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Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged

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MIT engineers have developed a way to 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 pe...

Apr 15, 2020

Nanosensor can alert a smartphone when plants are stressed

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Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged.

Apr 15, 2020

Nanosensor can alert a smartphone when plants are stressed

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Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged.

Apr 15, 2020

Miniaturization of Quantum Computers Possible With New Electronic Cooling Technology

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VTT researchers have successfully demonstrated a new electronic refrigeration technology that can enable major leaps in the development of quantum computers. Present quantum computers require... The post Miniaturization of Quantum Computers Possi...

Apr 15, 2020

Scientists fit two co-catalysts on one nanosheet for better water purification

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A collaboration of scientists from the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory—Yale University, and Arizona State University has ...

Apr 15, 2020

Carbon nanotube nanosensor alerts smartphone when plants are stressed

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Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged.

Apr 15, 2020

Fitting two co-catalysts on one nanosheet for better water purification

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Scientists designed and tested a new two-dimensional catalyst that can be used to improve water purification using hydrogen peroxide.

Apr 15, 2020

Nanosized-wall tin 'bubbles' spur advances in the development of integrated chips

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Researchers developed an extremely low-density tin 'bubble', which makes the generation of extreme ultraviolet reliable and low cost. This novel technology paves the way for various applications in electronics and shows potential in biot...

Apr 15, 2020

A quantum metasurface that can simultaneously control multiple properties of light

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Metasurfaces are artificial materials designed at the nanoscale, which can control the scattering of light with exceptionally high precision. Over the past decade or so, these materials have been used to create a variety of technological tools ran...

Apr 15, 2020

Quantum computing and qubit scale-up applications with Proteox from Oxford Instruments – Physics World

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Register now: a webinar sponsored by Oxford Instruments NanoScience The post Quantum computing and qubit scale-up applications with Proteox from Oxford Instruments appeared first on Physics World.

Apr 15, 2020

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