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'LEGO' technique reveals the physics of DNA transport through nanopores

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Polymers are long, chain-like molecules which are everywhere in biology. DNA and RNA are polymers formed by many consecutive copies of nucleotides coupled together. When being transported within or between cells, these biological polymers must pas...

Jun 29, 2021

Researchers Uncover Unique Properties of a Promising New Superconductor for Quantum Computing

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Material could be used in future quantum computing applications. An international team of physicists led by the University of Minnesota has discovered that a unique... The post Researchers Uncover Unique Properties of a Promising New Superconduct...

Jun 29, 2021

A world first! Visualizing atomic-scale structures with the optical force

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Scientists succeeded in imaging the photocatalytic function of nanoparticles with unprecedently high resolution, which may provide a new

Jun 29, 2021

Visualizing atomic-scale structures with optical force

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Scientists succeeded in imaging the photocatalytic function of nanoparticles with unprecedently high resolution, which may provide a new tool for nanotechnology and optical manipulation of tiny devices.

Jun 29, 2021

'Edge of chaos' opens pathway to artificial intelligence discoveries: Nanowire network trained to solve simple problem mimicking neural pathways

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Some neuroscience theories suggest the human brain operates best 'at the edge of chaos'. Now scientists have found that keeping a nanowire network at the edge of becoming chaotic is the best state for it to produce useful signals to solv...

Jun 29, 2021

Making seawater drinkable in minutes

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According to the World Health Organization, about 785 million people around the world lack a clean source of drinking water. Despite the vast amount of water on Earth, most of it is seawater and freshwater accounts for only about 2.5% of the total...

Jun 29, 2021

Nanowire Network at the "Edge of Chaos" Opens Pathway to Artificial Intelligence Discoveries

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Nanowire network trained to solve simple problem mimicking neural pathways. Scientists at the University of Sydney and Japan’s National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) have... The post Nanowire Network at the “Edge of Chaos” Opens Pathway t...

Jun 29, 2021

Silver Nanoparticles Found to be Very Effective at Inducing Crystallization in Supercooled Aqueous Solutions

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Scientists at Osaka University, Panasonic Corporation, and Waseda University used scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy to determine which additives induce...

Jun 29, 2021

Nanotechnology and the fight against COVID-19

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In a review paper published in the open-access MDPI journal Viruses, a team of researchers explored the potential of nanotechnology to alleviate the current and future coronavirus burden. The team focused on its potential role in the detection, di...

Jun 29, 2021

New Method for Quick and Efficient Synthesis of Nanographenes

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

At Nagoya University, Japan, a research group has developed a new technique for synthesizing nanographenes, a type of nanocarbon with huge potential as a next-generation material, in a quick and...

Jun 29, 2021

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