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Study Explores Combined Nanoscale Effects of Water and Mineral Content on Bone

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

University of Arkansas researchers Marco Fielder and Arun Nair have conducted the first study of the combined nanoscale effects of water and mineral content on the deformation mechanisms and thermal...

Dec 7, 2020

Scientists model photoluminescence kinetics in semiconductor nanoplatelets for better optoelectronic performance

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have built two models that accurately explain the light-emitting behavior of semiconductor nanoplatelets, minuscule structures that can become the building blocks for optoelectronics of the future.

Dec 7, 2020

Chinese quantum computer completes 2.5-billion-year task in minutes

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers in China claim to have achieved quantum supremacy, the point where a quantum computer completes a task that would be virtually impossible for a classical computer to perform. The device, named Jiuzhang, supposedly conducted a calculati...

Dec 7, 2020

Mapping quantum structures with light to unlock their capabilities

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

A new tool that uses light to map out the electronic structures of crystals could reveal the capabilities of emerging quantum materials and pave the way for advanced energy technologies and quantum computers, according to researchers at the Univer...

Dec 7, 2020

Paper-based electrochemical sensor can detect COVID-19 in less than five minutes

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Grainger College of Engineering has developed a rapid, ultrasensitive test using a paper-based electrochemical sensor that can detect the presence of the virus in less than five min...

Dec 7, 2020

A comprehensive review of biosynthesis of inorganic nanomaterials using microorganisms and bacteriophages

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A KAIST bioprocess engineering research team conducted a summary of 146 biosynthesized single and multi-element inorganic nanomaterials covering 55 elements in the periodic table synthesized using wild-type and genetically engineered microorganism...

Dec 7, 2020

Clearing the air: Nanocoating for filters captures SARS-Cov-2

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A nanocoating for the filters used in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems can capture and kill SARS-Cov-2 and could prove to be useful tool in the fight against the human coronavirus pandemic. ...

Dec 7, 2020

Hitting the Quantum “Sweet Spot”: Best Position for Atom Qubits in Silicon to Scale Up Atom-Based Quantum Processors

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Australian researchers have located the ‘sweet spot’ for positioning qubits in silicon to scale up atom-based quantum processors. Researchers from the Centre of Excellence for... The post Hitting the Quantum “Sweet Spot”: Best Position for Atom Q...

Dec 6, 2020

Scanning electron microscope opens new avenues of research

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

With the acquisition of the new instrument and an accompanying nanoindenter, studies at the College of Engineering are

Dec 6, 2020

Scott Aaronson Comments on the Boson Sampling Quantum Supremacy Paper from China | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Scott Aaronson originated the proposal of Boson Sampling as an area where quantum computers should be better than regular computers. He discusses the new claim from China of Quantum Supremacy where quantum computing systems are 10 trillion times f...

Dec 6, 2020

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