IBM is updating its mainframe chips with the Z15. It is a 14-nanometer chip. This matters because COBOL and mainframes are still processing the bulk of global business transactions. The IBM presentation was at the Hot Chips conference which was at...
Aug 18, 2020
We’re quickly learning more about time crystals, strange phases of matter that appear to break time-translation symmetry – something that was thought impossible until recently. Now scientists have observed two time crystals interacting for the fir...
Aug 18, 2020
Liquid biopsies--identifying the presence of tumor DNA fragments or cells circulating in bodily fluids--have taken off in the last few years as a non-invasive and more accurate way to detect cancers. Unfortunately, the short-lived nature of these ...
Aug 18, 2020
The wings of cicadas and dragonflies are natural bacteria killers, inspiring scientists who are searching for new ways to defeat drug-resistant superbugs.They've now revealed how bioinspired nanomaterials physically destroy bacteria. It'...
Aug 18, 2020
The majority of drug delivery systems use nano carriers to transport drugs due to their small size and ability to distribute drugs to otherwise inaccessible sites of the body. The downside to this small size, however, is that large quantities are ...
Aug 18, 2020
We demonstrate the realization of a pristine diamane through diamondization of mechanically exfoliated few-layer graphene via compression. Compared to gapless graphene, semiconducting h-diamane offers exciting possibilities for carbon-based electr...
Aug 18, 2020
A wearable sensor printed on microbial nanocellulose, a natural polymer, has been created in Brazil by researchers at the University of São Paulo in São Carlos in collaboration with colleagues at São Paulo State University in Araraquara, the Unive...
Aug 17, 2020
Although cavities are caused by bacteria, simply killing all of the bacteria in the mouth isn't a good idea, as some of them aid in digestion or have other beneficial effects. A nanoparticle coating, however, could someday prevent cavities wi...
Aug 17, 2020
Researchers report advances in their quest to make the best carbon nanotube fibers for industry.
Aug 17, 2020
Carbon nanotube fibers made at Rice University are now stronger than Kevlar and are inching up on the conductivity of copper.
Aug 17, 2020
