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Researchers develop Si-based super-high frequency nanoelectromechanical resonator

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Silicon single-electron/hole transistors (SETs/SHTs) and super-high frequency nanoelectromechanical resonators show great potentials in quantum computation, sensing and many other areas.

Dec 15, 2020

Weak force has strong impact on nanosheets: Van der Waals force can deform nanoscale silver for optics, catalytic use

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Rice University scientists find the ubiquitous, ''weak'' van der Waals force is sufficient to indent rigid nanosheets, hinting at applications in nanoscale optics or catalytic systems.

Dec 15, 2020

Researchers develop Si-based super-high frequency nanoelectromechanical resonator

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Silicon single-electron/hole transistors (SETs/SHTs) and super-high frequency nanoelectromechanical resonators show great potential in quantum computation, sensing and many other areas.

Dec 15, 2020

Weak force has strong impact on nanosheets

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

You have to look closely, but the hills are alive with the force of van der Walls.

Dec 15, 2020

Ultrasensitive Microwave Detector Developed – Enabling Technology for Next-Generation Quantum Computers

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A joint international research team from POSTECH of South Korea, Raytheon BBN Technologies, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S., Barcelona Institute... The post Ultrasensitive Microwave Detector Developed – E...

Dec 15, 2020

How Gold Nanoparticles Can Be Used to Kill Bacteria

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Image Credit: Shutterstock/ TAW4 Researchers have identified the physical mechanism that allows gold nanoparticles to effectively kill bacteria. The finding could lead to wider applications in...

Dec 15, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Nanomaterials researchers in Finland, the United States and China have created a color atlas for 466 unique varieties of single-walled carbon nanotubes.

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanomaterials researchers in Finland, the United States and China have created a color atlas for 466 unique varieties of single-walled carbon nanotubes.

Dec 15, 2020

New fullerene crystal production method 50 times faster than predecessor

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Researchers from Yokohama National University and the University of Electro-Communications in Japan have developed a highly efficient technique for producing a unique fullerene crystal, called fullerene finned-micropillar (FFMP), that is of signif...

Dec 15, 2020

Researchers develop novel nanoparticle that efficiently and selectively kills cancer cells

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Many chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancers are associated with side-effects of varying severity, because they are toxic to normal cells as well as malignant tumors. This has motivated the search for effective alternatives to the synthetic ...

Dec 15, 2020

Novel type of nanoparticle efficiently and selectively kills cancer cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers report the development of a class of novel amorphous nanoparticles made up of calcium and citrate, which are capable of breaching the barriers to uptake, and killing tumor cells in a targeted fashion.

Dec 15, 2020

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