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Advancing Optical Signal Processing: Using Magnets To Toggle Nanolasers Leads to Better Photonics

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A magnetic field can be used to switch nanolasers on and off, shows new research from Aalto University. The physics underlying this discovery paves the way for the development of optical signals that cannot be disturbed by external disruptions, le...

Dec 31, 2021

Strawberry Yield and Quality Improved After CuO2 Nanoparticle Exposure

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new finding written in the journal Science of The Total Environment involving CuO2 nanoparticles has shown an increase in the yield and quality of strawberries after exposure.

Dec 31, 2021

12 Exciting Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2022

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the Psyche mission, sending a deep-space orbiter to a weird metal asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. While the probe’s main purpose is to study Psyche’s origins, it will also carry an experiment that could inform the future of deep-space ...

Dec 30, 2021

Graphene-Info's top 10 graphene applications of 2021

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

2021 has been a challenging year, globally, with the pandemic still not behind us, and a dramatic component shortage effecting many markets. The graphene industry, however, had an excellent year, with new products on the market and increased mater...

Dec 30, 2021

Gold Nanocones Utilized to Fight Drug-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Novel research investigating triple combination therapy against ovarian cancer has been undertaken and published in the journal, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. This exciting research utilized ultrasonic waves (US), gold nanocones (AuNCs) and cisplatin...

Dec 30, 2021

Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles Produce Successful Nanosensor

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Extremely selective silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were biochemically synthesized from Nilgirianthus Ciliatus leaves (NCL) harvest for spectrophotometric determination of Zn (II) ions to create nano detectors, according to an article published recen...

Dec 30, 2021

Green Single Step Manufacture of Mn Nanoparticles for Nanofertilizer Use

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In latest the latest study published in the journal Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, ​​​​​​​green manganese nanoparticles (MnNPs) were created from two distinct plant extracts, Eucalyptus robusta (ER) and Corymbia ...

Dec 30, 2021

New technique tunes into graphene nanoribbons' electronic potential

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Ever since graphene - a thin carbon sheet just one-atom thick - was discovered more than 15 years ago, the wonder material became a workhorse in materials science research. From this body of work, other researchers learned that slicing graphene al...

Dec 30, 2021

Researchers use electron microscope to turn nanotube into tiny transistor

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An international team of researchers have used a unique tool inserted into an electron microscope to create a transistor that's 25,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.

Dec 30, 2021

Ultracold Ions Tune Atomic Clockwork

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Researchers at the QUEST Institute at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) have cooled charged ions down to 200 μK. The team combined methods — its established laser cooling of coupled ions method, and those from quantum computing — to ...

Dec 30, 2021

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