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Researchers minimize quantum backaction in thermodynamic systems via entangled measurement

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Researchers from University of Science and Technology of China theoretically proved that the backaction can be suppressed to zero in a two qubit system, and conducted the first experiment using entangled collective measurement for minimizing quant...

Nov 23, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Nanosoft releases nanoCAD Plus 20 as a major update

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Nanosoft released nanoCAD Plus 20. This update introduces new exciting features, including drawing comparison, bounding prisms and system variable monitors.

Nov 21, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Improving quantum dot interactions, one layer at a time: Scientists have found a way to control an interaction between quantum dots that could lead to more efficient solar cells

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Osaka City University scientists and colleagues in Japan have found a way to control an interaction between quantum dots that could greatly improve charge transport, leading to more efficient solar ce...

Nov 21, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Staying ahead of the curve with 3D curved graphene

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A team of researchers has amplified 3D graphene's electrical properties by controlling its curvature.

Nov 21, 2020

Breakthrough Material Enables No Electricity Sterilization Will Save Thousands of Lives | NextBigFuture.com

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Optically transparent aerogel is essentially a lightweight foam made of silica, the material of beach sand, and consists mostly of air. It reduces the rate of heat loss by tenfold. This transparent insulating material is bonded onto the top of off...

Nov 21, 2020

Supramolecular chemistry: Self-constructed folded macrocycles with low symmetry

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The synthesis and self-organization of biological macromolecules is essential for life on earth. Chemists now report the spontaneous emergence of complex ring-shaped macromolecules with low degrees of symmetry in the laboratory.

Nov 20, 2020

Gold nanotubes and infrared light could treat asbestos-related cancer – Physics World

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Gold nanotubes can enter mesothelioma cells and destroy them when heated with infrared laser light The post Gold nanotubes and infrared light could treat asbestos-related cancer appeared first on Physics World.

Nov 20, 2020

Light-controlled nanomachine controls catalysis: A molecular motor enables the speed of chemical processes to be controlled using light impulses

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The vision of the future of miniaturization has produced a series of synthetic molecular motors that are driven by a range of energy sources and can carry out various movements. A research group has now managed to control a catalysis reaction usin...

Nov 20, 2020

New insights into memristive devices by combining incipient ferroelectrics and graphene

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Scientists are working to create neuromorphic computers, with a design based on the human brain. A crucial component is a memristive device, the resistance of which depends on the history of the device - just like the response of our neurons depen...

Nov 20, 2020

A Plug-and-play approach to integrated nanoacoustics

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From taut strings vibrating in musical instruments to micro-electro-mechanical systems for optoelectronics, vibrations cover an extensive range of applications. At the nanoscale, the study of mechanical vibrations poses several challenges and open...

Nov 20, 2020

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