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Novel compound reveals fundamental properties of smallest carbon nanotubes

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

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

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

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

New Magnetic Nanomaterial Developed for Counterfeit Money Prevention

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

An international research team led by NUST MISIS has developed a new iron-cobalt-nickel nanocomposite with tunable magnetic properties. The nanocomposite could be used to protect... The post New Magnetic Nanomaterial Developed for Counterfeit Mon...

Jun 9, 2021

Toshiba breaks quantum communication record with 600 km of optical fibers

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

A quantum internet could one day allow quantum computers to team up and tackle some gigantic problems. Now the world is a step closer to that reality, as researchers at Toshiba have demonstrated quantum communications sent over a record-breaking 6...

Jun 9, 2021

New adaptable nanoparticle platform enables enhanced delivery of gene therapies

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Researchers realize unconventional coherent control of solid-state spin qubits

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers realized robust coherent control of solid-state spin qubits using anti-Strokes (AS) excitation, broadening the boundary of quantum information processing and quantum sensing. This study was published in Nature Communications.

Jun 9, 2021

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

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has succeeded in investigating and controlling the physical properties of naturally-formed nanoscale wrinkles in 2D semiconductors.

Jun 9, 2021

Control over water friction with 2D materials points to 'smart membranes': Dramatic decrease in friction when water is passed through nanoscale capillaries made of graphene

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

The speed of water flow is a limiting factor in many membrane-based industrial processes, including desalination, molecular separation and osmotic power generation. Researchers have revealed a dramatic decrease in friction when water is passed thr...

Jun 8, 2021

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