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Study investigates activity of enzymes immobilized on gold nanoparticles controlled by infrared laser irradiation

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The activity of enzymes in industrial processes, laboratories, and living beings can be remotely controlled using light. This requires their immobilization on the surface of nanoparticles and irradiation with a laser. Near-infrared light can penet...

Mar 17, 2021

Nanotech scientists create world's smallest origami bird

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Cornell University researchers have created micron-sized shape memory actuators that enable atomically thin two-dimensional materials to fold themselves into 3D configurations. All they require is a quick jolt of voltage. And once the material is ...

Mar 17, 2021

Solar cells: Losses made visible on the nanoscale

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Solar cells made of crystalline silicon achieve peak efficiencies, especially in combination with selective contacts made of amorphous silicon (a-Si:H). However, their efficiency is limited by losses in these contact layers. Now, for the first tim...

Mar 17, 2021

Trackable and guided 'nanomissiles' deliver cancer-fighting drug straight to the tumor

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Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Hadassah Medical Center have developed hybrid nanostructured particles that can be magnetically guided to the tumor, tracked by their fluorescence, and pushed to release the drug on demand by ult...

Mar 17, 2021

Catching electrons in action in an antiferromagnetic nanowire

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The electron is one of the fundamental particles in nature we read about in school. Its behavior holds clues to new ways to store digital data. A new study explores alternative materials to improve capacity and shrink the size of digital data stor...

Mar 16, 2021

D-Wave demonstrates performance advantage in quantum simulation – Physics World

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Quantum computing firm simulates twisted quantum magnets in a way that is faster and more scalable than classical methods The post D-Wave demonstrates performance advantage in quantum simulation appeared first on Physics World.

Mar 16, 2021

Researchers find a novel way to correct autonomous quantum errors

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Joint Army- and Air Force-funded researchers have taken a step toward building a fault-tolerant quantum computer, which could provide enhanced data processing capabilities.

Mar 16, 2021

Project investigates remote control of enzymes using light

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The activity of enzymes in industrial processes, laboratories, and living beings can be remotely controlled using light. This requires their immobilization on the surface of nanoparticles and irradiation with a laser. Near-infrared light can penet...

Mar 16, 2021

The valuable contribution of stress to the thermal stability of nanograined polycrystalline alloys

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Nanograined metals and alloys, whose grain size is less than 100 nm, exhibit extremely high strength and high ductility, possessing excellent mechanical properties. Nanograined materials, however, have a large number of grain boundaries and hence ...

Mar 16, 2021

Catching electrons in action in an antiferromagnetic nanowire

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The electron is one of the fundamental particles in nature we read about in school. Its behavior holds clues to new ways to store digital data.

Mar 16, 2021

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