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UGA researchers develop nanotechnology-based optical sensors for rapid coronavirus detection

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

A University of Georgia nanotechnology research group entered the race to develop a rapid test for COVID-19 in August 2020, running experiments on a new sensor for an American manufacturing company.

Apr 7, 2022

Quantum Communication at Room Temperature

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Quantum networks could provide essentially unhackable communication channels, but first they need a reliable source of single photons. Normally these require cryogenic temperatures, making them impractical and expensive. But now researchers have ...

Apr 7, 2022

Researchers engineer electrically tunable graphene devices to study rare physics: The breakthrough could lead to the development of 'beyond-5G' wireless technology for high-speed communication networks

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have developed a tunable graphene-based platform that allows for fine control over the interaction between light and matter in the terahertz (THz) spectrum to reveal rare phenomena known as exceptional points. The work could advance opt...

Apr 7, 2022

Nano particle trapped between mirrors works as a quantum sensor

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Sensors are a pillar of the Internet of Things, providing the data to control all sorts of objects. Here, precision is essential, and this is where quantum technologies could make a difference. Researchers are now demonstrating how nanoparticles i...

Apr 7, 2022

Researchers engineer electrically tunable graphene devices to study rare physics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

An international team, co-led by researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute (NGI) in the UK and the Penn State College of Engineering in the US, has developed a tunable graphene-based platform that allows for fi...

Apr 7, 2022

New studies demonstrate advancements in nanotechnology and their impact across multiple areas of human health

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Active nanotech-based research from China has yielded several new advancements with wide-ranging applications. Newly developed nanosensors can be used to detect toxic environmental pollutants, such as chromium; novel medical technologies can be le...

Apr 7, 2022

Silicon Photonics Confronts the Dangers of Success

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Silicon photonics initially emerged to boost the efficiency, scalability, speed, flexibility, and connective capacity of massive data centers. Today, leading photonic transceiver players each report annual run rates of up to 2 million devices. And...

Apr 7, 2022

Iron-Laced Carbon Nanofibers Produce Better Energy Storage Capacities

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new study offers a revolutionary technique to improve battery and capacitor storage performance. The researchers devised a simple yet effective method for producing a high-performance material for...

Apr 7, 2022

Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles for Agricultural Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a review recently published in the Journal of Fungi, researchers explored how the Trichoderma genus could be used to develop methodologies for the mycosynthesis of metal nanoparticles (NPs),...

Apr 7, 2022

Laser additive manufacturing of Si/ZrO2 tunable crystalline phase 3D nanostructures

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances reviews laser additive manufacturing of Si/ZrO2 tunable crystalline phase 3D nanostructures.

Apr 7, 2022

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