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Nanotwinned titanium forges path to sustainable manufacturing

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Titanium is strong and lightweight, boasting the highest strength to weight ratio of any structural metal. But processing it while maintaining a good balance of strength and ductility—the ability of a metal to be drawn out without breaking—is chal...

Oct 20, 2021

New point spread functions developed for particle 3D tracking

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Nanoparticle positioning and tracking have a wide range of uses in life science, drug research and development. Real-time recording of the intracellular and extracellular motion of nano particles is of great significance in exploring the basic law...

Oct 20, 2021

New way to find cancer at the nanometer scale: Lab-on-a-chip technology uses magnetic particles to identify biomarkers of concern before a tumor even forms

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Researchers describe a new liquid biopsy method using lab-on-a-chip technology that they believe can detect cancer before a tumor is even formed. Using magnetic particles coated in a specially designed bonding agent, the liquid biopsy chip attract...

Oct 19, 2021

A Hole of a Solution: Creating Faster, Stronger, and More Energy-Efficient Quantum Computers

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UNSW Scientists are further along in their goal to create faster, stronger, and more energy efficient computers. A new collaborative paper between FLEET (the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronic Technol...

Oct 19, 2021

Pixel 6 and 6 Pro hands-on: Google’s return to premium phones

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The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are finally here, and they’re the most promising phones from Google in years. That’s largely thanks to Tensor, the company’s first mobile chip. We’ve already seen plenty of pictures and videos of the Pixel 6, but now we actua...

Oct 19, 2021

Molecular interfaces as building blocks for innovative sensors and data storage devices

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Molecular interfaces formed between metals and molecular compounds have enormous potential as building blocks for future opto-electronics and spin-electronics devices. Transition metal phthalocyanine and porphyrin complexes are promising component...

Oct 19, 2021

D-Wave Shifting to Gate Model Quantum Computer | NextBigFuture.com

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D-Wave Systems revealed their next-generation quantum computing platforms will include both annealing and gate-model quantum computers. This is a significant shift because they were the pioneers in quantum computing but used something like an anal...

Oct 19, 2021

First controllable nanoscale gas-liquid interface fabricated

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When liquid meets gas, a unique zone forms. Variable by nature, molecules can cross from one state to another, combining in unique ways to either desirable or unwanted ends. From heat escaping a mug of coffee to increasing molecular concentrations...

Oct 19, 2021

Controllable nanoscale gas-liquid interface fabricated

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When liquid meets gas, a unique zone forms. Variable by nature, molecules can cross from one state to another, combining in unique ways to either desirable or unwanted ends. From heat escaping a mug of coffee to increasing molecular concentrations...

Oct 19, 2021

Targeting cancer at the nanoscale

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Researchers fabricate gold nanoparticles with a rapidly decaying radioisotope that can be internalized by cancer cells. Because the radiation remains strongly localized, high doses can be administered without concern for side effects. This researc...

Oct 19, 2021

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