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Graphene is a proven supermaterial, but manufacturing the versatile form of carbon at usable scales remains a challenge

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"Future chips may be 10 times faster, all thanks to graphene"; "Graphene may be used in COVID-19 detection"; and "Graphene allows batteries to charge 5x faster"—those are just a handful of recent dramatic headlines la...

Nov 29, 2022

Developing sliding nanomechanical resonators

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In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a research team led by Prof. Guo Guangcan from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed nanomechanical resonators based on a graphen...

Nov 29, 2022

Quantum algorithm of the direct calculation of energy derivatives developed for molecular geometry optimization

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In recent years, research and development on quantum computers has made considerable progress. Quantum chemical calculations for electronic structures of atoms and molecules are attracting great attention as one of the most promising applications ...

Nov 29, 2022

From biomass to functional crystalline diamond nanothread

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New research from a team of scientists led by Drs. Kuo Li and Haiyan Zheng from the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR) reported the first synthesis of a three-dimensional crystalline carbon nanothread (CNThs...

Nov 29, 2022

Seemingly Impossible: Nanostructure Compresses Light 10,000 Times Thinner Than a Human Hair

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This major scientific advance has implications for many fields, including energy-efficient computers and quantum technology.

Nov 29, 2022

Explainable AI-based physical theory for advanced materials design: Scientists develop an 'extended Landau free energy model' for causal analysis and visualization in nano-magnetic devices with AI and topology

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Microscopic image data is key to developing low-power, high-speed electronic devices. However, the complex interactions in nanoscale magnetic materials are difficult to understand. A research group has now realized a new functional design theory c...

Nov 29, 2022

Nano-magnets to restore damaged nerve cells: Researchers bioengineer 3D neural networks using magnetic manipulations

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When neurons are damaged by degenerative disease or injury, they have little, if any, ability to heal on their own. Restoring neural networks and their normal function is therefore a significant challenge in the field of tissue engineering. Resear...

Nov 29, 2022

Compliant and conductive carbon nanomaterial for on-skin electronics

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A soft and flexible electronic "e-skin," so sensitive it can detect the minute temperature difference between an inhaled and an exhaled breath, could form the basis of a new form of on-skin biosensor. The ultrathin material is also sensi...

Nov 29, 2022

Researchers build long-sought nanoparticle structure, opening door to special properties

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Alex Travesset doesn’t have a shiny research lab with the latest instruments that probe new nanoparticles and nanomaterials

Nov 29, 2022

Lightwave Logic Acquires Polymer Tech, Assets from Chromosol

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Lightwave Logic Inc., an optical communications technology company, has acquired the polymer technology and intellectual property assets of Chromosol Ltd., a spinout company from Queen Mary, University of London. The acquisition strengthens Lightw...

Nov 29, 2022

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