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IBM creates largest ever superconducting quantum computer

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

IBM has made a 127-qubit quantum computer. This is over double the size of comparable machines made by Google and the University of Science and Technology of China

Nov 15, 2021

What's next for graphene in the construction industry? Graphene@Manchester's CEO sheds light on this fascinating topic

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Graphene has a great potential in the construction industry, to increase the performance of materials and structures, to reduce costs and to reduce the environmental footprint of one of the world's most polluting industries.After years of R&a...

Nov 15, 2021

Smart textiles: High performance, breathable fabric to power small electronics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The triboelectric effect is a phenomenon where a charge is generated on two dissimilar materials when the materials are moved apart after being in contact with each other. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) use this effect to convert mechanical ...

Nov 15, 2021

Ultra-large single-crystal WS2 monolayer

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

As silicon based semiconducting technology is approaching the limit of its performance, new materials that may replace or partially replace silicon in technology is highly desired. Recently, the emergence of graphene and other two-dimensional (2D)...

Nov 15, 2021

The Morning After: Some Tesla Superchargers are getting Starlink satellite internet

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Tesla seems to be sneakily combining some of its tech projects. We’ll dive into that later — let’s start with Disney. As threatened, the company went hard on the announcements on its streaming service anniversary last Friday.

Nov 15, 2021

Novel, Optimized Nano-Films Enable Spectrally Flattened Supercontinuum Generation

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Spectral light sources are one of the key basic modules of all upcoming advanced optical technology. High demands are made by different applications in fundamental science, medical diagnostics and environmental screening with independently differe...

Nov 15, 2021

Silver Nanoparticles with Antibiofilm Activity to Tackle Mature Biofilm Wound Infections

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Any wound that isn’t treated in the appropriate manner can create a whole host of problems. However, when a chronic wound becomes infected, it presents many adverse complications, including impaired healing, increased exposure to pathogens, and th...

Nov 15, 2021

Nanomaterial 'aerographene' used to create extremely powerful pumps

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

An international research team led by Kiel has developed a new method for the generation of controllable electrical explosions. Theoretically, it only takes 450 grams of this material to lift an elephant: "Aerographene" owes this ability...

Nov 15, 2021

Spiral self-assembly of lamellar micelles into multi-shelled hollow nanospheres with unique chiral architecture

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

It is challenging to develop functional carbon nanospheres with well-defined porosity and complex multi-shelled nanostructures. In a new report now published in Science Advances, Liang Peng and a research team in chemistry and materials synthesis,...

Nov 15, 2021

After 70 years, advanced carbon-based magnetic material finally synthesized

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Since the first reported production in 2004, researchers have been hard at work using graphene and similar carbon-based materials to revolutionize electronics, sports, and many other disciplines. Now, researchers from Japan have made a discovery t...

Nov 15, 2021

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