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Researchers Find Way to Cool Molecules Down to Nanokelvin Temperatures

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

For years, scientists have looked for ways to cool molecules down to ultracold temperatures, at which point the molecules should slow to a crawl, allowing scientists to precisely control their quantum...

Apr 10, 2020

First sighting of mysterious Majorana fermion on a common metal

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists at MIT and elsewhere have observed evidence of Majorana fermions—particles that are theorized to also be their own antiparticle—on the surface of a common metal: gold. This is the first sighting of Majorana fermions on a platform that c...

Apr 10, 2020

Protective Coating Could Destroy COVID-19 Virus on Hospital Masks

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

The masks that health care workers wear to protect them from the virus that causes COVID-19 block the virus before it reaches their faces, but do not destroy it. To further protect doctors, nurses, and others on the front lines of the pandemic, re...

Apr 10, 2020

Scientists Capture 3D Images of Nanoparticles, Atom by Atom, With Unprecedented Precision

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Groundbreaking discovery co-led by Berkeley Lab has implications for the atomic engineering of materials for fuel cells, hydrogen

Apr 10, 2020

Electric jolt to nanocarbon makes better water purifier

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanocarbons for purifying water get a lot more efficient by exposing a precursor mixture to high voltage.

Apr 10, 2020

Successful development of photovoltaic commercialization technology with improved quantum dot efficiency

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A technology to further accelerate the commercialization of Colloidal Quantum Dot Photovoltaic devices, which are expected to be next-generation photovoltaic devices, has been developed.

Apr 10, 2020

First sighting of mysterious Majorana fermion on a common metal

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Physicists’ discovery could lead to a new family of robust qubits for quantum computing.

Apr 10, 2020

First sighting of mysterious Majorana fermion on a common metal

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Physicists’ discovery could lead to a new family of robust qubits for quantum computing.

Apr 10, 2020

Hair surface engineering to be advanced by nano vehicles

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

'Hair surface engineering: modification of fibrous materials of biological origin using functional ceramic nano containers', a project headed by Rawil Fakhrullin, is supported by the Russian Science Foundation.

Apr 10, 2020

Single-electron pumping in a ZnO single-nanobelt transistor

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMSs) have traditionally been employed to implement spin-based quantum computing and quantum information processing. However, their low Curie temperature creates the necessity for wide bandgap DMSs operating at roo...

Apr 10, 2020

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