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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

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Animal-free method predicts nanoparticle toxicity for safer industrial materials

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München together with scientists across Europe developed a novel animal-free method to predict the toxic effect of nanoparticles to the human lung. The method aims to enable the safety-by-design development of safe...

Nov 24, 2020

Shining a light on nanoscale dynamics

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Watching metamaterials at work in real time using ultrafast electron diffraction: a research team led by University of Konstanz physicist Peter Baum succeeds in using ultrashort electron pulses to measure light-matter interactions in nanophotonic ...

Nov 24, 2020

Entangled erbium qubits are addressed individually in a crystal – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Random shifts of optical properties could be exploited in quantum devices The post Entangled erbium qubits are addressed individually in a crystal appeared first on Physics World.

Nov 23, 2020

Nature's toolkit for killing viruses and bacteria: Engineers reveal how zinc oxide nanoneedles and droplet hydrodynamics can stop pathogens

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineers reveal how zinc oxide nanoneedles and droplet hydrodynamics can stop pathogens.

Nov 23, 2020

Direct visualization of quantum dots reveals shape of quantum wave function

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Trapping and controlling electrons in bilayer graphene quantum dots yields a promising platform for quantum information technologies. Researchers have now achieved the first direct visualization of quantum dots in bilayer graphene, revealing the s...

Nov 23, 2020

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