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IBM quantum computers now finish some tasks in hours, not months

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As much as quantum computers have improved, they’re far from taking the reins from conventional computers in some situations. IBM might have made them more practical, however. The tech pioneer has found a way to combine a new program exec...

Feb 4, 2021

Switching nanolight on and off

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The report demonstrates a new method to control the flow of light of nanolight. Optical manipulation on the nanoscale, or nanophotonics, has become a critical area of interest as researchers seek ways to meet the increasing demand for technologies...

Feb 4, 2021

Large-area periodic perovskite nanostructures for lenticular printing laser displays

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We fabricated large-area periodic structures with spatial resolution at wavelength scale from hybrid perovskite materials via a space-confined solution growth method. It takes advantages of both high refractive index contrast and high luminescence...

Feb 4, 2021

Garlic and selenium increase stress resistance in carps, says a RUDN University biologist

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A biologist from RUDN University confirmed that selenium nanoparticles and garlic extract can effectively reduce the negative impact of stress on the health of grass carp in the breeding industry.

Feb 4, 2021

Imaging technique provides link to innovative products

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A study led by University of Georgia researchers announces the successful use of a new nanoimaging technique that will allow researchers to test and identify two-dimensional materials

Feb 4, 2021

Comb-like etching regulated growth for large-area graphene nanoribbon arrays

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The low on/off current ratio in intrinsic graphene-based field-effect transistor has inspired the development of bandgap engineering, which contain tailoring graphene into narrow ribbons, doping graphene with heteroatom, and applying stress or ver...

Feb 4, 2021

Surface effect of electrodes revealed by operando surface science methodology

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Super-dense anions together with cations intercalation into the surface region of graphite electrode has been visualized by applying operando surface science methodology over an Al/HOPG planar model device. The observed unusual electrochemical beh...

Feb 4, 2021

Scientists optimized technology for production of optical materials for microelectronics

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Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) have advanced the technology of high-speed sintering for optical ceramics (Nd3+:YAG), i.e. active elements generating laser emission in the near-infrared wavelength range (1.06 μm) for cutting th...

Feb 4, 2021

NANOGrav finds possible 'first hints' of low-frequency gravitational wave background

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In data gathered and analyzed over 13 years, the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) Physics Frontiers Center (PFC) has found an intriguing low-frequency signal that may be attributable to gravitational waves.

Feb 4, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 under the helium ion microscope for the first time

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Scientists at Bielefeld University's Faculty of Physics have succeeded for the first time in imaging the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus with a helium ion microscope. In contrast to the more conventional electron microscopy, the samples do not need a ...

Feb 4, 2021

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