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Researchers report breakthrough that enables practical semiconductor spintronics

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It may be possible in the future to use information technology where electron spin is used to store, process and transfer information in quantum computers. It has long been the goal of scientists to be able to use spin-based quantum information te...

Apr 8, 2021

Nanoparticles Placed Near a Mirror Generate Unique Patterns to Pinpoint Their Location

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Can a mirror turn an orange into a doughnut- The answer is definitely no in the real (macro) world. But at the nanoscale, a mirror can turn an "orange" shaped pattern into a...

Apr 8, 2021

A graphene system that freezes electrons as the temperature rises

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Two teams of researchers have independently found that there exists a certain type of graphene system where electrons freeze as the temperature rises. The first team, with members from Israel, the U.S. and Japan, found that placing one layer of gr...

Apr 8, 2021

Research team demonstrates control mechanism for quantum material

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How can large amounts of data be transferred or processed as quickly as possible? One key to this could be graphene. The ultra-thin material is only one atomic layer thick, and the electrons it contains have very special properties due to quantum ...

Apr 8, 2021

For highly active, sustainable catalysts, just add phosphorus

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Catalysts are crucial to making industrial processes viable. However, many of the non-precious metal catalysts used for synthesis have low activity, are difficult to handle, and/or require harsh reaction conditions. Osaka University researchers ha...

Apr 8, 2021

Quantum dot array could make ultralow-energy switches – Physics World

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Researchers observe non-linear effect in a new kind of hybrid semiconductor The post Quantum dot array could make ultra-low energy switches appeared first on Physics World.

Apr 8, 2021

Glass nanopore pulls DNA like spaghetti through a needle

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DNA sequencing has become so common, few realize how hard it is to even extract a single molecule

Apr 8, 2021

Old Tires Turned Into Graphene That Makes Stronger Concrete

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Rice University lab’s optimized flash process could reduce carbon emissions. This could be where the rubber truly hits the road. Rice University scientists have optimized... The post Old Tires Turned Into Graphene That Makes Stronger Concrete app...

Apr 8, 2021

Experimental oral pills auto-release insulin when glucose levels are high

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Daily injections of insulin are a hassle for the hundreds of millions of people with diabetes. An oral pill would be much easier to swallow (pun intended), and now researchers from New York University Abu Dhabi have developed a new method for pack...

Apr 8, 2021

Progress to Ultralight 16 Square Meter Nanocrystal Solar Sails for Breakthrough Starshot | NextBigFuture.com

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Breakthrough Starship wants to use a 100 Gigawatt laser array to push an ultralight 4 meter X 4 meter nanocrystal solar sail. StarChip is the name used by Breakthrough Initiatives for a very small, centimeter-sized, gram-scale, interstellar spacec...

Apr 8, 2021

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