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KIST develops nanometer-thick electromagentic shielding film using MXene

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A Korean research team has developed a technology to fabricate an ultrathin material for electromagnetic interference(EMI) shielding. The research team, led by Koo Chong-Min, the head of the Materials Architecturing Research Center at the Korea In...

Apr 15, 2020

New COVID-19 test quickly and accurately detects viral RNA

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Millions of people have been tested for the novel coronavirus, most using a kit that relies on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This sensitive method amplifies SARS-CoV-2 RNA from patient swabs so that tiny amounts of the virus can be detected...

Apr 15, 2020

Speeding-up quantum computing using giant atomic ions

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An international team of researchers have found a new way to speed up quantum computing that could pave the way for huge leaps forward in computer processing power.

Apr 15, 2020

Speeding-up quantum computing using giant atomic ions

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Trapped Rydberg ions can be the next step towards scaling up quantum computers to sizes where they can be practically usable, a new study in Nature shows.

Apr 15, 2020

Substances trapped in nanobubbles exhibit unusual properties

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Skoltech scientists modeled the behavior of nanobubbles appearing in van der Waals heterostructures and the behavior of substances trapped inside the bubbles. In the future, the new model will help obtain equations of state for substances in nano-...

Apr 15, 2020

Nanosensor can alert a smartphone when plants are stressed

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MIT engineers can closely track how plants respond to stresses such as injury, infection, and light damage using sensors made of carbon nanotubes. These sensors can be embedded in plant leaves, where they report on hydrogen peroxide levels.

Apr 15, 2020

Fossil record analysis hints at evolutionary origins of insects' structural colors

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Researchers have analyzed preserved scales from wing cases of two fossil weevils from the Late Pleistocene era to better understand the origin of light-scattering nanostructures present in present-day insects. The study suggests the weevils' ...

Apr 14, 2020

Fossil record analysis hints at evolutionary origins of insects' structural colours

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Researchers from Yale-NUS College in Singapore and University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have analysed preserved scales from wing cases of two fossil weevils from the Late Pleistocene era (approx. 13,000 years ago) to better understand the orig...

Apr 14, 2020

Exploring a materials research hub in the heart of Spain – Physics World

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Nanotechnology innovations at the Materials Science Institute of Madrid The post Exploring a materials research hub in the heart of Spain appeared first on Physics World.

Apr 14, 2020

Saliva Test Instantly Detects Coronavirus with Lasers

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Responding to the European Commission’s call to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, photonics scientists are developing a new, rapid, noninvasive “optical biosensor” demonstrator that will detect COVID-19 in humans as soon as it is present in the bod...

Apr 14, 2020

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