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Park Systems Announces $1 Million Dollar Nano Research Grant Fund for Researchers Setting up Nanoscience Labs in North America

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Park Systems, world-leading manufacturer of Atomic Force Microscopes, announces a $1 Million Dollar Nano Research Grant Fund to support researchers who are starting new nanoscience labs in North...

Mar 11, 2020

Magic twist angles of graphene sheets identified

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene is 200 times stronger than steel and can be as much as 6 times lighter. These characteristics alone make it a popular material in manufacturing. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, including doctoral student Sou...

Mar 11, 2020

New error correction method provides key step toward quantum computing

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An Army project devised a novel approach for quantum error correction that could provide a key step toward practical quantum computers, sensors and distributed quantum information that would enable the military to potentially solve previously intr...

Mar 11, 2020

Researchers promote cancer cell growth in the near infrared region by using silica coated gold nano

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In a report published in NANO, a group of researchers from the Republic of Korea have discovered a method to promote cancer cell growth using silica-coated gold nanorods. The cell growth by near infrared (NIR) exposure of Si-AuNRs nano heat island...

Mar 11, 2020

Caught in a spin: Spiral vortex streamlines delivery of nanomaterials into cells

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Researchers from Korea University, in collaboration with the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), have developed a rapid and efficient device that uses the power of a tiny fluid vortex to deform the cell membrane...

Mar 11, 2020

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

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

Mar 11, 2020

New nano strategy fights superbugs

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Rice University researchers imprint carbon nitride nanosheets to catch and kill free-floating antibiotic resistant genes found in secondary effluent produced by wastewater treatment plants. The strategy would prevent the DNA molecules from making ...

Mar 11, 2020

Unlocking Hidden Frequencies in the Electromagnetic Spectrum With a New Graphene Amplifier

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Researchers have created a unique device that will unlock the elusive terahertz wavelengths and make revolutionary new technologies possible. Terahertz waves (THz) sit between microwaves... The post Unlocking Hidden Frequencies in the Electromagn...

Mar 10, 2020

Inverse design software automates design process for optical, nanophotonic structures

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Better design optimization of optical and photonic components may speed their commercial viability and open new possibilities for a wide range of integrated photonics.

Mar 10, 2020

Magic twist angles of graphene sheets identified

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers identified how twisted graphene sheets behave and their stability at different sizes and temperatures.

Mar 10, 2020

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