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Nanosecond laser-induced amplification of a photochromic reaction in a diarylethene nanoparticle

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have found a drastically amplified ring-opening reaction yield in aqueous nanoparticle colloids of a photochromic diarylethene when induced by an intense nanosecond laser pulse, and clarified its amplification mechanism.

Sep 25, 2020

Secure nano-carrier delivers medications directly to cells

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Medications often have unwanted side-effects. One reason is that they reach not only the unhealthy cells for which they are intended, but also reach and have an impact on healthy cells. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), work...

Sep 25, 2020

Spin clean-up method brings practical quantum computers closer to reality

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Researchers at Osaka City University create a quantum algorithm that removes spin contaminants while making chemical calculations on quantum computers. This allows for predictions of electronic and molecular behavior with degrees of precision not ...

Sep 25, 2020

Metal wires of carbon complete toolbox for carbon-based computers: Metallic carbon circuit element enables work on faster, efficient carbon-based transistors

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Carbon-based computers have the potential to be a lot faster and much more energy efficient than silicon-based computers, but 2D graphene and carbon nanotubes have proved challenging to turn into the elements needed to construct transistor circuit...

Sep 24, 2020

Understanding electron transport in graphene nanoribbons

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

New understanding of the electrical properties of graphene nanoribbons (GRBs), when bounded with aromatic molecules, could have significant

Sep 24, 2020

Bridging the gap between the magnetic and electronic properties of topological insulators

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology shed light on the relationship between the magnetic properties of topological insulators and their electronic band structure. Their experimental results offer new insights into recent debates regarding t...

Sep 24, 2020

Bridging the gap between the magnetic and electronic properties of topological insulators

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists shed light on the relationship between the magnetic properties of topological insulators and their electronic band structure. Their experimental results shed new insights into recent debates regarding the evolution of the band structure...

Sep 24, 2020

New brain cell-like nanodevices work together to identify mutations in viruses: These systems could potentially overcome computational hurdles faced by current digital technologies

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have described a new nanodevice that acts almost identically to a brain cell. Furthermore, they have shown that these synthetic brain cells can be joined together to form intricate networks that can then solve problems in a brain-like m...

Sep 24, 2020

New Nanodevice Acts Almost Like a Brain Cell

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In the September issue of the journal Nature, scientists from Texas A&M University, Hewlett Packard Labs and Stanford University have described a new nanodevice that acts almost identically to a...

Sep 24, 2020

White graphene exhibits high defect tolerance and elasticity

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Because of their unique physical, chemical, electrical and optical properties, two-dimensional (2-D) materials have attracted tremendous attention in the past decades. After revealing the realistic strength and stretchability of graphene, nickname...

Sep 24, 2020

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