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E-Beam atomic-scale 3D 'sculpting' could enable new quantum nanodevices

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By varying the energy and dose of tightly-focused electron beams, researchers have demonstrated the ability to both etch away and deposit high-resolution nanoscale patterns on two-dimensional layers of graphene oxide.

Sep 15, 2020

Going small for big solutions: sub-nanoparticle catalysts made from coinage elements as effective c

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

'Sub-nanometer' particles (SNPs) are very popular because of their diverse applications, but technical difficulties in their synthesis has hindered research in this field. Scientists at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo tech) used...

Sep 15, 2020

Single photons from a silicon chip

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Quantum technology holds great promise: Quantum computers are expected to revolutionize database searches, AI systems, and computational simulations. Today already, quantum cryptography can guarantee secure data transfer, albeit with limitations. ...

Sep 15, 2020

New on/off functionality for fast, sensitive, ultra-small technologies

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Researchers from Osaka University have developed an ultra-small actuator that can be turned on and off in a fraction of a millisecond and exhibits nanometer-scale position control. This actuator is unparalleled in modern technologies, and will be ...

Sep 15, 2020

Combining nanotechnology with immunotherapy to fight deadly metastatic breast cancer

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A team of scientists led by a researcher at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is making strides to fight deadly metastatic breast cancer by combining nanotechnology with immunotherapy.

Sep 14, 2020

Structure and Chemistry Dictate How Cicada Wings Repel Water and Kill Bacteria

Scientific American   -   Scientific News Websites

A new analytical process shows how chemicals affect the nanostructures of an insect’s wings -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Sep 14, 2020

A magnetic field with an edge

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A team of Indian and Japanese physicists have overturned the six-decade old notion that the giant magnetic field in a high intensity laser produced plasma evolves from the small, nanometre scale in the bulk plasma. They show that instead the field...

Sep 14, 2020

Spin valve uses coupled quantum dots and tiny magnetic fields – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Electron spin current is generated without the need for large external magnetic fields The post Spin valve uses coupled quantum dots and tiny magnetic fields appeared first on Physics World.

Sep 14, 2020

Rubbery properties help RNA nanoparticles target tumors efficiently and quickly leave body

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A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James) shows that RNA nanoparticles have elastic and rubbery properties that help ...

Sep 14, 2020

New method to design diamond lattices and other crystals from microscopic building blocks

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers describe a technique for using LEGO®-like elements at the scale of a few billionths of a meter. Further, they are able to cajole these design elements to self-assemble, with each LEGO® piece identifying its proper mate and linking up i...

Sep 14, 2020

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