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“Magic-angle” trilayer graphene may be a rare, magnet-proof superconductor

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

New findings might help inform the design of more powerful MRI machines or robust quantum computers.

Jul 21, 2021

Zero-dimensional molecular sieve membranes to enhance gas separation selectivity

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Classical molecular sieve membranes, with 3-D microparticles and 2-D nanosheets as primary building blocks, are promising in chemical separation.

Jul 21, 2021

Nanoparticles create heat from light to manipulate electrical activity in neurons

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineers developed technology to use nanoparticles to heat, manipulate cells in the brain and heart.

Jul 21, 2021

Thumb-sized device quickly 'sniffs out' bad breath

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

No one wants bad breath—not when visiting friends and family, at a job interview, and especially not on a first date. Smelly breath can make things awkward, but it also is a natural warning sign, indicating that serious dental issues are occurring...

Jul 21, 2021

Nanoparticles create heat from light to manipulate electrical activity in neurons

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanomaterials have been used in a variety of emerging applications, such as in targeted pharmaceuticals or to bolster other materials and products such as sensors and energy harvesting and storage devices. A team in the McKelvey School of Engineer...

Jul 21, 2021

Nanosphere at the quantum limit

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at ETH Zurich have trapped a tiny sphere measuring a hundred nanometres using laser light and slowed down its motion to the lowest quantum mechanical state. Based on this, one can study quantum effects in macroscopic objects and build...

Jul 21, 2021

New quantum research gives insights into how quantum light can be mastered

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory propose that modulated quantum metasurfaces can control all properties of photonic qubits, a breakthrough that could impact the fields of quantum information, communications, sensing and imagi...

Jul 21, 2021

Nanostructures enable record high-harmonic generation

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Cornell University have developed nanostructures that enable record-breaking conversion of laser pulses into high-harmonic generation, paving the way for new scientific tools for high-resolution imaging.

Jul 21, 2021

Thumb-sized device quickly 'sniffs out' bad breath

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

No one wants bad breath -- not when visiting friends and family, at a job interview, and especially not on a first date. Smelly breath can make things awkward, but it also is a natural warning sign, indicating that serious dental issues are occurr...

Jul 21, 2021

Nanoparticles create heat from light to manipulate electrical activity in neurons

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Srikanth Singamaneni and Barani Raman in the McKelvey School of Engineering developed technology to use nanoparticles to heat, manipulate cells in the brain and heart.

Jul 21, 2021

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