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MIT.nano courses bring hands-on experimentation to virtual participants

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Five courses celebrate the nanoscale, highlight technologies in photogrammetry and 360-degree videography.

Mar 17, 2021

The collective movement of nanorobots observed in vivo

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanobots are machines whose components are at the nano-scale (one-millionth of a millimeter), and can be designed in such a way that they have the ability to move autonomously in fluids. Although they are still in the research and development phas...

Mar 17, 2021

How Nanotechnology can Enable Testing for Early Alzheimer’s Disease

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Image Credit: Shutterstock.com / nobeastsofierce A new nanotech breakthrough could help spot Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders early and assist in their treatment....

Mar 17, 2021

'We marry disorder with order': The effects of geometrical disorder on fluids and solids in mesoporous materials

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

We've all come across them before: those little bags of small balls that come packed together with new shoes or electrical goods. The balls are there to absorb moisture so as to protect the items from damage. "These materials act like a ...

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

Solar cells: Losses made visible on the nanoscale

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

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

Sweden’s Quantum Computer Project Shifts up a Gear and Sets Higher Goals

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is almost doubling the annual budget of the research initiative Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology, based at Chalmers University of... The post Sweden’s Quantum Computer Project Shifts up a Gear and Sets...

Mar 17, 2021

New quantum algorithm surpasses the QPE norm

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Researchers refine quantum computer-ready algorithm to measure the vertical ionization energies of atoms and molecules within 0.1 eV of precision.

Mar 17, 2021

Research Shows Promise of Acoustic Plasmons for Graphene-Based Optoelectronics Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

KAIST researchers and their collaborators at home and abroad have successfully demonstrated a new methodology for direct near-field optical imaging of acoustic graphene plasmon fields. This strategy...

Mar 17, 2021

A Novel Method to Construct Efficient-While-Little-Toxic Nanozymes

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanozymes, a group of inorganic catalysis-efficient particles, have been proposed as promising antimicrobials against bacteria. They are efficient in killing bacteria, thanks to their production of...

Mar 17, 2021

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