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Using the principle behind coffee ring effect in quantum dot arrays

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If spilled coffee is not immediately wiped off, it leaves behind a stain where the edges are darker than the rest. This phenomenon is called the coffee ring effect. Using this principle, a POSTECH research team has recently developed a new method ...

Nov 24, 2021

A new artificial material mimics quantum-entangled rare earth compounds

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Physicists have created a new ultra-thin, two-layer material with quantum properties that normally require rare earth compounds. This material, which is relatively easy to make and does not contain rare earth metals, could provide a new platform f...

Nov 24, 2021

Beyond Qubits: Cryogenic Chip Is Big Step To Scale Up Quantum Computing

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Cryogenic chip allows for control of thousands of qubits. Through the Microsoft partnership with the University, Professor David Reilly and colleagues have invented a device... The post Beyond Qubits: Cryogenic Chip Is Big Step To Scale Up Quantu...

Nov 24, 2021

For the first time, DNA and proteins sensed by de novo-designed nanopore

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Researchers in Japan have designed the first bottom-up designed peptides, comprising chains of amino acids, that can form artificial nanopores to identify and enable single molecule-sorting of genetic material in a lipid membrane.

Nov 24, 2021

New Nanoparticle-Based Method Could Help Arrest Internal Bleeding Faster

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When there is substantial bleeding following a trauma, the first few minutes are very vital. The person needs to receive intravenous medication swiftly to arrest the bleeding. However, delivering the...

Nov 24, 2021

Nanograins: Study finds curious properties of tiny crystals hold clues to earthquake formation

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In Earth's crust, tectonic blocks slide and grind past each other like enormous ships loosed from anchor. Earthquakes are generated along these fault zones when enough stress builds for a block to stick, then suddenly slip.

Nov 24, 2021

Synchrotron analysis contributes to more effective pancreatic cancer research

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By using the synchrotron at Diamond Light Source in Oxfordshire, the team were able to complete sophisticated examinations of the characteristics of cell structures at a nano level and even at an atomic scale and to investigate how cells and mater...

Nov 24, 2021

Lightwave-driven scanning tunneling spectroscopy of atomically precise graphene nanoribbons

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When physicist Tyler Cocker joined Michigan State University in 2018, he had a clear goal: build a powerful microscope that would be the first of its kind in the United States.

Nov 24, 2021

Temperature-based Method May Improve Detection of Skin Cancer

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An imaging technique developed by researchers at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), can measure temperature in 2D, without contact, and in real time. The method could improve photothermal therapy and help deliver early diag...

Nov 24, 2021

Nanoparticles Within Life-Threatening Medications May Help Reduce Infusion Reactions

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Researchers recently developed a unique way of altering the surface of nanoparticles within life-changing medications to offer infusions that can be delivered more rapidly, although with a decreased risk of negative responses.

Nov 24, 2021

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