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A graphene innovation that is music to your ears

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Just over 15 years since a couple of researchers in the U.K. used adhesive tape to isolate single atomic layers of carbon, known as graphene, from a chunk of graphite, their Nobel Prize-winning discovery has fueled a revolution in ultrathin materi...

Mar 11, 2020

Graphene's ultimate stretchability and 'realistic' strength discovered

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The realistic mechanical properties of monolayer graphene have been successfully studied by a new method. The groundbreaking discovery will promote the application of graphene in different areas, such as the touch monitor on flexible mobile phones.

Mar 11, 2020

Wood-based nanocatalyst to keep fruit fresh

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

To prevent excessive food waste due to accelerated ripening, researchers are developing a new catalyst that degrades ethylene into water and carbon dioxide.

Mar 11, 2020

Promoting cancer cell growth using silica-coated gold nanorods

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The cell growth with NIR exposure to Si-AuNRs nano heat islands could be an alternative way to grow cells in comparison to the conventional system, such as an incubator.

Mar 11, 2020

Inverse Design Software Automates Design Process for Optical, Nanophotonic Structures

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A research team at Stanford University has created an inverse design codebase called SPINS that can help researchers explore different design methodologies to find fabricable optical and nanophotonic structures. Integrated photonics has many poten...

Mar 11, 2020

A graphene innovation that is music to your ears

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Not too far in the future, expect graphene components in earbud headphones and amplifiers that are integrated into products made by established audio-product manufacturers.

Mar 11, 2020

Science | AAAS

Science   -   Scientific News Websites

With only electric fields, researchers flip a single nucleus in a silicon chip

Mar 11, 2020

Novel error-correction scheme developed for quantum computers: Bosonic symmetry ensures hardware-efficient encoding of information

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Experimental quantum computers are plagued with errors. Researchers now offer a novel method to reduce errors in a scheme applicable across different types of quantum hardware.

Mar 11, 2020

Engineers crack 58-year-old puzzle on way to quantum breakthrough

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A mishap during an experiment led quantum computing researchers to crack a mystery that had stood since 1961.

Mar 11, 2020

Engineers crack 58-year-old puzzle on way to quantum breakthrough

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A happy accident in the laboratory has led to a breakthrough discovery that not only solved a problem that stood for more than half a century, but has major implications for the development of quantum computers and sensors.In a study published tod...

Mar 11, 2020

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