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Using sound to test devices, control qubits

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a system that uses atomic vacancies in silicon carbide to measure the stability and quality of acoustic resonators. What's more, these vacancies could also be used for acoustically-controlled quantum information pro...

Oct 25, 2023

Using sound to test devices, control qubits

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Acoustic resonators are everywhere. In fact, there is a good chance you're holding one in your hand right now. Most smart phones today use bulk acoustic resonators as radio frequency filters to filter out noise that could degrade a signal. Th...

Oct 25, 2023

Sugarcane Secrets: Scientists Discover Potential Cause of Mystery Kidney Disease in Agricultural Workers

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from CU Anschutz collaborated with doctors in El Salvador and discovered elevated concentrations of silica nanoparticles in the kidney tissues of patients with a mysterious disease.

Oct 25, 2023

Q&A: How to introduce quantum computing without slowing economic growth

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

In a recent commentary article published in Nature, Chander Velu, Professor of Innovation and Economics at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) and Fathiro H. R. Putra, Lecturer in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management at the Bandung ...

Oct 25, 2023

A superconducting-nanowire single-photon camera with 400,000 pixels

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The camera is made up of grids of electrical nanowires, cooled to near absolute zero, in which current moves with no resistance until a wire is struck by a photon.

Oct 25, 2023

New Perovskite Nanocrystalline Material Offers Efficient Solar Power

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A highly efficient material introduced by Brock University for solar panels is less expensive than the silicon dominating the industry.

Oct 25, 2023

Carbon nanotube membrane unleashes the power of permanganate for superior micropollutant removal

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a flow-through system using carbon nanotubes to enhance the effectiveness of permanganate in water decontamination.

Oct 25, 2023

Hydrothermal Preparation of Novel Nanostructured WO3-Based Photoanode

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A novel nanostructured WO3-based photoanode was prepared hydrothermally at 160 °C and then calcined at 500 °C, according to a recent study led by Associate Professor Peng Zeng of Zhaoqing University’s School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering ...

Oct 25, 2023

Deep Learning Tackles Nanoparticle Shape Identification Challenges

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, in collaboration with The University of Tokyo, has revealed that a team under the leadership of Prof. Takanori Ichiki, who serves as the Research Director of iCONM, has introduced a novel method for assessing...

Oct 25, 2023

Microalgae robots capture plastic pollution in water

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have created controllable microalgae robots decorated with magnetic nanoparticles that can swim around and actively capture microplastics and nanoplastics from water with over 90% efficiency, offering a sustainable microrobotics soluti...

Oct 25, 2023

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