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Extremely strong nano-twinned pure nickel with extremely fine twin thickness

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In a new report on Science Advances, Fenghui Duan and a research team in China detailed continuous strengthening in nanotwinned pure Nickel materials. The material recorded an unprecedented strength of 4.0 GPa at extremely fine twin thickness, 12 ...

Sep 1, 2021

Adding foreign atoms to graphene boosts its properties

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Monolayer graphene finds practical applications in many fields, thanks to its desirable intrinsic properties. However, these properties can also limit its potentials. The addition of foreign atoms can help, but requires precise control. Now, resea...

Sep 1, 2021

Rainbow road sign film would be easier for autonomous vehicles to read

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Autonomous vehicles need to operate in a complex environment, and recognizing traffic signs is an important part of that. A new microstructured material reflects light in rainbow rings, which can make traffic signs easier for computer vision syste...

Sep 1, 2021

Scientists identify small compounds that can regulate extracellular vesicle production

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Biological vesicles are nano-sized containers that transport proteins and other substances within or between cells.

Aug 31, 2021

A New Carbon Material for Better Bioelectronics

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Despite widespread clinical applications in drug delivery, biosensing, and tissue modulation—think pacemakers, glucose monitors, cochlear implants, electro-pharmaceutical therapies—bioelectronic devices tend to be rigid, power-inefficient, and me...

Aug 31, 2021

Physicists mix classical light with half a photon on a qubit

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

A Russian-U.K. research team has proposed a theoretical description for the new effect of quantum wave mixing involving

Aug 31, 2021

Physicists develop new unique scanning tunneling microscope with magnetic cooling to study quantum effects

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scanning tunneling microscopes capture images of materials with atomic precision and can be used to manipulate individual molecules or atoms. Researchers have been using the instruments for many years to explore the world of nanoscopic phenomena. ...

Aug 31, 2021

A unique scanning tunneling microscope with magnetic cooling to study quantum effects

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Scanning tunneling microscopes capture images of materials with atomic precision and can be used to manipulate individual molecules or atoms. Researchers have been using the instruments for many years to explore the world of nanoscopic phenomena. ...

Aug 31, 2021

Photonic Chip Breakthrough Opens a Path Toward Quantum Computing in Real-World Conditions

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum Computing Platform Accelerates Transition from Bulk Optics to Integrated Photonics on a Silicon Chip Smaller Than a Penny The quantum computing market is projected... The post Photonic Chip Breakthrough Opens a Path Toward Quantum Computi...

Aug 31, 2021

Revealing the hidden structure of quantum entangled states

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Researchers have shown how to quickly unravel quantum entangled systems, revealing the structure of a 100 dimensional state in mere minutes against decades for a full reconstruction. The work offers a new and fast tool for quantum computing and co...

Aug 31, 2021

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