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Towards a Solar Fuel Fueled Future with Plasmonic Nanomaterials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from Germany have presented a thorough evaluation of plasmonic materials utilized as solar fuels and for hydrogen production as well as reducing levels of carbon dioxide, publishing their...

Jan 27, 2022

New Nanoparticle-Based Mucosal Drug Delivery System Proposed

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a recent study published in the journal Carbohydrate Polymers, researchers from China developed a novel mucoadhesive drug carrier based on thiolated carboxymethyl chitosan /mannose-anchored quaternized chitosan composite nanoparticles (NPs).

Jan 27, 2022

Small change could enable big improvement in batteries

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

An electric car with a long range, a cell phone that you only need to charge once a week. Not only are we using more and more batteries, but we also want them to be compact, able to store a lot of energy and to charge quickly. Physicist Norah Horn...

Jan 27, 2022

Quantum Computing Technique Harnesses Noise

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have developed optical computing hardware for AI and machine learning that is faster and more energy efficient than conventional electronics-based computers. The work also addresses another challeng...

Jan 27, 2022

Samsung posts record revenue but reveals profit decline for Q4 2021

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Samsung's consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 reached 76.57 trillion Korean won (US$63.7 billion), the tech giant has revealed in its latest earnings report. That's a quarterly record high for the company, which says that...

Jan 27, 2022

Impossible Material Made Possible Inside a Graphene Sandwich – “These Are Truly Exciting Times!”

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

The design of new materials allows for either improved efficiency of known applications or totally new applications that were out of reach with the previously... The post Impossible Material Made Possible Inside a Graphene Sandwich – “These Are T...

Jan 27, 2022

Drug combo delivered in a nanoparticle formulation extends the survival of mice with medulloblastoma

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have demonstrated that a novel combination of two drugs that act as targeted inhibitors, delivered in a nanoparticle formulation, extend the survival of mice with medulloblastoma.

Jan 27, 2022

For Quantum Computing, Is 99 Percent Accuracy Enough?

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Teams of researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, Riken in Japan, and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney have developed different quantum devices in silicon with operational fidelity greater than 99 percen...

Jan 26, 2022

ColdQuanta and Classiq Combining for 100+ Qubit Quantum Computers | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

ColdQuanta, a leader in cold atom quantum technology, and Classiq, which provides the leading software platform for Quantum Algorithm Design, are partnering to make 100-qubit quantum circuits. This will combine ColdQuanta’s cold atom quantum compu...

Jan 26, 2022

Sensor-equipped "smart" saddle provides feedback on riding technique

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

When learning to ride horses, equestrians have to become proficient in relaying cues to the animal via subtle changes in their riding posture. And while the horse can't tell them if they're doing so correctly, a new "smart" sad...

Jan 26, 2022

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