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Wearable Brain-Machine Interface Turns Intentions into Actions | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

New system based on user’s motor-imagery could control wheelchair, robotic arm, or other devices New system based on user’s motor-imagery could control wheelchair, robotic arm, or other devices Bioengineering and Bio...

Jul 20, 2021

The Search for Lunar Ice | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

A new agreement with NASA puts Georgia Tech on a mission to find water on the Moon For years, NASA has been studying ice on the Moon. Now, they want to determine where it is exactly and just how much, and a spacecraft at Georgi...

Jul 20, 2021

Scientists build tiny "virus traps" out of DNA origami

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a new method to treat viral infections by making traps. The team folded DNA into nano-capsules with specialized binding points inside them, which could grab hold of viruses and...

Jul 20, 2021

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

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