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Shining a light on nanoscale dynamics

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Physicists from the University of Konstanz, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich) and the University of Regensburg have successfully demonstrated that ultrashort electron pulses experience a quantum mechanical phase shift through the...

Nov 24, 2020

Regulating the reactivity of black phosphorous through protective chemistry

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Chemists can rationally regulate the reactivity of molecules and functional groups in both industrial and laboratory-based synthetic organic chemistry processes. The concept can be applied to inorganic nanomaterials including two-dimensional (2-D)...

Nov 24, 2020

Sound waves power new advances in drug delivery and smart materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Pioneering research shows how high-frequency sound waves can help build smart materials, new nanoparticles and deliver drugs to the lungs for painless, needle-free vaccinations.

Nov 24, 2020

Self-Diagnostic Carbon Nanocomposites Produced Using Industrial Manufacturing Routes

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research team from the Center for Design, Manufacturing and Materials at Skoltech has recently published a study focusing on multifunctional materials created through the addition of carbon nanoparticles to polymer matrices, designed to allow se...

Nov 24, 2020

'Nanobodies' could hold clues to new COVID-19 therapies

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WEHI researchers are studying 'nanobodies' – tiny immune proteins made by alpacas—in a bid to understand whether they might be effective in blocking SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Nov 24, 2020

Nanoracks to deploy first 0.3U CubeSat from Space Station

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Torino, Italy (SPX) Nov 24, 2021 Nanoracks Europe is on track to set a new record as the company prepares to deploy the first-ever 0.3U CubeSat from the International Space Station (ISS). The satellite, named FEES2, was developed by the Italian...

Nov 24, 2020

Researchers Use Diamond-Based Quantum Systems to Control Nanodiamonds

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Structures measuring only a few nanometers in size could now be produced using advanced nanotechnology. Nanophotonic integration for simultaneously controlling a large number of quantum mechanical...

Nov 24, 2020

Sound Waves Power New Advances in Drug Delivery and Smart Materials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have revealed how high-frequency sound waves can be used to build new materials, make smart nanoparticles and even deliver drugs to the lungs for painless, needle-free vaccinations....

Nov 24, 2020

Tiny, high-capacity "atomristor" stores data in single-atom switches

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Engineers at the University of Texas have created one of the smallest memory storage devices ever, made out of a two-dimensional material measuring one nanometer square. Dubbed an “atomristor,” the device works on the movements of single atoms, wh...

Nov 24, 2020

Direct visualization of quantum dots reveals shape of quantum wave function

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Trapping and controlling electrons in bilayer graphene quantum dots yields a promising platform for quantum information technologies. Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have now achieved the first direct visualization of quantum dots in bilayer graphene...

Nov 24, 2020

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