of rice.

Apr 13, 2023

New study shows how carbonated water can be used to tune properties of hydrogels for various uses

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Low-methoxy (LM) pectin gels have gained momentum in tissue engineering and drug delivery in recent years due to their excellent biocompatibility. LM pectin forms stable hydrogels by forming supramolecular assemblies with egg-box structures in the...

Apr 13, 2023

Physicists take a step toward fault-tolerant quantum computing

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Some classical computers have error correction built into their memories based on bits; quantum computers will need error correction mechanisms, too, based on the vastly more sensitive qubits to be workable in the future.

Apr 13, 2023

New Study Reports Record-High Magnetoresistance in Graphene

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At the University of Manchester, scientists have reported record-high magnetoresistance that emerges in graphene under ambient conditions.

Apr 13, 2023

Standalone sensor system uses human movement to monitor health and environment

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For mere dollars, a Penn State-led international collaboration has fabricated a self-powered, standalone sensor system capable of monitoring gas molecules in the environment or in human breath. The system combines nanogenerators with micro-superca...

Apr 13, 2023

Nanogenerator-powered, standalone sensor system uses human movement to monitor health and environment

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The system combines nanogenerators with micro-supercapacitors to harvest and story energy generated by human movement.

Apr 13, 2023

Natural treatment could make you almost invisible to mosquito bites

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Mosquitoes are responsible for around 350 million human illnesses every year, with the number sure to increase as climate change bolsters the disease-carrying insect's numbers. A recent study even showed how another human impact, light pollut...

Apr 13, 2023

Researchers Detect Stable Photons Generated from Diamond

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Researchers led by professor Tim Schröder at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin have generated and detected photons with stable frequencies emitted from from nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defect centers in diamond nanostructures. The achievement holds implica...

Apr 13, 2023

Migrating ions through the perovskite layer in two dimensions

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Electrostatic doping has been widely used in low-dimensional materials, including carbon nanotube (CNT) and two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). Unlike conventional lattice doping with impuri...

Apr 13, 2023

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