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Self-Powered System Inspired by Lightweight Triboelectric Nanogenerators Operate Smart Saddles to Protect Equestrians

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Chinese and Mongolian experts developed a smart saddle that could prevent equestrian players from dangers and accidents during games.

Jan 28, 2022

Atomic Armor for Next-Generation, Electron-Beam Accelerators

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Advancement in single-atom layer graphene coatings improves accelerator electron source lifespans. Protective coatings are common for many things in daily life that see a lot... The post Atomic Armor for Next-Generation, Electron-Beam Accelerator...

Jan 27, 2022

Cosmic Physics Breakthrough: Scientists Produce Particle-Antiparticle Pairs From a Vacuum

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  Cosmic physics mimicked on table-top as graphene enables Schwinger effect. Researchers at The University of Manchester have succeeded in observing the so-called Schwinger effect,... The post Cosmic Physics Breakthrough: Scientists Produce Parti...

Jan 27, 2022

How MIT’s Muriel Medard Pioneered the Universal Decoder

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Network coding pioneer Muriel Médard calls herself a pathological optimist. The MIT electrical engineering and computer science professor’s positive thinking has led to new ways to improve tried-and-true techniques in the field of information theory.

Jan 27, 2022

Scientists enhance energy storage capacity of graphene supercapacitors via solar heating

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Prof. Wang Zhenyang's research group from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has enhanced the energy storage capacity of graphene supercapacitors via solar heating. Related research resul...

Jan 27, 2022

Cosmic physics mimicked on table-top as graphene enables Schwinger effect

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have succeeded in observing the so-called Schwinger effect, an elusive process that normally occurs only in cosmic events. By applying high currents through specially designed graphene-based devices, the team succeeded in producing par...

Jan 27, 2022

Cosmic physics mimicked on table-top as graphene enables Schwinger effect

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of Manchester have succeeded in observing the so-called Schwinger effect, an elusive process that normally occurs only in cosmic events. By applying high currents through specially designed graphene-based devices, the...

Jan 27, 2022

Drug Combination in Nanoparticle Formulation Could Be Effective in Combating Medulloblastoma

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of North Carolina (UNC) have shown that a unique combination of two drugs that serve as targeted inhibitors, supplied in a...

Jan 27, 2022

Quantum dots are no longer on the blink – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers solve the "intermittency problem" in these light-emitting nanostructures at last The post Quantum dots are no longer on the blink appeared first on Physics World.

Jan 27, 2022

Tiny materials lead to a big advance in quantum computing: Using ultrathin materials to reduce the size of superconducting qubits may pave the way for personal-sized quantum devices

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Researchers used the 2D material hexagonal boron nitride to build much smaller capacitors for superconducting qubits, enabling them to shrink the footprint of a qubit by two orders of magnitude without sacrificing performance.

Jan 27, 2022

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