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2D nanomaterial MXene: The perfect lubricant

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

In extreme heat or in the vacuum of space: a novel nanomaterial delivers top performance in extreme situations, as demonstrated by TU Wien (Vienna) with international partners.

Apr 20, 2021

Surprising ionic and flow behaviors with functionalized nanochannels

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Nanochannels have important applications in biomedicine, sensing, and many other fields. Though engineers have been fabricating these tiny, tube-like structures for years, much remains unknown about their properties and behavior.

Apr 19, 2021

A Hacker's Nightmare: Programmable Chips Secured by Chaos

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Not all chaos is bad. In the case of programmable chips, chaos can be harnessed to create a unique digital identifier. Think of it as a fingerprint—only, instead of distinctive loops and whorls on human skin, this is about the unique physical var...

Apr 19, 2021

Physicists Build a Quantum Bit That Can Search for Dark Matter

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Qubits offer a fast, highly reliable way to solve one of the great mysteries in physics. Some kind of invisible material is out there affecting... The post Physicists Build a Quantum Bit That Can Search for Dark Matter appeared first on SciTechDa...

Apr 19, 2021

Transparent Nanolayers for More Solar Power: Silicon Solar Cells With More Than 26% Efficiency

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanostructured material and a new cell design pave the way for the production of silicon solar cells with more than 26 percent efficiency.

Apr 19, 2021

DNA robots designed in minutes instead of days: New software will allow creation of more complex devices

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Someday, scientists believe, tiny DNA-based robots and other nanodevices will deliver medicine inside our bodies, detect the presence of deadly pathogens, and help manufacture increasingly smaller electronics. Researchers took a big step toward th...

Apr 19, 2021

Materials advances are key to development of quantum hardware: Study explores challenges and opportunities for developing the information machines of the future

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new article argues that the ability to move forward on developing useful quantum computers requires new major advances in materials science, engineering and fabrication. The authors call for new approaches from broad areas of science and enginee...

Apr 19, 2021

Materials advances are key to development of quantum hardware

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new study outlines the need for materials advances in the hardware that goes into making quantum computers if these futuristic devices are to surpass the abilities of the computers we use today.

Apr 19, 2021

DNA robots designed in minutes instead of days

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Someday, scientists believe, tiny DNA-based robots and other nanodevices will deliver medicine inside our bodies, detect the presence of deadly pathogens, and help manufacture increasingly smaller electronics.

Apr 19, 2021

MicroMESH: A microscopic polymeric network to attack glioblastoma multiforme

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A micro-sized polymeric net wrapping around brain tumors, just like a fishing net around a shoal of fish: this is microMESH, a new nanomedicine device capable of conforming around the surface of tumor masses and efficiently delivering drugs. It ha...

Apr 19, 2021

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