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Butterfly-inspired nanotechnology makes natural-looking pictures on digital screens

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Taking inspiration from nature's nanotechnology, a researcher is creating technology to make extremely low-power, ultra-high-definition displays and screens that are easier on the eyes.

Jun 4, 2020

New material, modeling methods promise advances in energy storage

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The explosion of mobile electronic devices, electric vehicles, drones and other technologies have driven demand for new lightweight materials that can provide the power to operate them. Researchers from the University of Houston and Texas A&am...

Jun 4, 2020

Modulation of topological edge states in twisted bismuthene homojunctions through moire superstructure

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have successfully realized the modulation of topological edge states in twisted bismuthine homojunctions through Moire superstructure, which has potential applications in nano electronics and quantum computing.

Jun 4, 2020

Showtime for photosynthesis: One of nature's most important chemical reactions is now being captured in a breakthrough 'molecular movie'

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Using a unique combination of nanoscale imaging and chemical analysis, researchers have revealed a key step in the molecular mechanism behind the water splitting reaction of photosynthesis, a finding that could help inform the design of renewable ...

Jun 4, 2020

Scientists aim gene-targeting breakthrough against COVID-19

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of scientists from Stanford University is working with researchers at the Molecular Foundry, a nanoscience user facility located at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), to develop a gene-targ...

Jun 4, 2020

Micro-pipette probe for tuning the volume and particle concentration of liquids

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

At the PME department, a micro-sized pipette probe has been developed for handling multiple liquids. It is the first time that such a small probe can dose fluid volume, and simultaneously control the concentration of particles inside the fluid. Th...

Jun 4, 2020

Graphene and 2D materials could move electronics beyond ‘Moore’s Law’

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers based in Manchester, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, and the USA has published a new

Jun 4, 2020

New microscopy method provides unprecedented look at amyloid protein structure

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are often accompanied by amyloid proteins in the brain that have become clumped or misfolded. A newly developed technique that measures the orientation of single molecules is...

Jun 4, 2020

High-speed atomic video: Single molecules captured on video at an unprecedented 1,600 frames per second

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have successfully captured video of single molecules in motion at 1,600 frames per second. This is 100 times faster than previous experiments of this nature. They accomplished this by combining a powerful electron microscope with a hig...

Jun 4, 2020

Arrays of strontium Rydberg atoms show promise for use in quantum computers

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers at California Institute of Technology has found that arrays of strontium Rydberg atoms show promise for use in a quantum computer. In their paper published in the journal Nature Physics, the researchers describe their study o...

Jun 4, 2020

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