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New way to control electrical charge in 2D materials: Put a flake on it

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Gaining control of the flow of electrical current through atomically thin materials is important to potential future applications in photovoltaics or computing. Physicists in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis have disco...

Jan 14, 2021

Physical virology shows the dynamics of virus reproduction

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The reproductive cycle of viruses requires self-assembly, maturation of virus particles and, after infection, the release of genetic material into a host cell. New physics-based technologies allow scientists to study the dynamics of this cycle and...

Jan 14, 2021

Study the boundary between bulk, nano and molecule scale of gold plasmonic physics

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The collective behavior of electrons in metal plasmons reflects the important difference between condensed matter and molecule-like ones. With the help of gold clusters with precise atom numbers(N), the evolution of plasmonic response is clarified...

Jan 14, 2021

Giving the hydrogen economy an acid test

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Tsukuba University scientists show that the effectiveness of hydrogen-producing metal catalysts protected by graphene depends on the ability of protons to penetrate into the inner metallic surface. This work may lead to widely available hydrogen-p...

Jan 14, 2021

First Nanomaterial Developed That Demonstrates “Photon Avalanching” – Extreme Nonlinear Optical Behavior and Efficiency

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Researchers develop the first nanomaterial that demonstrates “photon avalanching;” finding could lead to new applications in sensing, imaging, and light detection. Researchers at Columbia Engineering... The post First Nanomaterial Developed That ...

Jan 13, 2021

Error Protected Quantum Bits Entangled: A Milestone in the Development of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers

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Even computers can miscalculate. Already small disturbances change stored information and corrupt results. That is why computers use methods to continuously correct such errors. In... The post Error Protected Quantum Bits Entangled: A Milestone i...

Jan 13, 2021

Researchers identify nanoparticles that could deliver therapeutic mRNA before birth

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Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania have identified ionizable lipid nanoparticles that could be used to deliver mRNA as part of fetal therapy. ...

Jan 13, 2021

Scientists identify nanoparticles that could deliver therapeutic mRNA before birth

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Study demonstrates the efficacy and therapeutic potential of select ionizable lipid nanoparticles for delivering mRNA to treat genetic diseases before birth.

Jan 13, 2021

Superhuman sight may be possible with lens that makes UV light visible

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A nanocrystal-coated lens can convert ultraviolet light into bright green, extending the range of people's vision

Jan 13, 2021

Superhuman sight may be possible with lens that makes UV light visible

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A nanocrystal-coated lens can convert ultraviolet light into bright green, extending the range of people's vision

Jan 13, 2021

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