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Researchers develop rapid, highly accurate test to detect viruses

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a device that detects viruses in the body as fast as and more accurately than current, commonly used rapid detection tests. The optical sensor uses nanotechnology to accurately identify viruses in seconds from blood samp...

Nov 29, 2021

Leading researchers publish new definition of quantum nanoscience

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The scale of investment in quantum computation, simulation and sensing is growing at a tantalizing pace. Harnessing the nanoscale to engineer useful quantum effects is a transformative capability of huge relevance to industries and governments. By...

Nov 29, 2021

Scientists Have Enabled Nanostructures to Self-Assemble and Cover Particular Surfaces

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists at the University of Bonn have designed a molecular structure that can encompass graphite surfaces with a sea of miniature flagged "flagpoles". The coating’s properties are extremely variable. It may provide the foundation for...

Nov 29, 2021

A rocky fate for greenhouse gases

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Researchers use synchrotron X-ray total scattering and quantum computer simulations to model the crystal structure of amorphous magnesium carbonate as a function of temperature. As a precursor to crystalline magnesium carbonate hydrate materials, ...

Nov 29, 2021

Mobile molecular robots swim in water

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Creating molecular microrobots that mimic the abilities of living organisms is a dream of nanotechnology, as illustrated by the renowned physicist Richard Feynman. There are a number of challenges in achieving this goal. One of the most significan...

Nov 29, 2021

Scientists capture electron transfer image in electrocatalysis process

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The involvement between electron transfer (ET) and catalytic reaction at electrocatalyst surface makes electrochemical process challenging to understand and control. How to experimentally determine ET process occurring at nanoscale is important to...

Nov 29, 2021

Nanofabrication using thermomechanical nanomolding

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Advances in nanotechnology require the development of nanofabrication methods for a variety of available materials, elements, and parameters. Existing methods do not possess specific characteristics and general methods of versatile nanofabrication...

Nov 29, 2021

Chemists design 'molecular sea of flags' as basis for novel catalysts

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed a molecular structure that can cover graphite surfaces with a sea of tiny flagged "flagpoles." The properties of this coating are highly variable. It may provide a basis for the develo...

Nov 29, 2021

Smart Internet Lab will deliver Quantum Data Centre of the Future

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum technologies, in the form of quantum computing and communications, promise to provide solutions to some of the world’s most challenging problems. However, to date, very little has been understood from a systems perspective about how to int...

Nov 29, 2021

“Magic wand” reveals a colorful nano-world

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Novel color photography using a high-efficiency probe can super-focus white light into a 6-nanometer spot for nanoscale color imaging.

Nov 29, 2021

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