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Scientists Discover Surprising Applications of Nanodiamonds

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A physical chemist and a diverse group of his students are working on applications with nanoscopic diamonds. Diamonds represent so much more to Abraham Wolcott... The post Scientists Discover Surprising Applications of Nanodiamonds appeared first...

May 3, 2022

Metamaterial significantly enhances chiral nanoparticle signals

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The left hand looks like the right hand in the mirror but the left-handed glove does not fit on the right hand. Chirality refers to this property where the object cannot be superimposed on to the mirror image. This property in molecules is an impo...

May 3, 2022

Building nanoalloy libraries from laser-induced thermionic emission reduction experiments

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High-entropy nanoalloys (HENA) have widespread applications in materials science and applied physics. However, their synthesis is challenging due to slow kinetics that cause phase segregation, sophisticated pretreatment of precursors, and inert co...

May 3, 2022

3D Nano-Metamaterial Construction Inspired by Viral Building Blocks

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A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Advanced Optical Materials that demonstrated the effectiveness of a novel fabrication method based on viral nano-building blocks to...

May 3, 2022

Diseases May Soon be Diagnosed Using a Smartphone With Nanotech Imaging Tool That Can Fit on the Lens of a Tiny Camera

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Researchers devised a nanotech imaging tool that can be used to detect diseases via a smartphone. Learn about this tool that can fit on the lens of phone cams.

May 3, 2022

Rapid, Textile-Based Humidity Sensor for Real-Time Monitoring

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A superfast, responsive textile-based humidity sensor featuring single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) nanocomposite fibers is described in a study available as a pre-proof in the journal Materials...

May 3, 2022

New control electronics for quantum computers that improve performance, cut costs

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When designing a next-generation quantum computer, a surprisingly large problem is bridging the communication gap between the classical and quantum worlds. Such computers need a specialized control and readout electronics to translate back and for...

May 3, 2022

Nanotechnology and Organic Farming Partner to Improve Crops

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Organic food production involves the cultivation of crops without the use of chemical fertilizers. Although organic fertilizers maintain a better soil structure and ecosystem, crop yields are low....

May 3, 2022

Technique Streamlines AR Coating for 3D-Printed Micro-Optics

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Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed a low-temperature atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique for applying antireflective (AR) coatings to lens surfaces in multi-lens systems. The technique could reduce reflectivity and enhan...

May 3, 2022

NASA's new solar sail system to be tested on-board NanoAvionics satellite bus

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Vilnius, Lithuania (SPX) May 03, 2022 NanoAvionics has been selected to build a 12U nanosatellite bus for an in-orbit demonstration of NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3). This a result of a contract between NASA Ames Resear...

May 3, 2022

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