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High-density hard drive packed with graphene stores 10 times the data

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By leveraging the wonder material graphene, a group at the University of Cambridge is claiming an advance in data storage that resembles more of a leap than a step forward. The new design unlocks higher operating temperatures for hard disk drives ...

Jun 7, 2021

New drug-formulation method may lead to smaller pills

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MIT chemical engineers have devised a simpler process for incorporating hydrophobic drugs into tablets or other drug formulations, using nanoemulsions. With this method, it may be possible to make many pills smaller and easier to swallow.

Jun 7, 2021

Bowl-Shaped Nanoparticles Help Untangle Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid Beta Plaques

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New research shows that the protein that causes Alzheimer’s Disease’s hallmark brain plaques clings to certain bowl-shaped nanoparticles, allowing researchers to better understand the disease and potentially providing a targeted therapeutic.

Jun 6, 2021

Innovation Pioneers Score World First for Sustainable Construction With "Game-Changing" Graphene-Enhanced Concrete

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First commercial pour of engineered graphene concrete takes place in UK using Manchester technology. A joint venture between graphene specialists at The University of Manchester and alumni-led construction firm Nationwide Engineering has developed...

Jun 6, 2021

Nanoparticles in New Filter Membrane Material Shows Promise in Deactivating Viruses

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Viruses spread in a variety of media - from droplets and aerosols carried by air, to being carried by water - and a new filter membrane shows promise in blocking these pathogens.

Jun 6, 2021

Quantum Computing and Sensing: Engineers Demonstrate a Quantum Advantage

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Researchers in the University of Arizona College of Engineering and James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences experimentally demonstrate how quantum resources aren’t just dreams... The post Quantum Computing and Sensing: Engineers Demonstrate a ...

Jun 6, 2021

High Performance Computing Could Help Scale Up Graphene Production

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Graphene has become one of the most interesting materials discovered by mankind. Creating this material involves great precision and cost, limiting the volume in which it can be manufactured - and a new approach using HPC could work around this pr...

Jun 5, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Using HPC and experiment, researchers continue to refine graphene production: Researchers from the Technical University of Munich have been using GCS HPC resources to develop more efficient methods for producing graphene at the industrial scale

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Graphene may be among the most exciting scientific discoveries of the last century. While it is strikingly familiar to us--graphene is considered an allotrope of carbon, meaning that it essentially th...

Jun 5, 2021

MIT Turns "Magic" Superconducting Material Into Versatile Electronic Devices

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Work on three graphene-based devices may yield new insights into superconductivity. MIT researchers and colleagues have turned a “magic” material composed of atomically thin layers... The post MIT Turns “Magic” Superconducting Material Into Versa...

Jun 4, 2021

Extraterrestrial Materials: Measuring the Moon’s Nano Dust Is No Small Matter

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Like a chameleon of the night sky, the Moon often changes its appearance. It might look larger, brighter, or redder, for example, due to its... The post Extraterrestrial Materials: Measuring the Moon’s Nano Dust Is No Small Matter appeared first ...

Jun 4, 2021

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