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Stibnite Nanodots can Act as High-Optical Quality Waveguides, Shows Study

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Antimony sulfide, or stibnite (Sb2S3), has been investigated intensively in recent years as a promising material for nontoxic, environmentally friendly solar cells. It is now possible to fabricate...

Aug 27, 2020

Method Helps Identify High-Quality Graphene Quickly and Economically

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists from Monash University in Australia have now designed the world’s first technology that could enable industries to detect and export high-quality graphene in a faster, cheaper, and more precise manner than present-day techniques.

Aug 27, 2020

Natural Radiation Can Interfere with Quantum Computers

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Study shows the need to shield qubits from natural radiation, like cosmic rays from outer space A multi-disciplinary

Aug 27, 2020

Music goes terahertz: Scientists achieve breakthrough for pulsed terahertz lasers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By mixing electronic resonances in semiconductor nanostructures with the photon field of microresonators, researchers designed a stained mirror that bleaches more easily than ever and could make terahertz lasers ultrafast.

Aug 27, 2020

Quantum Computing Performance May Soon Hit a Wall, Due to Interference From Cosmic Rays

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Building quantum computers underground or designing radiation-proof qubits may be needed, researchers find. The practicality of quantum computing hangs on the integrity of the quantum... The post Quantum Computing Performance May Soon Hit a Wall,...

Aug 27, 2020

Self-assembling intestinal film blocks glucose uptake to treat diabetes

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Maintaining healthy levels of glucose in the blood is a critical but often painstaking task for diabetics, involving regular insulin injections and fingerprick blood tests to ensure everything is kept in check. A new synthetic film developed at MI...

Aug 27, 2020

Fabrication of a single-crystal giant magnetoresistive device on a polycrystalline film

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Technique may promote practical use of high-performance magnetoresistive devices comprising half-metallic heusler alloys.

Aug 27, 2020

Fabrication of a single-crystal giant magnetoresistive device on a polycrystalline film

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

NIMS and AIST have jointly succeeded in fabricating a giant magnetoresistive (GMR) device comprising single-crystal Heusler alloys on an practical silicon substrate. The team demonstrated for the first time that a single-crystal magnetoresistive d...

Aug 27, 2020

An improved wearable, stretchable gas sensor using nanocomposites

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A stretchable, wearable gas sensor for environmental sensing has been developed and tested by researchers at Penn State, Northeastern University and five universities in China.

Aug 27, 2020

FEFU scientists are paving way for future tiny electronics and gadgets

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Scientists of the School of Natural Sciences of Far Eastern Federal University (SNS FEFU) with colleagues from Russia, South Korea, and Australia suggest the breaking new ground approach to manage spin-electronic properties and functionality of th...

Aug 27, 2020

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