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Light-harvesting nanoparticle catalysts show promise in quest for renewable carbon-based fuels

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Researchers report that small quantities of useful molecules such as hydrocarbons are produced when carbon dioxide and water react in the presence of light and a silver nanoparticle catalyst. Their validation study - made possible through the use ...

Jun 24, 2021

Scientists obtain magnetic nanopowder for 6G technology

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Material scientists have developed a fast method for producing epsilon iron oxide and demonstrated its promise for next-generation

Jun 24, 2021

For Precision, the Sapphire Clock Outshines Even the Best Atomic Clocks

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Breakthrough oscillator could set the pace for quantum computers

Jun 24, 2021

For Precision, the Sapphire Clock Outshines Even the Best Atomic Clocks

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Tick, tick, tick. The rhythm of clocks is universal. But how exactly alike are those ticks? For some vital applications, even vanishingly small deviations can be a problem. For those applications, help is on the way, in the form of the most preci...

Jun 24, 2021

Physics of caramel wafers, neutron scattering focuses on self-assembled materials – Physics World

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This podcast also looks at sustainable materials for sound insulation The post Physics of caramel wafers, neutron scattering focuses on self-assembled materials appeared first on Physics World.

Jun 24, 2021

Developing a nanofilm-based 'cell cage' technology

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A research team, led by Prof. Nathaniel S. Hwang and Prof. Byung-gee Kim, from Seoul National University (SNU) and Prof. Dong Yun Lee, from Hanyang University, has used enzymatic crosslinking to create nanofilms on cell surfaces. SNU has announced...

Jun 24, 2021

MIT Makes a Significant Advance Toward the Full Realization of Quantum Computation

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MIT researchers demonstrate a way to sharply reduce errors in two-qubit gates, a significant advance toward fully realizing quantum computation.

Jun 24, 2021

Nanotech and AI could hold key to unlocking global food security challenge

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'Precision agriculture' where farmers respond in real time to changes in crop growth using nanotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI) could offer a practical solution to the challenges threatening global food security, a new study r...

Jun 24, 2021

Ultralight material withstands supersonic microparticle impacts: The new carbon-based material could be a basis for lighter, tougher alternatives to Kevlar and steel

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Engineers find 'nanoarchitected' materials designed from precisely patterned nanoscale structures may be a promising route to lightweight armor, protective coatings, blast shields, and other impact-resistant materials.

Jun 24, 2021

New protein engineering method could accelerate the discovery of COVID-19 therapeutics

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Researchers have found a simple method for identifying nanobodies with drug-like properties suitable for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections. They demonstrated the approach by generating nanobodies that neutralized the SARS-CoV-2 virus more potently ...

Jun 24, 2021

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