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Unlocking efficient light-energy conversion with stable coordination nanosheets

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Two-dimensional 'nanosheets' made of bonds between metal atoms and organic molecules are attractive candidates for photoelectric conversion, but get corroded easily. In a new study, scientists present a new nanosheet design using iron an...

Jul 15, 2021

A noninvasive test to detect cancer cells and pinpoint their location

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Diagnostic nanoparticles could be used to monitor tumor recurrence after treatment or to perform routine cancer screenings.

Jul 15, 2021

Hollow nano-objects made of DNA could trap viruses and render them harmless

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

To date, there are no effective antidotes against most viral infections. An interdisciplinary research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now developed a new approach: they engulf and neutralize viruses with nano-capsules tailore...

Jul 15, 2021

Hollow nano-objects made of DNA could trap viruses and render them harmless

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

To date, there are no effective antidotes against most virus infections. Scientists have now developed a new approach: they engulf and neutralize viruses with nano-capsules tailored from genetic material using the DNA origami method. The strategy ...

Jul 15, 2021

Adding logical qubits to Sycamore quantum computer reduces error rate

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The Google Quantum AI team has found that adding logical qubits to the company's quantum computer reduced the logical qubit error rate exponentially. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes their work with logical ...

Jul 15, 2021

Novel Alternative Mechanism to Achieve Superconductivity in Graphene

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In superconductivity, a physical phenomenon, the electrical resistance of a material falls to zero under a specific critical temperature.

Jul 15, 2021

Optical levitation of glass nanosphere enables quantum control

Phys.org   -   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. This technique could help researchers to study quantum effects in macroscopic ...

Jul 15, 2021

US Defense Department uses CubeSats to test anti-hypersonic tech

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

The US Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency is using a pair of CubeSats to develop a system to track hostile ballistic and hypersonic missiles from launch to impact. Part of the Nanosat Testbed Initiative, the CubeSat Networked Comm...

Jul 15, 2021

Unconventional superconductor acts the part of a promising quantum computing platform

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists on the hunt for an unconventional kind of superconductor have produced the most compelling evidence to date that they've found one. In a pair of papers published in Science and Nature Communications, researchers at the University o...

Jul 15, 2021

Unlocking efficient light-energy conversion with stable coordination nanosheets

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Two-dimensional "nanosheets" made of bonds between metal atoms and organic molecules are attractive candidates for photoelectric conversion, but get corroded easily. In a new study, scientists from Japan and Taiwan present a new nanoshee...

Jul 15, 2021

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