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Nanoparticle gel unites oil and water in manufacturing-friendly approach

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Oil and water may not mix, but adding the right nanoparticles to the recipe can convert these two immiscible fluids into an exotic gel with uses ranging from batteries to water filters to tint-changing smart windows. A new approach to creating thi...

Feb 11, 2021

Nanoparticle gel unites oil and water in manufacturing-friendly approach

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Novel gel-creation method could open applications in water filtration, other areas.

Feb 11, 2021

Extending magnetic manipulation of micromachines to non-magnetic materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Magnetic manipulation of nano- and microscale objects is a remote and non-invasive technology with potentially numerous applications in material sciences and life sciences, such as for instance drug delivery. However, a limitation of this technolo...

Feb 11, 2021

Nanowire could provide a stable, easy-to-make superconducting transistor

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Inspired by decades-old MIT research, the new technology could boost quantum computers and other superconducting electronics.

Feb 11, 2021

UMass Amherst team helps demonstrate spontaneous quantum error correction

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Published by the journal Nature, research co-authored by University of Massachusetts Amherst physicist Chen Wang, graduate students Jeffrey Gertler and Shruti Shirol, and postdoctoral researcher Juliang Li takes a step toward building a fault-tole...

Feb 11, 2021

A new quantum switch for electronics

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A Russian physicist and his international colleagues studied a quantum point contact (QCP) between two conductors with external oscillating fields applied to the contact. They found that, for some types of contacts, an increase in the oscillation ...

Feb 11, 2021

A new strategy to destroy cancer cells using magnetic nanoparticles and fields

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

The scientists analyzed how magnetic nanoparticles can be manipulated in in vitro conditions to achieve a selective antitumor effect. The method is based on the combined action of nanoparticles and permanent magnetic fields on human tumor cells.

Feb 11, 2021

Nanowire could provide a stable, easy-to-make superconducting transistor

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

MIT researchers developed a superconducting nanowire that could enable efficient, easy-to-make electronics. The advance could boost quantum computing, as well as magnetic sensors for applications in brain imaging and telescopes.

Feb 11, 2021

Wafer-scale production of graphene-based photonic devices

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene Flagship researchers have devised a wafer-scale fabrication method that paves the way to the next generation of telecom and datacom devices.

Feb 11, 2021

Origami-inspired antenna technology for use in small satellites

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

In a brand-new study, scientists from Korea and the USA have revealed a novel antenna design for use in CubeSat nanosatellites using state-of-the-art communications systems like 6G communications. Using theoretical knowledge based on origami theor...

Feb 11, 2021

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