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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

This Startup Says Their Battery Tech Beats Rivals By 10 Percent

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NanoGraf claims its silicon-anode lithium cells can make the leap to commercial scale

Jun 18, 2021

This Startup Says Their Battery Tech Beats Rivals By 10 Percent

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The drive to a better lithium-ion battery has often hit a wall in the lab, with teasing innovations that can’t make the leap to scale and success.  NanoGraf believes it can make that leap, and in the process lighten the battery load for U.S. tro...

Jun 18, 2021

European Patent Office announces winners of the European Inventor Award 2021

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The European Patent Office (EPO) announced the winners of the European Inventor Award 2021, its prestigious annual innovation prize.  The individuals and teams were recognised for their innovative contributions in the fields of nasal drug deliver...

Jun 18, 2021

Scientists design superfast molecular motor

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Light-driven molecular motors have been around for over 20 years. These motors typically take microseconds to nanoseconds for one revolution. Thomas Jansen, associate professor of physics at the University of Groningen, and Master's student A...

Jun 18, 2021

Compact quantum computer for server centers

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Quantum computers developed to date have been one-of-a-kind devices that fill entire laboratories. Now, physicists at the University of Innsbruck have built a prototype of an ion trap quantum computer that can be used in industry. It fits into two...

Jun 18, 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 at the University of Vienna have now developed a method for controlled ...

Jun 18, 2021

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