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The exceptional origin of EUV light in hot tin plasma

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Extreme ultraviolet light (EUV light) does not naturally occur on Earth, but it can be produced. In nanolithography machines, EUV light is generated using an immensely hot tin plasma. Researchers at ARCNL, in close collaboration with the American ...

May 11, 2020

Unraveling the magnetism of a graphene triangular flake

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Graphene is a diamagnetic material, this is, unable of becoming magnetic. However, a triangular piece of graphene is predicted to be magnetic. This apparent contradiction is a consequence of "magic" shapes in the structure of graphene fl...

May 11, 2020

Raise your glass: New nanotech clears haze from white wine

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Sauvignon blanc, semillon, or chardonnay—when you reach for your favorite white, it's the clean, clear sparkle that first catches your eye. Or does it? When white wines look cloudy it's a sign of protein instability, and a sure-fire way ...

May 11, 2020

Material manufacturing from particles takes a giant step forward

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Tiny fibrils extracted from plants have been getting a lot of attention for their strength. These nanomaterials have shown great promise in outperforming plastics, and even replacing them. A team led by Aalto University has now shown another remar...

May 11, 2020

Nanoparticles with quantum dots for restoring monuments

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The fluorescence emitted by zinc oxide quantum dots can be used to determine the penetration depth of certain substances used in the restoration of historical buildings. Researchers from Pablo de Olavide University (Spain) have tested this with sa...

May 11, 2020

New Recipe for Single-Atom Transistors May Enable Quantum Computers With Unparalleled Memory and Processing Power

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Linking multiple copies of these devices may lay the foundation for quantum computing. Once unimaginable, transistors consisting only of several-atom clusters or even single atoms... The post New Recipe for Single-Atom Transistors May Enable Quant...

May 11, 2020

Transporting energy through a single molecular nanowire

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Photosynthetic systems in nature transport energy very efficiently toward a reaction center, where it is converted into a useful form for the plant. Scientists have been using this as inspiration to learn how to transport energy efficiently in mol...

May 11, 2020

ChemSec defends decision to add carbon nanotubes to SIN List

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Only intrinsic properties were considered

May 11, 2020

First Graphene and planarTECH Collaborate to Develop a Scaled Supply Chain for the Production of Graphene Face Masks

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First Graphene Ltd, the leading global producer of advanced graphene products and planarTECH Ltd, a global leader in graphene process equipment and graphene-enabled products agree to collaborate on...

May 11, 2020

Raise your glass: new nanotechnology clears haze from white wine

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New research is ensuring white wines will always look their best as novel magnetic nanotechnology is proving to quickly and efficiently remove haze-forming proteins in white wine.

May 11, 2020

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