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Qubit in a crystal lattice of boron nitride is a suitable sensor

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An artificially created spin defect (qubit) in a crystal lattice of boron nitride is suitable as a sensor enabling the measurement of different changes in its local environment. The qubit is a boron vacancy located in a two-dimensional layer of he...

Aug 9, 2021

Graphene binds drugs which kill bacteria on medical implants

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Bacterial infections relating to medical implants place a huge burden on healthcare and cause great suffering to patients worldwide. Now, researchers have developed a new method to prevent such infections, by covering a graphene-based material wit...

Aug 9, 2021

X-ray study reveals how lead sulphide particles self-organise in real time

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The structure adopted by lead sulfide nanoparticles changes surprisingly often as they assemble to form ordered superlattices. This is revealed by an experimental study that has been conducted at DESY's X-ray source PETRA III. A team led by t...

Aug 9, 2021

Graphene binds drugs that kill bacteria on medical implants

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Bacterial infections relating to medical implants place a huge burden on healthcare and cause great suffering to patients worldwide. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method to prevent such infecti...

Aug 9, 2021

Researchers reveal anticancer property of nanomaterials with mitosis-targeting mechanism

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A research group led by Prof. Li Hongchang from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified a novel anticancer property of black phosphorus (BP) nanomaterials with mitosis-targeting mecha...

Aug 9, 2021

Scientists Pave the Way for Nanotube Innovation

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Scientists have learned how to place crystalline defects in new materials with atomic-scale precision. This enables materials that can control excitons-;energy carriers that are similar to subatomic particles. New research shows that, by precisely...

Aug 9, 2021

Amalgamation of Two Metals Form Nanocrystals Through an 'Intuitive' Technique

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Researchers were able to develop a new amalgamation process that results in two metals producing nanocrystals, opening a new avenue for creating intermetallic nanocrystals for a variety of specialized applications.

Aug 9, 2021

Gel drops for regenerative medicine

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Micrometer-sized gel drops can provide the extracellular architecture needed for cells to grow and proliferate. The cell-carrying gels, made of self-assembling ultrashort peptides that form supportive nanofiber networks, might be injected into isc...

Aug 9, 2021

Using Graphene Foam To Filter Uranium and Other Heavy Metals From Drinking Water

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MIT-led research team fashions graphene foam into device that can extract uranium and other heavy metals from tap water. Some kinds of water pollution, such... The post Using Graphene Foam To Filter Uranium and Other Heavy Metals From Drinking Wa...

Aug 9, 2021

Tweezers Enable Dynamic Control of Single Nanoscale Quantum Objects

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Led by Justus Ndukaife, assistant professor of electrical engineering, Vanderbilt researchers have introduced an approach for trapping and moving a single colloidal nanodiamond with nitrogen-vacancy center using a low-power laser beam. The width o...

Aug 9, 2021

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