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"Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Led by Columbia Engineering, researchers build longest, highly conductive molecular nanowire: The 2.6nm-long single molecule wire has quasi-metallic properties and shows an unusual increase of conductance as the wire length increases; its excellent conductivity holds great promis"

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

As our devices get smaller and smaller, the use of molecules as the main components in electronic circuitry is becoming ever more critical. Over the past 10 years, researchers have been trying to use single molecules as conducting wires because of...

Jul 8, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Luisier wins SNSF Advanced Grant to develop simulation tools for nanoscale devices

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The Swiss National Science Foundation has awarded Professor Mathieu Luisier more than two million Swiss francs over a period of five years to develop a computer-​based simulator that will simplify the design of electronic components and speed up t...

Jul 8, 2022

Graphene tattoo provides cuffless blood-pressure monitoring – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Near-invisible graphene tattoos deliver high-speed and long-term continuous monitoring of blood pressure with high accuracy The post Graphene tattoo provides cuffless <br>blood-pressure monitoring appeared first on Physics World.

Jul 8, 2022

What Is the Future of Quantum-Proof Encryption?

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

On Tuesday, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced its first quantum-resistant algorithms—new encryption that will become the standard to guard against attacks by quantum computers, which are not yet here. The four alg...

Jul 8, 2022

"Physicists discover a 'family' of robust, superconducting graphene structures"

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

When it comes to graphene, it appears that superconductivity runs in the family.

Jul 8, 2022

Optical demonstration of quantum fault-tolerant threshold

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Dealing with experimental errors, which could occur in every step of quantum circuits, is of great importance, especially in the implementation of quantum computation. Generally speaking, quantum error correction requires more qubits to accomplish...

Jul 8, 2022

Thermal Analysis of Boron Nitride CNTs for Hydrogen Storage Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In an article recently published in the journal Materials Today Communications, researchers demonstrated the potential of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) as hydrogen (H2) storage materials by investigating their thermal...

Jul 8, 2022

Cu-Based Nanoagent Could Boost Nanocatalytic Medicine

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Although chemodynamic therapy is a potential anti-tumor strategy, its inefficiency in generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) restricts its clinical translation. In an article recently published in the journal Biomaterials, researchers constructe...

Jul 8, 2022

Unusual superconductivity observed in twisted trilayer graphene

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The ability to turn superconductivity off and on with a literal flip of a switch in so-called "magic-angle twisted graphene" has allowed engineers at Caltech to observe an unusual phenomenon that may shed new light on superconductivity i...

Jul 8, 2022

Nanoparticle 'backpacks' restore damaged stem cells

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Within a newborn's umbilical cord lie potentially life-saving stem cells that can be used to fight diseases like lymphoma and leukemia. That is why many new parents elect to store ("bank") their infant's stem cell-rich umbilica...

Jul 8, 2022

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