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From thin to bulk: Affordable, brighter and faster scanning with high-energy radiation sources

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Imagine a medical scanner that works faster and produces clearer images, or a radiation detector that pinpoints tiny traces of radioactive material with unprecedented accuracy. These futuristic possibilities are a step closer to reality thanks to ...

May 20, 2025

Understanding randomness: Researchers visualize decision-making in nanomagnetic structures

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

As the world's energy needs for computing and artificial intelligence continue to increase, developing alternative low-power solutions to traditional computing becomes crucial. Devices that reliably generate randomness, or stochasticity, are ...

May 20, 2025

Mask users can now breathe more easily: Porphyrin-based nanosheets capture viruses while supporting air flow

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The COVID-19 pandemic increased public awareness of the importance of mask use for personal protection. However, when the mesh size of mask fabrics is small enough to capture viruses, which are usually around one hundred nanometers in size, the fa...

May 20, 2025

Cool science: Researchers craft tiny biological tools using frozen ethanol

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Imagine drawing on something as delicate as a living cell -- without damaging it. Researchers have made this groundbreaking discovery using an unexpected combination of tools: frozen ethanol, electron beams and purple-tinted microbes. By advancing...

May 20, 2025

Novel imaging technology eliminates need for costly ultrafast lasers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed a 3D imaging method that visualizes internal tissues using ordinary light sources instead of expensive ultrafast lasers.

May 20, 2025

Understanding randomness: Researchers visualize decision-making in nanomagnetic structures

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New insights into nanomagnetic networks promise advances in energy-efficient computing.

May 20, 2025

Quasiparticles discovered on the surface of semiconductor magnets

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research team has detected optical quasiparticles on the surface of an antiferromagnetic quantum material for the very first time.

May 20, 2025

Nanomedicine for safe treatment of inflammation in pregnancy

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An international team is developing nanomedicines to safely treat inflammation during pregnancy without harming the mother or disrupting fetal development.

May 20, 2025

Researchers are developing petahertz-speed phototransistors in ambient conditions

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers at the University of Arizona, California Institute of Technology and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich have reported the generation of light-induced quantum tunnelling currents in graphene phototransistors by ultrafast laser pulse...

May 20, 2025

New method enables graphene-based thermal light emitters that are directly grown on chips

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from Japan's Keio University and Waseda University explain that graphene has substantial potential for on-chip nanoscale light sources, due to its small size, high brightness and fast-modulating blackbody radiation sources, but a ...

May 20, 2025

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