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Interstellar chemistry: low-temperature gas-phase formation of indene in the interstellar medium

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The interstellar medium and combustion systems contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as fundamental molecular building blocks that form fullerenes and carbonaceous nanostructures. However, researchers have yet to investigate and understa...

Jan 18, 2021

Using Nanodiamond Sensors to Measure the Thermal Conductivity Inside Living Cells

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A team of scientists from Osaka University, The University of Queensland, and the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Engineering used tiny nanodiamonds coated with a heat-releasing polymer to probe the thermal properties of cells.

Jan 18, 2021

Sculpted Light Controls Chemical Catalysts

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Material scientists at Stanford University have developed a method to exert control over catalysts using light and advanced fabrication and characterization techniques. The work could be an early step toward more efficient catalysts, new forms of ...

Jan 18, 2021

Researchers realize strong coupling of single quantum dots with low/high-refractive-index materials at room temperature

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Researchers have reported for the first time the strong coupling and Rabi splitting between a single colloidal quantum dot and a Fabry-Perot cavity with dielectric low-refractive-index/high-refractive-index material based on photoluminescence spec...

Jan 18, 2021

One-dimensional quantum nanowires fertile ground for Majorana zero modes

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A new study overcomes previous difficulty detecting the Majorana zero mode, and produces a significant improvement in device reproducibility.

Jan 18, 2021

‘Ultrasound drill’ and nanodroplets break apart blood clots – Physics World

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Lab-based experiment could lead to a new treatment for deep vein thrombosis The post ‘Ultrasound drill’ and nanodroplets break apart blood clots appeared first on Physics World.

Jan 16, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: New way to control electrical charge in 2D materials: Put a flake on it

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Physicists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered how to locally add electrical charge to an atomically thin graphene device by layering flakes of another thin material, alpha-RuCl3, on...

Jan 16, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Quantum computers to study the functioning of the molecules of life: A team of theoretical physicists from the University of Trento has shown that it is possible to use quantum computers to simulate processes of great biological importance, such as changes in the shape of protein

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The human body is like a construction site where hundreds of thousands of different molecular nanomachines, called proteins, are simultaneously at work. Each one of these biomolecules, which are chain...

Jan 16, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Scientists' discovery is paving the way for novel ultrafast quantum computers

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Scientists at the Institute of Physics of the University of Tartu have found a way to develop optical quantum computers of a new type. Central to the discovery are rare earth ions that have certain ch...

Jan 16, 2021

Groundbreaking New One-Step Process for Creating Self-Assembled Metamaterials

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A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has discovered a groundbreaking one-step process for creating materials with unique properties, called metamaterials. Their... The post Groundbreaking New One-Step Process for Creating...

Jan 16, 2021

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