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University of Texas professor receives grant to advance the study of traumatic brain injuries

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The Office of Naval Research has awarded a grant to Ashfaq Adnan, professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, to acquire equipment for nanoscale damage analysis of brains.

Sep 4, 2020

Painting with light: Novel nanopillars precisely control intensity of transmitted light

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By shining white light on a glass slide stippled with millions of tiny titanium dioxide pillars, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their collaborators have reproduced with astonishing fidelity the luminou...

Sep 4, 2020

Scientists propose nano-confinement strategy to form sub-nanometer reactors

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Prof. LIU Jian from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and his collaborators proposed a nano-confinement strategy to host multiple Fe and Cu single atoms inside the extremely narrow yet regular surfa...

Sep 4, 2020

New technology lets quantum bits hold information for 10,000 times longer than previous record

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Quantum bits, or qubits, can hold quantum information much longer now thanks to efforts by an international research team. The researchers have increased the retention time, or coherence time, to 10 milliseconds - 10,000 times longer than the prev...

Sep 4, 2020

Nanoearthquakes control spin centers in SiC

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Researchers from the Paul-Drude-Institut in Berlin, the Helmholtz-Zentrum in Dresden and the Ioffe Institute in St. Petersburg have demonstrated the use of elastic vibrations to manipulate the spin states of optically active color centers in SiC a...

Sep 4, 2020

Quantum algorithm proposed to solve Dyck language problems

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In the paper, Khadiev and his colleagues demonstrated an algorithm that can solve the problem in 40 seconds and also proved that it cannot be solved in less than 10 second on a quantum computer.

Sep 4, 2020

A chemist from RUDN developed a green catalyst for pharmaceutical and industrial chemistry

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Many production facilities (e.g. plastic manufacturers, pharma companies, and others) use nanocatalysts that contain palladium--an expensive component that is not sustainably produced. A chemist from RUDN University found a way to reduce palladium...

Sep 4, 2020

Researchers identify nanobody that may prevent COVID-19 infection

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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a small neutralizing antibody, a so-called nanobody, that has the capacity to block SARS-CoV-2 from entering human cells. The researchers believe this nanobody has the potential to be ...

Sep 4, 2020

Moth-eye nanostructures make good anti-icing coatings – Physics World

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New bioinspired material could protect surfaces such as aircraft wings and wind turbines The post Moth-eye nanostructures make good anti-icing coatings appeared first on Physics World.

Sep 3, 2020

A spicy silver lining

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Distinctive thermal and electrical characteristics make silver nanoparticles perfect for optics and biosensing applications. One increasingly popular application for the nanoparticles is as an antibacterial coating. Silver nanoparticle coatings ar...

Sep 3, 2020

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