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Home-grown semiconductors for faster, smaller electronics: ‘Growing’ electronic components directly onto a semiconductor block avoids messy, noisy oxidation scattering

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'Growing' electronic components directly onto a semiconductor block avoids messy, noisy oxidation scattering that slows and impedes electronic operation. A new study shows that the resulting high-mobility components are ideal candidates ...

Aug 19, 2021

Accessing high-spins in an artificial atom

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Researchers have devised a method for measuring the high-spin state of up to four electrons confined on a tiny gallium arsenide quantum dot. This research may lead to quantum computers that can process information by manipulating both electron cha...

Aug 19, 2021

Groundbreaking visualization of atomic movements

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Researchers have developed a novel method for imaging vibrations and movements of atoms in catalysts. The new method makes it possible to identify and locate the individual atoms in the nanoparticle, even if they are vibrating and moving.

Aug 19, 2021

Groundbreaking visualization of atomic movements

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In recent years, a group of leading electron microscopy and catalysis researchers have been working to determine the three-dimensional arrangements of atoms in nanoparticle catalysts in chemical processes. Their work has combined experimental meas...

Aug 19, 2021

Xanadu, Imec Partner to Develop Quantum Photonic Chips

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Xanadu, a full-stack photonic quantum computing company, and imec are partnering to develop the next generation of quantum qubits based on ultralow-loss silicon nitride waveguides. A SiN wafer with photonic integrated circuits manufactured on ime...

Aug 19, 2021

Photoacoustic Imaging Technique Detects Arterial Plaques

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Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) used light-activated nanoparticles and photoimaging to locate and image cells found in the arteries, cells that could lead to heart attacks and strokes. MSU professor Bryan Smith and his team worked...

Aug 19, 2021

New Bioresponsive MTN System Clears an Invasive Fungi In Vivo; Advances Fight Against Fungal Infections

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Researchers report a new bioresponsive micro-to-nano (MTN) system that effectively clears the pathogenic fungi strain Cryptococcus neoformans in vivo.

Aug 19, 2021

Vulnerable Plaques Detected Using Nanoparticles Imaging Technique That Also Sends Warning Signal Before Heart Attack

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A new imaging technique that produces 3D images has been developed to detect and eventually produce a warning sign before a fatal occurrence even happens.

Aug 19, 2021

Levitation: Classic Magic Trick May Enable Quantum Computing

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A new project will use the electric field in an accelerator cavity to try to levitate a tiny metallic particle, allowing it to store quantum... The post Levitation: Classic Magic Trick May Enable Quantum Computing appeared first on SciTechDaily. ...

Aug 19, 2021

Noisy nanoparticles sound plaque alarm before heart attack or stroke

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Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, but numbers could be reduced with better early warning systems. A new study has outlined just such a system, using nanoparticles that make atherosclerotic plaques emit ultrasound wa...

Aug 19, 2021

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