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When Nano Meets Bio

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is part of a continuing National Science Foundation (NSF) team investigating the environmental impact

Sep 10, 2020

Upcycled pineapple leaves can keep food fresh and clean wastewater

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Technologies that extend the lifespan of perishable foods could help us avoid huge amounts of waste, and scientists in Singapore have unearthed a promising new possibility in the form of chemically treated pineapple leaves. The team’s new upcyclin...

Sep 10, 2020

Quirky response to magnetism presents quantum physics mystery

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

In a new study just published and highlighted as an Editor's Suggestion in Physical Review Letters, scientists describe the quirky behavior of one such magnetic topological insulator. The paper includes experimental evidence that intrinsic ma...

Sep 10, 2020

Inexpensive, non-toxic nanofluid could be a game-changer for oil recovery

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from the University of Houston have demonstrated that an inexpensive and non-toxic nanofluid can be used to efficiently recover even heavy oil with high viscosity from reservoirs.

Sep 10, 2020

First Photonic Quantum Computer on the Cloud

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Toronto-based Xanadu suggests its system could scale up to millions of qubits

Sep 9, 2020

Silk hard drive stores optical data – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Device manufactured using near-field nanolithography is the first functional hard drive made from silk proteins The post Silk hard drive stores optical data appeared first on Physics World.

Sep 9, 2020

A Janus emitter for passive heat release from enclosures

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

It is presently challenging to efficiently cool enclosed spaces such as stationary automobiles that trap heat via the greenhouse effect. In a new report in Science Advances, Se-Yeon Heo and a team of scientists in materials science, engineering an...

Sep 9, 2020

Oxford Instruments Partners With The £10 Million Consortium, To Launch The First Commercial Quantum Computer In UK

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Oxford Instruments NanoScience announced today it will partner with a £10 million consortium to accelerate the commercialisation of quantum computing in the UK, led by Rigetti Computing. The...

Sep 9, 2020

New method prevents quantum computers from crashing: Loss of individual qubits doesn't disrupt the quantum computer anymore

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Quantum information is fragile, which is why quantum computers must be able to correct errors. But what if whole qubits are lost? Researchers are now presenting a method that allows quantum computers to keep going even if they lose some qubits alo...

Sep 9, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Boundaries no barrier for thermoelectricity: Rice researchers find potentially useful electrical phenomenon in gold nanowires

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Though the Summer Olympics were postponed, theres at least one place to see agile hurdlers go for the gold.

Sep 9, 2020

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