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An exotic metal-insulator transition in a surface-doped transition metal dichalcogenide

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Metal-insulator transition (MIT) driven by many-body interactions is an important phenomenon in condensed matter physics. Exotic phases always emerge around the metal-insulator transition points where quantum fluctuations arise from a competition ...

Mar 23, 2021

Novel thermometer can accelerate quantum computer development

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Researchers have developed a novel type of thermometer that can simply and quickly measure temperatures during quantum calculations with extremely high accuracy. The breakthrough provides a benchmarking tool for quantum computing of great value - ...

Mar 23, 2021

Researchers Develop a Robust Recipe for Finding High-Q Modes in Dielectric Nanocavity

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Optical resonators provide the foundation of modern photonics and optics. Thanks to its extreme energy confinement, the high-Q-factor optical resonator optimizes light-matter interaction and photonic...

Mar 23, 2021

Crisscross Polymerization Approach for Seeded All-or-Nothing Assembly of Micron-Scale DNA Nanostructures

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A team of nanobiotechnologists at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) led by Wyss Founding Core Faculty member William Shih,...

Mar 23, 2021

Study Demonstrates Forging of Graphene upon Exposure to Strong Laser Light

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Image Credit: Rost9/shutterstock.com Graphene, a new impressive material, has been described as “the wonder material” due to the remarkable properties it exhibits. This material...

Mar 23, 2021

The first Catalan nanosatellite successfully launched

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The nanosatellite “Enxaneta” successfully took off today, 22 March 2021, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, and is

Mar 23, 2021

Nanobiomaterial boosts neuronal growth in mice with spinal cord injuries

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Researchers from the Department of Orthopedics of Tongji Hospital at Tongji University in Shanghai have successfully used a nanobiomaterial called layered double hydroxide (LDH) to inhibit the inflammatory environment surrounding spinal cord injur...

Mar 23, 2021

Novel thermometer can accelerate quantum computer development

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, have developed a novel type of thermometer that can simply and quickly measure temperatures during quantum calculations with extremely high accuracy. The breakthrough provides a...

Mar 23, 2021

Taking new steps with artificial platelets

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A team of researchers, led by biomedical engineering professor Anirban Sen Gupta, is working toward innovating and advancing platelet-inspired nanotechnology

Mar 23, 2021

Organic Electrochromic Material Changes Colors Rapidly, Reversibly

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität researchers developed an electrochromic thin-film material that, by changing colors rapidly, is poised to feature in the design of smart windows, solar energy production/acquisition, and automotive applications. The ...

Mar 23, 2021

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