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Higher-order topological superconductivity in monolayer Fe(Te,Se)

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Majorana zero modes have attracted tremendous attention due to their critical role in topological quantum computation. Current major experimental efforts focus on the hetero-structure approach, which is challenging due to the complexity of the int...

Jul 13, 2021

Are silver nanoparticles a silver bullet against microbes?

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Antimicrobials are used to kill or slow the growth of bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms. They are essential to preventing and treating infections, but they also pose a global threat to public health when microorganisms develop antimicrobi...

Jul 13, 2021

Lactose-free milk with graphene oxide based nano filtration membranes

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Over the past years, graphene oxide membranes have been mainly studied for water desalination and dye separation. However, membranes have a wide range of applications such as the food industry. A research group led by Aaron Morelos-Gomez of Shinsh...

Jul 13, 2021

Scientists discover nanoclusters effective for cancer in the second near-infrared synergy therapy

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As a minimally invasive method for cancer therapy at precise locations, NIR-induced photothermal therapy (PTT) has drawn extensively attention. The therapeutic mechanism is the use of photothermal agents (PTAs) in the treatment of tumors,and its t...

Jul 13, 2021

Nano-scale borate bioactive glass: Next generation material for skin-healing

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Recently, with the help of a steady-state strong magnetic field experimental device, scientists constructed nano-scale borate bioactive glass (Nano-HCA@BG), which can effectively reduce the biological toxicity of borate bioglass, improve the bioco...

Jul 13, 2021

Data science technique helps measure atomic positions more precisely

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Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) allows us to visualize the position of individual atoms inside materials and calculate atomic displacements. However, its precision is limited by measurement noise. In a recent study, scientists fro...

Jul 13, 2021

Quantum phase transition discovered in a quasi-2D system consisting purely of spins

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Pure quantum systems can undergo phase transitions analogous to the classical phase transition between the liquid and gaseous states of water. At the quantum level, however, the particle spins in states that emerge from phase transitions display c...

Jul 12, 2021

Table-top laser delivers intense extreme-ultraviolet light – Physics World

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High-speed nanoscale imaging should benefit from new instrument The post Table-top laser delivers intense extreme-ultraviolet light appeared first on Physics World.

Jul 12, 2021

Chinese achieve new milestone with 56 qubit computer

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A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China, working at the University of Science and Technology of China, has achieved another milestone in the development of a usable quantum computer. The group has written a paper descr...

Jul 12, 2021

Classical approach extends the range of noisy quantum computers – Physics World

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Quantum computing algorithms can simulate infinitely-large quantum systems thanks to mathematical tools known as tensor networks The post Classical approach extends the range of noisy quantum computers appeared first on Physics World.

Jul 12, 2021

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