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Ultrafast Terahertz Nanoscopy: Social Distancing on the Nanoscale

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A team of physicists from Germany, the US and the UK managed to observe the motion of electrons from one atomically thin layer into an adjacent one with nanoscale spatial resolution. The new contact-free nanoscopy concept, which shows great potent...

Aug 8, 2021

Decades of Research Brings Quantum Dots to Brink of Widespread Use in a Range of Technology Applications

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Review article in Science covers a wide range of breakthroughs, including Los Alamos’ role in key advances.

Aug 7, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Quantum computing enables unprecedented materials science simulations: Multi-institutional team provides a foundation for unraveling the mysteries of magnetic materials

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The Science Researchers have for the first time used a quantum computer to generate accurate results from materials science simulations that can be verified with practical techniques. The team used a...

Aug 7, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Astonishing diversity: Semiconductor nanoparticles form numerous structures

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The structure adopted by lead sulphide nanoparticles changes surprisingly often as they assemble to form ordered superlattices. This is revealed by an experimental study that has been conducted at DES...

Aug 7, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: A universal intercalation strategy for high-stable perovskite photovoltaics: Researchers at Kanazawa University demonstrate that the use of CsI intercalation technology greatly passivate defects, subsequently improve device performance. This technology may encourage a more widesp

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A team of scientists led by the Nanomaterials Research Institute at Kanazawa University have demonstrated that the stability and efficiency of certain solar panels can be greatly enhanced by using ces...

Aug 7, 2021

Researchers design nanotechnology blood test to find hidden COVID-19 infections

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Nasal swab PCR tests are the gold standard for diagnosing COVID-19. But sometimes these tests miss cases when patients are swabbed later in the course of their infection as viral levels decline in the upper respiratory tract yet remain in the lung...

Aug 7, 2021

Scientists Just Simulated Quantum Technology on Classical Computing Hardware

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Lurking in the background of the quest for true quantum supremacy hangs an awkward possibility – hyper-fast number crunching tasks based on quantum trickery might just be a load of hype.

Aug 7, 2021

New cargo-carrying nanocontainer constructed entirely from biological components

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Nanocontainers can transport substances into cells where they can then take effect. This is the method used in, for example, the mRNA vaccines currently being employed against Covid-19 as well as certain cancer drugs.

Aug 6, 2021

'Stop-motion movie of atoms' reveals short-lived state in nanoscale switch – Physics World

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First snapshots of ultrafast switching could lead to more energy-efficient computing The post ‘Stop-motion movie of atoms’ reveals short-lived state in nanoscale switch appeared first on Physics World.

Aug 6, 2021

IBM's Quantum Computing Compromise—a Road to Scale?

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Quantum computers are some of the most fiendishly complex machines humans have ever built. But exactly how complex you make them has significant impacts on their performance and scalability. Industry leaders, perhaps not surprisingly, sometimes t...

Aug 6, 2021

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