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New study presents tip-induced nano-engineering of strain, bandgap, and exciton funneling in 2D semiconductors

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A research team, led by Professor Kyoung-Duck Park in the Department of Physics at UNIST has succeeded in investigating and controlling the physical properties of naturally-formed nanoscale wrinkles in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors. This is ...

Jun 9, 2021

New adaptable nanoparticle platform enables enhanced delivery of gene therapies

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Scientists have developed polypeptide-based materials that act as effective vectors for delivering gene therapies. The first-of-its-kind platform enables the vectors to be adapted to suit the specific gene therapy cargo.

Jun 9, 2021

Honeywell Quantum Solutions, Cambridge Quantum Computing to Merge

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Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum Computing will merge, creating a powerhouse integrated quantum computing and technology company that will offer a full suite of fully integrated quantum hardware and software solutions. In separate...

Jun 9, 2021

Nanotech antimicrobial masks filter 99.9% of bacteria, viruses, and haze particles

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Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a reusable "nanotech mask" that can filter out 99.9 percent of bacteria, viruses and particulate matter (PM), as well as kill bacteria.

Jun 9, 2021

Online 'Library of Properties' Created to Quickly Identify the Environmental Impact of Nanomaterials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a 'library of properties' to help identify the environmental impact of nanomaterials faster and more cost effectively. Whilst nanomaterials have benefited a wide...

Jun 9, 2021

Single-particle studies point the way toward next-generation light displays

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Holographic displays help add a three-dimensional—and thus more life-like—feel to what would otherwise appear as a two-dimensional image. Now, researchers in Japan have tested how this may work on a supramolecular level; such tests could lead to i...

Jun 9, 2021

Novel compound reveals fundamental properties of smallest carbon nanotubes

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Chemical rings of carbon and hydrogen atoms curve to form relatively stable structures capable of conducting electricity and more—but how do these curved systems change when new components are introduced? Researchers based in Japan found that, wit...

Jun 9, 2021

Mineral Nanozymes Could be New Enzyme Mimetics in Earth Systems

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Throughout the world, the Earth system has thousands of terragrams (Tg) (1 Tg = 10 12 g) of mineral nanoparticles traveling around the planet every year. Colorimetric reaction catalyzed by the...

Jun 9, 2021

Stabilizing gassy electrolytes could make ultra-low temperature batteries safer

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A new technology could dramatically improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries that operate with gas electrolytes at ultra-low temperatures. Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego developed a separator--the part of the battery t...

Jun 9, 2021

Early endeavours on the path to reliable quantum machine learning

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Future quantum computers should be capable of super-fast and reliable computation. Today, this is still a major challenge.

Jun 9, 2021

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