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Method Invented to “Sketch” Quantum Devices With Focused Electrons

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Technique is 10,000 faster than previous methods, and can create active nanostructured gates directly below two-dimensional materials such as graphene. It has long been a... The post Method Invented to “Sketch” Quantum Devices With Focused Electr...

Dec 21, 2020

Skyrmions proposed as the basis for a completely new computer architecture

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The magnetic interactions between atoms at minute scales can create unique states such as skyrmions. Skyrmions have special properties and can exist in certain material systems, such as a 'stack' of different sub-nanometer-thick metal la...

Dec 21, 2020

New nanomaterial helps obtain hydrogen from a liquid energy carrier, in a key step toward a stable and clean fuel source

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Hydrogen is a sustainable source of clean energy that avoids toxic emissions and can add value to multiple sectors in the economy including transportation, power generation, metals manufacturing, among others. Technologies for storing and transpor...

Dec 21, 2020

Goldilocks and the three quantum dots: Just right for peak solar panel performance

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Scientists in Australia have developed a process for calculating the perfect size and density of quantum dots needed to achieve record efficiency in solar panels.

Dec 21, 2020

Goldilocks and the three quantum dots: Just right for peak solar panel performance

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Maximizing the efficiency of renewable energy technology is dependent on creating nanoparticles with ideal dimensions and density, new simulations have shown.

Dec 21, 2020

Striking gold: Catalysis research at the nanoscale

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By examining tiny particles of gold with powerful X-ray beams, scientists hope they can learn how to cut down on harmful carbon monoxide emissions from motor vehicles.

Dec 21, 2020

Researchers invent method to 'sketch' quantum devices with focused electrons

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Technique is 10,000 faster than previous methods, and can create active nanostructured gates directly below two-dimensional materials such as graphene.

Dec 21, 2020

Depth-dependent valence stratification in a lithium-rich layered cathode

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A team of scientists from the Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Light Source at SLAC and Brookhaven National Laboratory used synchr...

Dec 21, 2020

New nanomaterial a key step toward hydrogen as a stable and clean fuel source

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Researchers have designed and synthesized an effective material for speeding up one of the limiting steps in extracting hydrogen from alcohols. The material, a catalyst, is made from tiny clusters of nickel metal anchored on a 2D substrate.

Dec 21, 2020

Chip-Based Source Creates Entangled Photons 100x More Efficiently

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In pursuit of a fast and efficient source of entangled photon pairs necessary for quantum computing and ultrafast communications, researchers from Stevens Institute of Technology have developed a chip-based source capable of producing entangled ph...

Dec 21, 2020

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