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Wound dressing releases silver nanoparticles when infections occur

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Although silver is highly effective at killing bacteria, it can also be toxic to humans in large amounts. That's where a new wound dressing is intended to come in, as it only releases its silver payload when infections are present.

Nov 15, 2021

IBM creates largest ever superconducting quantum computer

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

IBM has created the world’s largest superconducting quantum computer, surpassing the size of state of the art machines from Google and Chinese researchers.

Nov 15, 2021

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

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

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

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