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Solving materials problems with a quantum computer

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have developed a method paving the way to using quantum computers to simulate realistic molecules and complex materials. They tested the method on a quantum simulator and IBM quantum computer.

Jul 28, 2020

Discovery will allow more sophisticated work at nanoscale: New method of fluid gating has implications for drug delivery, power generation and other uses

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The movement of fluids through small capillaries and channels is crucial for processes ranging from blood flow through the brain to power generation and electronic cooling systems, but that movement often stops when the channel is smaller than 10 ...

Jul 28, 2020

Metal-breathing bacteria could transform electronics, biosensors, and more: Study of bacterium links biology, materials science, and electrical engineering

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When the Shewanella oneidensis bacterium 'breathes' in certain metal and sulfur compounds anaerobically, the way an aerobic organism would process oxygen, it produces materials that could be used to enhance electronics, electrochemical e...

Jul 28, 2020

Discovery will allow more sophisticated work at nanoscale

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New method of fluid gating has implications for drug delivery, power generation and other uses.

Jul 28, 2020

Discovery will allow more sophisticated work at nanoscale

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The movement of fluids through small capillaries and channels is crucial for processes ranging from blood flow through the brain to power generation and electronic cooling systems, but that movement often stops when the channel is smaller than 10 ...

Jul 28, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Study: Mapping crystal shapes could fast-track 2D materials: Experts call for global effort to clear hurdles to mass production

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Materials scientists at Rice University and the University of Pennsylvania are calling for a collective, global effort to fast-track the mass production of 2D materials like graphene and molybdenum di...

Jul 28, 2020

Metal-breathing bacteria could transform electronics, biosensors, and more

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The ability of Shewanella oneidensis to produce molybdenum disulfide nanoparticle - a material that is able to transfer electrons easily, like graphene - is the focus of research.

Jul 28, 2020

Research on metallic nanoparticles may lead to improved solar cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a new study, a research group explain their outstanding success in harvesting 'hot electron holes'. The results of their work can be used to improve solar cells, photochemical reactions and photosensors.

Jul 28, 2020

Solving materials problems with a quantum computer

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed a method paving the way to using quantum computers to simulate realistic molecules and complex materials, whose description requires hundreds of atoms.

Jul 28, 2020

Compact nanoscale textures reduce contact time of bouncing droplets

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Many natural surfaces can rapidly shed water droplets due to their water-repellent functionality. In 1945, scientists Cassie and Baxter linked the water-repellent function of natural surfaces to their surface textures. The use of low solid fractio...

Jul 28, 2020

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