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Scientists find out how nanoparticles kill cancer cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have studied how magnet nanoparticles affect cancer cells in the human liver.

Jun 25, 2020

Dynamics of DNA replication revealed at the nanoscale

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New study using super resolution technology gives new insight into a poorly understood area of DNA replication.

Jun 25, 2020

Wavy surfaces for better light control

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a method for the production of wavy surfaces with nanometre precision. In the future this method could be used, for instance, to make optical components for data transmission on the internet even more efficient and compa...

Jun 25, 2020

Quantum entanglement demonstrated aboard orbiting CubeSat: Advance poised to enable cost-effective space-based global quantum network for secure communications and more

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In a critical step toward creating a global quantum communications network, researchers have generated and detected quantum entanglement onboard a CubeSat nanosatellite weighing less than 2.6 kilograms and orbiting the Earth.

Jun 25, 2020

New insights into the energy levels in quantum dots: Researchers have experimentally proven the theoretically predicted Auger effect in quantum dots.

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have gained new insights into the energy states of quantum dots. They are semiconductor nanostructures and promising building blocks for quantum communication. With their experiments, the scientists confirmed certain energy transitions...

Jun 25, 2020

Researchers create a mechanically tunable graphene quantum dot

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Precisely manipulating individual charge carriers is a cornerstone for single-electron transistors and for electronic devices of the future, including solid-state quantum bits (qubits). Quantum dots (QDs) are at the heart of these devices. In a re...

Jun 25, 2020

Marangoni flows drive the alignment of fibrillar cell-laden hydrogels

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

When a stationary droplet containing a solute in a volatile solvent evaporates, the flow in the droplet can assemble into complex patterns. Researchers have examined such transport in evaporating sessile droplets in solvents. In a new report now p...

Jun 25, 2020

New insights into the energy levels in quantum dots

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from Basel, Bochum, and Copenhagen have gained new insights into the energy states of quantum dots. They are semiconductor nanostructures and promising building blocks for quantum communication. With their experiments, the scientists c...

Jun 25, 2020

Wavy surfaces for better light control

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method for the production of wavy surfaces with nanometre precision. In

Jun 25, 2020

Physicists obtain molecular 'fingerprints' using plasmons

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have proposed a new way to study the properties of individual organic molecules and nanolayers of molecules. The approach relies on V-shaped graphene-metal film structures.

Jun 25, 2020

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