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New discovery helps close the gap towards optically-controlled quantum computation

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Scientists have discovered a light-induced switching mechanism in a Dirac semimetal.

Apr 20, 2020

Mass-produced microscopic sensors see the light

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Theologians once pondered how many angels could dance on the head of a pin. Not to be outdone, researchers who build nanoscale electronics have developed microsensors so tiny, they can fit 30,000 on one side of a penny.

Apr 20, 2020

Scientists develop high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries

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Recently, research groups led by Prof. LIU Jian and Prof. WU Zhongshuai from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed Fe1-xS-decorated mesoporous carbon spheres as the nanoreactor, which ca...

Apr 20, 2020

Diagnostic biosensor quickly detects SARS-CoV-2 from nasopharyngeal swabs

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According to many experts, early diagnosis and management are critical for slowing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Therefore, the race is on to develop diagnostic tests for the virus that are faster, easier and ...

Apr 20, 2020

New discovery helps close the gap towards optically-controlled quantum computation

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Scientists at Ames Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the University of Alabama Birmingham have discovered a light-induced switching mechanism in a Dirac semimetal. The mechanism establishes a new way to control the topological materi...

Apr 20, 2020

New 'brick' for nanotechnology: Graphene nanomesh

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Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have successfully fabricated suspended graphene nanomesh in a large area by helium ion beam microscopy. Six nm diameter nanopores were uniformly patterned on the 1.2 um long...

Apr 20, 2020

Scientists uncover principles of universal self-assembly

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For years, researchers have searched for the working principles of self-assembly that can build a cell (a complex biological organism) as well as a crystal (a far simpler inorganic material) in the same way.

Apr 20, 2020

Supercomputers and Archimedes' principle enable calculating nanobubble diffusion in nuclear fuels

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Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have proposed a method that speeds up the calculation of nanobubble diffusion in solid materials. This method makes it possible to create significantly more accurate fuel models for n...

Apr 20, 2020

Healing spinal cord injuries with graphene – Physics World

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Graphene-based foam implants could aid neurological healing process The post Healing spinal cord injuries with graphene appeared first on Physics World.

Apr 20, 2020

Faster Electrons From Flatter Graphene

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Bumps on a road slow down our pace, so do corrugations in graphene to traveling electrons. By flattening the corrugations out, we help electrons move... The post Faster Electrons From Flatter Graphene appeared first on SciTechDaily.

Apr 20, 2020

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