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Graphene 'drums' pick up vibrations from individual bacteria – Physics World

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Drums made from the 2D carbon sheet might be used to detect antibiotic resistance quickly and simply by monitoring bacterial movement The post Graphene ‘drums’ pick up vibrations from individual bacteria appeared first on Physics World.

May 24, 2022

Breakthrough in quantum universal gate sets: A high-fidelity iToffoli gate: Team demonstrates a three-qubit native quantum gate with high fidelity

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Researchers have demonstrated the first three-qubit high-fidelity iToffoli native gate in a superconducting quantum information processor and in a single step. This demonstration adds a novel easy-to-implement native three-qubit logic gate for uni...

May 24, 2022

"Emulating impossible 'unipolar' laser pulses paves the way for processing quantum information: Quantum materials emit light as though it were only a positive pulse, rather than a positive-negative oscillation"

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A laser pulse that sidesteps the inherent symmetry of light waves could manipulate quantum information, potentially bringing us closer to room temperature quantum computing.

May 24, 2022

Scientists use quantum computers to simulate quantum materials

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Researchers have used quantum computers to simulate spin defects, an important material property for the next generation of quantum computers.

May 24, 2022

Breakthrough in quantum universal gate sets: A high-fidelity iToffoli gate

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High-fidelity quantum logic gates applied to quantum bits (qubits) are the basic building blocks of programmable quantum circuits. Researchers at the Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) conducted ...

May 24, 2022

New method for the mechanical tensile testing of micro and nanofibers

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Researchers at TU Wien have developed a novel method that is suitable for the mechanical tensile testing of micro and nanofibers. The special feature: Samples can be reversibly coupled to and uncoupled from the force sensor.

May 24, 2022

Heat Exposure Impacts Plant Protein Corona Structure in Food Nanoparticles

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Adsorption of amphiphilic proteins onto the surface of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) causes protein coronas that alter their gastrointestinal fate. However, the factors influencing the protein corona formation remain unclear. In an art...

May 24, 2022

Nanoscale Polarized Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds as Green Catalyst Alternatives

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A team of researchers recently published a paper in the journal ACS Applied Nano Materials that demonstrated the feasibility of using nanoporous polarized hydroxyapatite (HAp) scaffolds as a green catalyst in chemical reactions.

May 24, 2022

Detecting Pyruvate with Nanoparticle/MXene Biosensor

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In a study published in the journal Materials Letters, a biosensor centered on platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) tuned two-dimensional MXene was created for precise pyruvate measurement in human blood.

May 24, 2022

Removing Lead from Wastewater with Metal-Based Nanocomposites

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The presence of lead [Pb(II)], even at low concentration, has detrimental effects on the biological systems. Hence their removal from water sources is critical. In an article recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, the authors prepar...

May 24, 2022

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