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Researchers Measure Thermal Transport Properties of Self-Assembled Monolayers

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Devices have been shrinking by the day, and new difficulties in their measurement and design present themselves. The electric transport properties of devices based on molecular junctions, where single molecules are bound to semiconductors or metal...

Nov 18, 2021

Cancer cells use 'tiny tentacles' to suppress the immune system

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

To grow and spread, cancer cells must evade the immune system. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and MIT used the power of nanotechnology to discover a new way that cancer can disarm its would-be cellular attackers by extending ...

Nov 18, 2021

Nested nanowells speed single cell studies

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers tracking the behavior of cancerous tumor cells have a new tool in their arsenal that can process 10 times the number of cells in one day. A new nested nanoPOTS chip, developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), was report...

Nov 18, 2021

FLAG-ERA announces funding for 10 new projects on graphene research and applications

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

FLAG-ERA has announced the funding of 10 new projects on graphene and related materials, which will become partnering projects of the Graphene Flagship. The projects split between basic and applied research and innovation, covering areas from magn...

Nov 18, 2021

Nested Nanowells Speed Single Cell Studies

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers tracking the behavior of cancerous tumor cells have a new tool in their arsenal that can process 10 times the number of cells in one day. A new nested nanoPOTS chip, developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), was report...

Nov 18, 2021

Superconducting Silicon-Photonic Chip Developed for Quantum Communication

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers resolve a long-standing challenge in quantum optics: optimal Bell-state measurement of time-bin encoded qubits, to enhance the key rate of secure quantum communication.

Nov 17, 2021

IBM 127 Qubit Processor and Targets 1000 Qubits in 2023 | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

IBM announced a new 127-quantum bit (qubit) ‘Eagle’ processor at the IBM Quantum Summit 2021.

Nov 17, 2021

QuEra Stealth Quantum Computer Startup Reveals 256 Qubit Simulator | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

QuEra Computing Inc. emerged from stealth mode has revealed a completed 256 qubit device. QuEra Computing Inc. emerged from stealth mode today with $17 million in funding from Rakuten, Day One Ventures, Frontiers Capital and leading tech investors...

Nov 17, 2021

Visualizing temperature transport: An unexpected technique for nanoscale characterization

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

As devices continue to shrink, new challenges in their measurement and design present themselves. For devices based on molecular junctions, in which single molecules are bound to metals or semiconductors, we have a variety of techniques to study a...

Nov 17, 2021

Magnetene: Graphene-like 2D material leverages quantum effects to achieve ultra-low friction

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering and Rice University have reported the first measurements of the ultra-low-friction behavior of a material known as magnetene. The results point the way toward strategies for designing si...

Nov 17, 2021

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