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Light does the twist for quantum computing: Twisting light that switches direction at room temperature could be the future of quantum information processing

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Scientists have generated circularly polarized light and controlled its direction without using clunky magnets or very low temperatures. The findings show promise for the development of materials and device methods that can be used in optical quan...

Sep 14, 2021

Spin photovoltaic effects in magnetic van der Waals heterostructures

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In a new report now published on Science Advances, Tiancheng Song and a research team at the department of physics, University of Washington, U.S., and materials and nanoarchitectronics in Japan and China, detailed spin photovoltaic effects in van...

Sep 14, 2021

New 3D-printed sensor can detect glyphosate in beverages

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A newly developed, low-cost sensor can detect and accurately measure the amount of the widely used and controversial herbicide, glyphosate, in droplets of liquid in a laboratory test. Engineers developed the low-cost sensor, which uses nano-sized ...

Sep 14, 2021

Simple creation of a super multi-element catalyst homogeneously containing 14 elements

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A research group in Japan has successfully developed a “nanoporous super multi-element catalyst” that contains 14 elements which are mixed uniformly at the atomic level and used as a catalyst. A high-entropy alloy composed of 10 or more elements m...

Sep 14, 2021

Quantum materials cut closer than ever

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DTU and Graphene Flagship researchers have taken the art of patterning nanomaterials to the next level. Precise patterning of 2D materials is a route to computation and storage using 2D materials, which can deliver better performance and much lowe...

Sep 14, 2021

Digital spatial profiling of individual glomeruli from HIV and COVID-19 patients

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Now, a new study posted to the bioRxiv* server by scientists from the University of Washington explores the use of NanoString’s GeoMx digital spatial profiling (DSP) to investigate CG caused by HIV and SARS-Cov-2 infections.

Sep 14, 2021

Nanoscale Manipulation of Electrons and Other Molecules Possible for the First Time Through Geometric Confinement

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A new study was able to fully manipulate mesoscale activities of electrons, ion, and other molecular particles in a metal oxide through the help of geometric confinement.

Sep 14, 2021

Just by changing its shape, scientists show they can alter material properties

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Scientists have observed that when the shape of a thin film of metal oxide known as titania is confined at the mesoscale, its conductivity increases. This finding demonstrates that nanoscale confinement is a way to control quantum effects.

Sep 13, 2021

Researchers design sensors to rapidly detect plant hormones

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Researchers from the Disruptive and Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) interdisciplinary research group of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, and t...

Sep 13, 2021

Researchers design sensors to rapidly detect plant hormones

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SMART nanosensors are safer and less tedious than existing techniques for testing plants’ response to compounds such as herbicides.

Sep 13, 2021

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