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What is Tesla's Mystery Magnet?

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Tesla’s investor day on 1 March began with a rambling, detailed discourse on energy and the environment before transitioning into a series of mostly predictable announcements and boasts. And then, out of nowhere, came an absolute bombshell: “We h...

Mar 17, 2023

Breaking bonds: Double-helix unzipping reveals DNA physics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using previously developed theoretical and mathematical models, researchers used information on the speed of the process of DNA unzipping through a nanopore to accurately retrieve the thermodynamics of double helix formation and breaking.

Mar 17, 2023

A scalable and programmable quantum phononic processor based on trapped ions

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum computing systems have the potential to outperform classical computers on some tasks, helping to solve complex real-world problems in shorter times. Research teams worldwide have thus been trying to realize this quantum advantage over trad...

Mar 17, 2023

Producing Metal Nanoclusters Using Electroactive Bacterium

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A biological approach that creates metal nanoclusters with the electroactive bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens could offer an economical and sustainable solution to high-performance catalyst...

Mar 17, 2023

Team develops see-through aerogel made from wood that better insulates double-paned windows

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of physicists and material scientists at the University of Colorado has developed a way to better insulate double-paned glass used for windows by adding a transparent aerogel. In their paper published in the journal Nature Energy the group ...

Mar 17, 2023

Carbon nanotube films as ultrasensitive photodetectors: progress and challenges

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A progress report outlines the current technology and challenges associated with developing s-SWCNT films into shortwave infrared photodetectors to spur additional research and applications of the technology.

Mar 17, 2023

Knots Smaller Than Human Hair Make Materials Unusually Tough

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

In the latest advance in nano- and micro-architected materials, engineers at Caltech have developed a new material made

Mar 17, 2023

New 'Chemical Scissor' Could Cut, Stitch Layered 2D Nanomaterials to Design Future Technology

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A new process that uses 'chemical scissor' allows scientists to tailor layered 2D nanomaterials that could be used for making sustainable technologies. Read the article to learn more.

Mar 17, 2023

Antibody Fragments Combined with C’ Dot Nanoparticles Eradicate Gastric Cancer in Treated Mice

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A novel cancer therapeutic, combining antibody fragments with molecularly engineered nanoparticles, permanently eradicated gastric cancer in treated mice, a multi-institutional team of researchers...

Mar 17, 2023

New Method to Sharpen the “Chemical Scissor” for Cutting Strong and Stable Layered Nanomaterials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new process that lets scientists chemically cut apart and stitch together nanoscopic layers of two-dimensional materials - like a tailor altering a suit - could be just the tool for...

Mar 17, 2023

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