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Molecular qubits stick around for longer – Physics World

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Researchers have extended the spin coherence time of a single-molecule quantum bit beyond 1 millisecond for the first time The post Molecular qubits stick around for longer appeared first on Physics World.

Mar 13, 2021

Wider horizons for highly ordered nanohole arrays

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Scientists have developed a new method for making ordered arrays of nanoholes in metallic oxide thin films using a range of transition metals. The process makes a wider selection of ordered transition metal nanohole arrays available for new cataly...

Mar 13, 2021

Wider horizons for highly ordered nanohole arrays

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Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new method for making ordered arrays of nanoholes in metallic oxide thin films using a range of transition metals. The team used a template to pre-pattern metallic surfa...

Mar 13, 2021

Molecules inside carbon nanotubes as spin switches for electrical current

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A research work published in Nature Communications, involving researchers from the Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Nanoscience

Mar 12, 2021

Size matters: Bimodal imaging receives nanoparticle enhancement

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A nanoparticle’s size is fine-tuned to offer high-resolution images before and during surgical procedures.

Mar 12, 2021

Biomorphic batteries could provide 72x more energy for robots

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Researchers develop a new rechargeable zinc battery that integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy. The battery membrane is a nano-material based on cartilage, using recycled Kevlar.

Mar 12, 2021

Use of perovskite nanomaterials will be a key feature of the next generation of electronic appliances

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Nanomaterials of perovskite dispersed in hexane and irradiated by laser; light emission by these materials is intense thanks to resistance to surface defects.

Mar 12, 2021

Delivering semiconductor quantum dots into live cells

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Researchers achieved a milestone in exploring biology using nanotechnology utilizing single-particle tracking to investigate the interaction between human T cells and individual fluorescent nanoparticles of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The re...

Mar 12, 2021

Core/shell nanoparticles as efficient reducing agents

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Generally it is believed that core quantum dots (QDs) are good reducing agents and are used for that purpose in solar hydrogen generation and various organic transformations. However, core QDs are very unstable. Core/shell dots are more robust, bu...

Mar 12, 2021

Progress in fused-ring electron acceptors

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From 1995-2015, fullerene derivatives had been the dominating electron acceptors in organic solar cells (OSCs) owing to their performance superiority to other acceptors. However, the drawbacks of fullerenes, such as weak visible absorption, limite...

Mar 12, 2021

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