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Harnessing quantum properties to create single-molecule devices

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers discover 6-nanometer-long single-molecule circuit with enormous on/off ratio due to quantum interference; finding could enable faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient devices.

Dec 7, 2020

Algorithm breakthrough may lead to new applications for quantum computers

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers led by City College of New York physicist Pouyan Ghaemi report the development of a quantum algorithm with the

Dec 7, 2020

Textile electronics for virtual and augmented reality applications

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are some of the hottest multidisciplinary technology trends right now, integrating computer, various sensor, graphic image, communication, measurement and control multimedia, artificial intelligence,...

Dec 7, 2020

Photocatalytic nanofibers developed for use in efficient hydrogen production

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers from the U.K., Canada and Hong Kong has developed photocatalytic nanofibers that can be used for the efficient production of hydrogen. In their paper published in the journal Nature Chemistry, the group describes how their ef...

Dec 7, 2020

New Design Theory to Control Length of Self-Assembling Nanobots

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have solved a significant design challenge on the way to regulating the dimensions of so-called DNA nanobots—structures that get...

Dec 7, 2020

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

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