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Preventing infection, facilitating healing: New biomaterials from spider silk

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

New biomaterials developed at the University of Bayreuth eliminate risk of infection and facilitate healing processes. A research team led by Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel has succeeded in combining these material properties which are highly relevant ...

Aug 28, 2020

Round nanoparticles improve quality factors of surface lattice resonances

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have found that nanohemisphere arrays can significantly improve the quality factors of plasmonic surface lattice resonances.

Aug 28, 2020

Optical imaging enters sub-nanometer era

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have realized sub-molecular resolution with single molecule photofluorescence imaging for the first time.

Aug 28, 2020

Round nanoparticles improve quality factors of surface lattice resonances

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Plasmonic surface lattice resonances (SLRs) supported by metal nanoparticle arrays have many merits such as strong field enhancements extended over large volumes, as well as long lifetimes, narrow linewidths, angle-dependent dispersion, and a wide...

Aug 28, 2020

Optical imaging enters sub-nanometer era

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Prof. Dong Zhenchao and Prof. Hou Jianguo from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have improved the spatial resolution from 8 nm to ~8 Å of photoluminescence imaging. This has realized...

Aug 28, 2020

Cosmic rays may soon stymie quantum computing

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

The practicality of quantum computing hangs on the integrity of the quantum bit, or qubit. Qubits, the logic

Aug 28, 2020

Giant nanomachine aids the immune system

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In order to kill diseased cells, our immune system must first identify them. The so-called peptide-loading complex plays a key role in this process. A research team has analyzed this nanomachine in atomic detail.

Aug 28, 2020

Structural colors from cellulose-based polymers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Self-assembly of responsive photonic biobased materials in liquid marbles.

Aug 28, 2020

Quantum Innovations Achieved Using Alkaline-Earth Atoms

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

In the quest to develop quantum computers, physicists have taken several different paths. For instance, Google recently reported

Aug 28, 2020

Cosmic rays may soon stymie quantum computing

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Building quantum computers underground or designing radiation-proof qubits may be needed, researchers find.

Aug 28, 2020

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