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Quantum research unifies two ideas offering an alternative route to topological superconductivity

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Researchers from University of Copenhagen have discovered a new way of developing topological superconductivity that may provide a useful route toward the use of Majorana zero modes as the foundation of qubits for quantum information.

Apr 22, 2020

Scientists have devised method for gentle laser processing of perovskites at nanoscale

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Scientists have developed a method for precise, fast and high-quality laser processing of halide perovskites, promising light-emitting materials for solar energy, optical electronics, and metamaterials.

Apr 22, 2020

UCLA scientists invent nanoparticle that could improve treatment for bone defects

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In a test on mice, UCLA researchers showed that their sterosome, when implanted in a bone defect, activated bone regeneration without needing additional drugs. In the second phase of their study, they saw an average reduction of roughly 50% in the...

Apr 22, 2020

Researchers Use Salmon DNA to Develop Next-Generation High-Capacity Battery Material

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Stabilizing the surface of over-lithiated layered oxides using DNA from salmon and carbon nanotubes. Improved catalyst performance and lifespan found through the use of integrated... The post Researchers Use Salmon DNA to Develop Next-Generation ...

Apr 21, 2020

Discovery of Light-Induced Switching Mechanism Advances 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... The post Discovery of Light-Induced Switching Mecha...

Apr 21, 2020

Large Area Graphene Nanomesh Achieved by Helium Ion Beam Microscopy

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At the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), scientists have been successful in fabricating the suspended graphene nanomesh in a wide area using helium-ion beam microscopy....

Apr 21, 2020

Method for Calculating Diffusion of Nanobubbles in Fission Materials

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At the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), scientists have devised a technique that accelerates the calculation of nanobubble diffusion in solid materials. Sequential face...

Apr 21, 2020

Engineers' 'nanocardboard' flyers could serve as Martian atmospheric probes

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Engineers are suggesting a new way to explore the sky: tiny aircraft that weigh about as much as a fruit fly and have no moving parts. These flyers are plates of 'nanocardboard,' which levitate when bright light is shone on them. As one ...

Apr 21, 2020

Nanoengineers marry molecular farming and advanced manufacturing to develop a COVID-19 vaccine

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Nanoengineers are working on a COVID-19 vaccine using an unconventional candidate: a plant virus.

Apr 21, 2020

High-quality boron nitride grown at atmospheric pressure

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Graphene Flagship researchers at RWTH Aachen University, Germany and ONERA-CNRS, France, in collaboration with researchers at the Peter Grunberg Institute, Germany, the University of Versailles, France, and Kansas State University, US, have report...

Apr 21, 2020

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