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New UK-Wide Facility Commissioned to Promote Research in Health Nanotechnologies

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The University of Strathclyde is going to be the location for a newly commissioned nationwide facility for testing pioneering nanotechnologies for healthcare applications. Image Credit: University...

Sep 29, 2021

New facility established for testing innovative health nanotechnologies

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A bespoke nationwide facility for testing innovative nanotechnologies for healthcare applications is to be established at the University of Strathclyde.

Sep 29, 2021

Optical chip protects quantum technology from errors

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In today's digital infrastructure, the data-bits we use to send and process information can either be 0 or 1. Being able to correct possible errors that may occur in computations using these bits is a vital part of information processing and ...

Sep 28, 2021

Tracking muscle activity with clothes on your back: Printing metals onto cloth makes for comfortable, low-cost, and effective biosensors.

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Researchers have developed a bioelectrical sensor that is convenient and low-cost. The sensor measures electromyography signals that are generated in muscles when they contract and are useful for studying muscle fatigue and recovery, and they have...

Sep 28, 2021

Microscopic 3D-Printed Sensors Respond to Air Chemistry with Visible Changes

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Using direct laser writing (DLW) and optically responsive polymers, researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER) built miniature photonic sensors that change color in response to solve...

Sep 28, 2021

Will twisted superconducting flakes make better components for quantum computers?

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Researchers have found a way to make 'single-crystal flake' devices that are so thin and free of defects, they have the potential to outperform components used today in quantum computer circuits.

Sep 28, 2021

Will twisted superconducting flakes make better components for quantum computers?

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Researchers at the University of Bath in the UK have found a way to make 'single-crystal flake' devices that are so thin and free of defects, they have the potential to outperform components used today in quantum computer circuits.

Sep 28, 2021

A technique to create sub-10-nm graphene nanoribbons from squashed carbon nanotubes

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Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are narrow and long strips of graphene with widths below 100 nm. GNRs that have smooth edges, a sizable bandgap and high charge carrier mobility could be highly valuable for a wide range of electronic and optoelectronic...

Sep 28, 2021

Time-temperature–integrating optical sensors based on gradient colloidal crystals

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Due to their iridescent colors, opals have been considered particularly precious gemstones since antiquity. The way these stones shimmer is caused by their nanostructures. A research group led by Prof. Dr. Markus Retsch at the University of Bayreu...

Sep 28, 2021

Researchers Simulate Hydrogen Storage Efficiency of Silicon Carbide Nanotubes

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Hydrogen energy has the potential to meet the United Nations net zero emissions target; however, its industrial application has been stalled by the control and storage difficulties. The graph shows...

Sep 28, 2021

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