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Smaller than ever: Exploring the unusual properties of quantum-sized materials

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have synthesized sub-nanometer particles with precisely controlled proportions of indium and tin using specific macromolecular templates called dendrimers. Through a screening process spanning different metallic ratios, they discovered ...

Nov 12, 2020

Novel quantum dots facilitate coupling to quantum memory systems

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have succeeded in creating low-noise states at wavelengths between 700 and 800 nanometres, i.e. close to the visible red range. This would, for example, enable coupling to other photonic systems.

Nov 12, 2020

Nanometric carbon nitride photocatalysts with 'a la carte' properties

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Industry has an increasingly urgent need to switch to sustainable, synthetic schemes to access widely used chemicals. In this context, it is crucial to come up with heterogeneous photocatalysis processes using readily available, metal-free catalysts.

Nov 12, 2020

pH-sensitive iridium complexes as catalytic anticancer compounds

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Chemotherapy is defined as the use of chemicals to reach and damage cancer cells. On its way toward the tumor, the drugs can affect healthy cells, as well. For example, cisplatin, a common drug used in clinical treatments, is not selective and cau...

Nov 12, 2020

Researchers Claim New Record in Quantum Light Detection

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from the University of Bristol have claimed a new record for detecting squeezed light, using a newly developed balanced homodyne detector. The work could pave the way for higher-performance quantum computers and quantum communications....

Nov 12, 2020

Tips for making nanographene

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanographene is a material that is anticipated to radically improve solar cells, fuel cells, LEDs and more. Typically the synthesis of this material has been imprecise and difficult to control. For the first time, researchers have discovered a si...

Nov 12, 2020

Nano level microscopy goes into the field

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Could your smartphone analyse the coronavirus on surfaces? Researchers are developing a new generation of optical microscopes for mobile phones where LEDs and tiny detectors in the camera can analyse very small structures.

Nov 12, 2020

Smaller than ever - Exploring the unusual properties of quantum-sized materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists synthesize sub-nanometer particles with precisely controlled proportions of indium and tin using specific macromolecular templates called dendrimers. Through a screening process spanning different metallic ratios, they discovered unusua...

Nov 12, 2020

Nanometric carbon nitride photocatalysts with 'a la carte' properties

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists determined that simple, post-synthetic structural modifications can greatly influence the photocatalytic activity of carbon nitrides.

Nov 12, 2020

A therapeutic option for glioblastoma using pH-sensitive nanomicelles

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A polymeric nanomicelle that effectively delivers to glioblastoma (GBM) was developed.

Nov 12, 2020

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