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Electron-phonon coupling-assisted universal red luminescence of o-phenylenediamine-based carbon dots

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Carbon dots (CDs) are new carbon-based photoluminescence (PL) nanomaterials with a core-shell motif. Due to their fascinating advantages, such as chemical inertness, high quantum yields (QYs), high water solubility, thermal stability, and excellen...

Jun 9, 2022

Photonic Quantum Computer Claims Speedup “Advantage”

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A new photonic quantum computer takes just 36 microseconds to perform a task that would take a conventional supercomputer more than 9,000 years to complete. The new device, named Borealis, is the first quantum computer from a startup to display su...

Jun 9, 2022

Researchers use biomolecule-loaded metal-organic frameworks nanopatterns to aid artificial stem cell differentiation

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Stem cells are essentially our body's raw materials—cells that give rise to all other cells and tissues with specialized functions. The conversion into specific cells occurs through a process called "differentiation," in which stem ...

Jun 9, 2022

Ca-Doped Fullerene Ideal for Nano Biosensor Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a study published in the journal Materials Today Communications, density functional theory (DFT) was used in a novel effort to investigate the adsorption of fluoroquinolone (FQ) on magnesium-, calcium-, iron-, and zinc-loaded fullerenes. The st...

Jun 9, 2022

The Best Carbon Nanotube Configuration for Sensor Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Carbon nanotube (CNT) thin films' structural, electronic, and thermal properties enable accurate measurements under different environmental conditions. Because of these...

Jun 9, 2022

Heat Travels Through Nanostructures Known as Quantum Dots; New Study Shows How This Happens Through Phonon Dynamics

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Research has shown how heat is traveling through nanostructures also known as quantum dots. Read and find out how it happens through phonon dynamics.

Jun 9, 2022

Flower-Like Nanostructures Help Develop High-Performance Electrochemical Cells

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

High-performance electrode material can improve the overall output of an electrochemical cell. In an article recently published in the journal ACS Applied Energy Materials, the researchers synthesized porous flower-like tin sulfide (SnS2) nanostru...

Jun 9, 2022

Low Levels of Lycopene Detected using Smartphone Camera

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In an article recently published in the journal ACS applied materials and Interfaces, the authors prepared a reusable and user-friendly transparent upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) strip, which was found to be sensitive to lycopene detection.

Jun 9, 2022

First Atomic-Level Observation of Phonon Behavior in Nanoengineered Quantum Dots

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

As electronic, thermoelectric and computer technologies have been miniaturized to nanometer scale, engineers have faced a challenge studying fundamental properties of the materials involved; in many cases, targets are too small to be observed with...

Jun 9, 2022

Ring Resonator Pushes Photonic Sensing to Quantum Limit

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A team led by researchers at the University of Bristol developed a method for operating mass manufacturable photonic sensors at the quantum limit. The work paves the way for practical applications, including the monitoring of greenhouse gas emissi...

Jun 9, 2022

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