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Researchers Establish a Design Guideline for Practical Applications of Graphene Devices

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists from Osaka University, in association with the Toyo University and the Kyushu Institute of Technology, have elucidated the expression mechanism of metallic and semiconducting properties in graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) by studying the car...

Jun 4, 2021

Metamaterial Lets Light-Sheet Microscopes See in Superresolution

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A hyperbolic metamaterial developed at the University of California, San Diego enables ordinary light-sheet microscopes to observe subcellular structures — in other words, enabling an ordinary light microscope to see in superresolution. The materi...

Jun 4, 2021

Metamaterial Boosts Infrared Spectroscopy’s Sensitivity

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A metamaterial absorber developed by researchers from the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) under the Ministry of Science and ICT and UNIST is able to significantly enhance the detection of harmful substances or biomolecules. The p...

Jun 4, 2021

Silver Nanoparticles Inhibit COVID-19 Infection

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An international team of scientists from institutions in Mexico, Spain, and Russia has released promising findings from its study investigating the impact of silver nanoparticles on the transmission of COVID-19. The team’s data, published on the p...

Jun 4, 2021

Miniature Linear Stage on Mars Rover Helps Provide Precision Focus Control for SuperCam

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Precision motion control and nano-positioning industry leader, PI, plays a key role in distance targeting of geological samples for testing by the Mars rover, Perseverance. Perseverance rover image...

Jun 4, 2021

Simulating Semiconductor Device Quantum Effects

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

In this webinar, we introduce the Semiconductor Module, an add-on to COMSOL Multiphysics®, which provides dedicated features for the analysis of semiconductor device operation at the fundamental physics level.

Jun 4, 2021

Using HPC and experiment, researchers continue to refine graphene production

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

From touch screens and advanced electronic sensors to better drug delivery devices, graphene has become one of the most promising new materials in recent decades. In an effort to produce cheap, defect-free graphene in larger quantities, researcher...

Jun 4, 2021

Nanoscale sensors measure elusive water levels in leaves

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A breakthrough technology uses nanoscale sensors and fiber optics to measure water status just inside a leaf's surface, providing a tool to greatly advance our understanding of basic plant biology, and opening the door for breeding more droug...

Jun 3, 2021

Quantum Computing With Holes: A New and Promising Qubit at a Place Where There Is Nothing

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum computers with their promises of creating new materials and solving intractable mathematical problems are a dream of many physicists. Now, they are slowly approaching... The post Quantum Computing With Holes: A New and Promising Qubit at ...

Jun 3, 2021

Nanoscale sensors measure elusive water levels in leaves

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Water regulation in leaves is vital to a plant's health, affecting its growth and yield, disease susceptibility and drought resistance.

Jun 3, 2021

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