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Novel holey nanosheets for detecting hydrogen gas leaks

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists develop hydrogen sensors with holey zinc oxide nanosheets, which has high sensitivity and fast response time, to prevent accidents from hydrogen gas leaks.

Dec 8, 2020

A molecule like a nanobattery

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

How do molecular catalysts function, and what effects do they have? A team of chemists has come closer to the answers using a model molecule that functions like a molecular nanobattery.

Dec 8, 2020

Photonic Quantum Computer Reportedly Demonstrates Quantum Advantage

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of physicists in China claimed it has demonstrated a “quantum advantage,” introducing a light-driven quantum computer capable of performing a computation that would take a classic supercomputer an estimated 600 million years to resolve. The...

Dec 8, 2020

China Claims It's Achieved 'Quantum Supremacy' With The World's Fastest Quantum Computer

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10 billion times faster than Google's.

Dec 8, 2020

In new step toward quantum tech, scientists synthesize 'bright' quantum bits

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Qubits (short for quantum bits) are often made of the same semiconducting materials as our everyday electronics. But now an interdisciplinary team of chemists and physicists at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago has developed a ...

Dec 8, 2020

A molecule like a nanobattery

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How do molecular catalysts function, and what effects do they have? A team of chemical scientists at the University of Oldenburg has come closer to the answers using a model molecule that functions like a molecular nanobattery. It consists of seve...

Dec 8, 2020

New method to label and track nano-particles could improve our understanding of plastic pollution

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A ground-breaking method to label and track manufactured nano-plastics could signal a paradigm shift in how we understand and care for environments, finds a new study.

Dec 8, 2020

Hunting out hidden hydrogen: novel holey nanosheets for detecting hydrogen gas leaks

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Although touted as the best clean energy carrier, the explosive nature of hydrogen (H2) warrants highly sensitive gas sensors for detecting H2 leaks. Currently used gas sensors either require high operating temperatures or have low sensitivity. No...

Dec 8, 2020

Development of high-speed nanoPCR technology for point-of-care diagnosis of COVID-19

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Researchers at IBS invented a new diagnostic method for COVID-19, called nanoPCR

Dec 8, 2020

Silver linings: Adding silver to the nanoclusters can do wonders for their luminescence

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Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have discovered that a silver-doped platinum thiolate nanometal complex shows 18-fold greater photoluminescence than the original platinum complex. In their recent paper, they provide insights into the c...

Dec 8, 2020

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