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Stable Coordination Nanosheets Enable Efficient Light-Energy Conversion

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A multi-institutional collaboration has developed coordination nanosheets (CONASHs) that have demonstrated the highest stability under air exposure reported to date, the researchers claimed. The work may find use in optoelectronic applications; CO...

Jul 20, 2021

With the HUMANS project, a message that space is for everyone

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

A student-run project is collecting messages from around the world, using nanotechnology to etch them on a disk, and sending the disk to the International Space Station.

Jul 20, 2021

No excuse to continue reliance on fossil fuels, says leading nano-technologist

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

One of the leading thinkers in nano-science has called on the energy materials community to help finally put an end to the world's reliance on fossil fuels.

Jul 20, 2021

NSF Engineering Alliance to Help Set Course for Research

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

THE INSTITUTE A new initiative is expected to give engineers of all disciplines a greater role to play in deciding which research and development projects the U.S. government funds. The National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering rece...

Jul 19, 2021

Google’s Quantum Computer Exponentially Suppresses Errors

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Research may help pave the way for scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computers

Jul 19, 2021

Google’s Quantum Computer Exponentially Suppresses Errors

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

In order to develop a practical quantum computer, scientists will have to design ways to deal with any errors that will inevitably pop up in its performance. Now Google has demonstrated that exponential suppression of such errors is possible, exp...

Jul 19, 2021

The mathematics of repulsion for new graphene catalysts

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists at Tohoku University and colleagues in Japan have developed a mathematical model that helps predict the tiny changes in carbon-based materials that could yield interesting properties.

Jul 19, 2021

Projecting bond properties with machine learning

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a machine learning-based model to predict the characteristics of bonded systems. Using the density of states of the individual component reactants, they have achieved accurate predictions of the binding energy, bond leng...

Jul 19, 2021

A new repulsion model for graphene catalysts

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new mathematical model helps predict the tiny changes in carbon-based materials that could yield interesting properties.

Jul 19, 2021

Research Paves the Way Toward Creating Nano-Sensors for Cells

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The article represents the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and flow cytometry study of A-549 (human lung carcinoma) cellular uptake of Pr3+:LaF3 nanoparticles. The Pr3+:LaF3 nanoparticles are promising platforms for cell nano-sensors.

Jul 19, 2021

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