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Innovative approach opens the door to COVID nanobody therapies

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers describe a less expensive way to isolate and identify nanobodies from Llamas. The findings will make it easier for scientists around the world to try their hand at discovering nanobodies that target SARS-CoV-2 or other viruses.

Mar 14, 2023

More Efficient Carbon Capture: Cleaning Up the Atmosphere With Quantum Computing

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A quantum computing algorithm could identify better compounds for more efficient carbon capture. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases daily with no...

Mar 14, 2023

Nanoengineered high-performance semiconductor material could help slash heat emissions

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have engineered a nanostructured material with the potential to dramatically cut the amount of heat power plants release into the atmosphere.

Mar 14, 2023

Superconducting Diodes For Dissipationless Electronics

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Diodes, in which electricity flows in just one direction, are among the most common components in modern electronics. Scientists have long sought to create superconducting diodes to help build faster computers that burn less energy. Now a new stud...

Mar 14, 2023

Breaking down the Nernst–Einstein relation, carbon nanotube style

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

When it comes to studying particles in motion, experimentalists have followed a 100-year-old theory that claims the microscopic motion of a particle is determined by random collisions with molecules of the surrounding medium, regardless of the mac...

Mar 14, 2023

Casting light on counterfeit products through nano-optical technology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Each year, an estimated two trillion dollars is lost globally due to counterfeit products ranging from jewelry to medicine. As current security labels and product authentication methods are rapidly becoming obsolete or easy to hack, there is a ris...

Mar 14, 2023

100-year old famous fluid dynamics relation breaks down completely inside carbon nanotube pores

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have found that the famous fluid dynamics relation, discovered by Walter Nernst and Albert Einstein in the beginning of the 20th century, breaks down completely under strong spatial confinement inside carbon nanotube pores.

Mar 14, 2023

Cleaning up the atmosphere with quantum computing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases daily with no sign of stopping or slowing. Too much of civilization depends on the burning of fossil fuels, and even if we can develop a replacement energy source, much of the damage has alr...

Mar 14, 2023

3D printed nano optical security labels to identify counterfeit products

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers report a 3D printed optical security label with nano-sized features. It taps on ambient light sources and is harder to crack due to its 33(100) possible combinations.

Mar 14, 2023

Cleaning up the atmosphere with quantum computing: A quantum computing algorithm could identify better compounds for more efficient carbon capture.

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Practical carbon capture technologies are still in the early stages of development, with the most promising involving a class of compounds called amines that can chemically bind with carbon dioxide. Researchers now deploy an algorithm to study ami...

Mar 14, 2023

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