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'Flashed' nanodiamonds are just a phase

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The "flash" process developed at Rice University can turn carbon black into functionalized nanodiamond and other materials. The carbon atoms evolved through several phases depending on the length of the flash.

Jun 21, 2021

Novel smart cement can be used to build more durable roads and cities

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By introducing nanoparticles into ordinary cement, Northwestern University researchers have formed a smarter, more durable and highly functional cement.

Jun 21, 2021

New method using profragrance nanoparticles promises longer-lasting scented products

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Based on novel engineering technology, researchers have fabricated profragrance nanoparticles that precisely control fragrance release, both in aqueous solution and on wallpaper under indoor light. In addition, the method used supports the flash a...

Jun 21, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: 'Nanodecoy' therapy binds and neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 virus

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"Cell-Mimicking Nanodecoys Neutralize SARS-CoV-2 and Mitigate Lung Injury in a Nonhuman Primate Model of COVID-19" DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-00923-2 Authors: Zhenhua Li, Zhenzhen Wang, Phuong-Uyen...

Jun 19, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Compact quantum computer for server centers: Researchers build smallest quantum computer yet based on industry standards

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Over the past three decades, fundamental groundwork for building quantum computers has been pioneered at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. As part of the EU Flagship Quantum Technologies, research...

Jun 19, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Atomic-scale tailoring of graphene approaches macroscopic world

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Graphene consists of carbon atoms arranged in a chicken-wire like pattern. This one-atom-thick material is famous for its many extraordinary properties, such as extreme strength and remarkable capabil...

Jun 19, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Graphene drum: Researchers develop new phonon laser design

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Professor Konstantin Arutyunov of the HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM HSE), together with Chinese researchers, has developed a graphene-based mechanical resonator, i...

Jun 19, 2021

Atomic-scale tailoring of graphene approaches macroscopic world

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Properties of materials are often defined by imperfections in their atomic structure, especially when the material itself is just one atom thick, such as graphene. Researchers have now developed a method for controlled creation of such imperfectio...

Jun 18, 2021

Backscatter Radio at Gigabit Speeds

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Correction (26 June 2021): A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the present research was led by a team at Nokia Bell Labs. (One of the study’s authors is now employed there.) Rather, it was Georgia Tech and Heriot-Watt University...

Jun 18, 2021

Graphene drum: A new phonon laser design

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Professor Konstantin Arutyunov of the HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM HSE), together with Chinese researchers, has developed a graphene-based mechanical resonator, in which coherent emission of sound energy quant...

Jun 18, 2021

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