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New Software can Help Identify Fabricable Optical and Nanophotonic Structures

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists at Stanford University have recently developed an inverse design codebase, known as SPINS. The inverse design can aid researchers in investigating different kinds of design...

Mar 11, 2020

How quantum computing got a boost from an experiment in a cornfield

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

In a cornfield in India, Urbasi Sinha ran an experiment that may challenge the rules of quantum mechanics and paves the way for higher dimensional quantum computing

Mar 11, 2020

Workplace exposure to carbon nanotubes may suppress immune system

Chemical Watch   -   Scientific News Websites

Niosh study will now expand to consider longer exposure times

Mar 11, 2020

Magic twist angles of graphene sheets identified: Researchers identify how twisted graphene sheets behave and their stability at different sizes and temperatures

ScienceDaily   -   General 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 have now identified how twisted graphene sheets behave and their stability at dif...

Mar 11, 2020

“Happy Accident” Cracks 58-Year-Old Puzzle on Way to Quantum Computing Breakthrough

SciTechDaily   -   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... The post “Happy Accident” Cracks 58-Year-Old Puzzle on Way to Quantum Computing Breakthrough appeared first o...

Mar 11, 2020

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

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