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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Actuator discovery outperforms existing technology: University of Houston researchers use organic semiconductor nanotubes to create new electrochemical actuator

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University of Houston researchers are reporting a breakthrough in the field of materials science and engineering with the development of an electrochemical actuator that uses specialized organic semic...

Sep 4, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Researchers use gold film to enhance quantum sensing with qubits in a 2D material

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As recently as 2019, spin defects known as qubits were discovered in 2D materials (hexagonal boron nitride), which could amplify the field of ultrathin quantum sensing. These scientists hit a snag in...

Sep 4, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Enhanced ambient ammonia photosynthesis by Mo-doped Bi5O7Br nanosheets with light-switchable oxygen vacancies

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The issue to achieve efficient nitrogen (N2) reduction to ammonia (NH3) has posed a significant challenge for decades as the inert N≡N bond could be hardly broken because of the extremely large...

Sep 4, 2021

Actuator discovery outperforms existing technology: Researchers use organic semiconductor nanotubes to create new electrochemical actuator

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A newly developed electrochemical actuator using specialized organic semiconductor nanotubes is likely to become a key factor for future researchers in the fields of robotics, bioelectronics and biomedicine.

Sep 3, 2021

Long-Lasting Disinfectant Protects Against Viruses for Up to 7 Days – Promises To Help Fight Pandemics

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An alum and several researchers at UCF have used nanotechnology to develop the cleaning agent, which protects against seven viruses for up to seven days.... The post Long-Lasting Disinfectant Protects Against Viruses for Up to 7 Days – Promises T...

Sep 3, 2021

Researchers use organic semiconductor nanotubes to create new electrochemical actuator

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University of Houston researchers are reporting a breakthrough in the field of materials science and engineering with the development of an electrochemical actuator that uses specialized organic semiconductor nanotubes (OSNTs).

Sep 3, 2021

Researchers use gold film to enhance quantum sensing with qubits in a 2D material

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Quantum sensing is being used to outpace modern sensing processes by applying quantum mechanics to design and engineering. These optimized processes will help beat the current limits in processes like studying magnetic materials or studying biolo...

Sep 3, 2021

Imaging single spine structural plasticity at the nanoscale level

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Researchers have developed a new imaging technique capable of visualizing the dynamically changing structure of dendritic spines with unprecedented resolution. By combining two cutting-edge types of microscopies, scientists now have the tools nece...

Sep 3, 2021

Researchers find a way to check that quantum computers return accurate answers

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Quantum computers become ever more powerful, but how can we be sure that the answers they return are accurate? A team of physicists solves this problem by letting quantum computers check each other's work.

Sep 3, 2021

These Super-Efficient, Artificial Neurons Do Not Use Electrons

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Designing electronic systems that mimic the human brain, both in terms of energy use and ability to carry information, is a holy grail of scientific research. Whereas artificial intelligence has come a long way, these systems are still far from m...

Sep 3, 2021

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