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Nanobionic named ‘one to watch’ in Europe

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Nanobionic has been named as One to Watch in Europe in a list of business excellence published by the European Business Awards....

Aug 2, 2019

Quantum Computer Building Block is 200 Times Faster | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

University of New South Wales (UNSW) Professor Michelle Simmons and her team have developed the fastest two-qubit gate between atoms suspended in silicon. A two-qubit gate is the central building block of any quantum computer – and the UNSW team’s...

Aug 1, 2019

Medicinal herb receives a diabetes-fighting boost

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Commonly known as Paneer dodi, the herb Withania coagulans has been used in traditional Indian medicine for many years now – among other things, it is claimed to help control diabetes. A new study shows that it indeed may do so, particularly when ...

Aug 1, 2019

Quantum Science, Nanotechnology to Highlight SPIE Optics + Photonics 2019 in San Diego

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

SPIE Optics + Photonics 2019, scheduled for Aug. 11-15 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif., is North America’s largest international and multidisciplinary optical science and technology meeting. Hosted by SPIE, the internationa...

Aug 1, 2019

Magnetic nanosprings break down microplastic pollutants – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly technique to remove these contaminants from water The post Magnetic nanosprings break down microplastic pollutants appeared first on Physics World.

Aug 1, 2019

Nanotechnology for quantum computers, industry skills for physics students, technologies that make physics happen – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

This week’s podcast focuses on the intertwining of physics and industry, and discusses the latest findings in the emerging field of twistronics The post Nanotechnology for quantum computers, industry skills for physics students, technologies that ...

Aug 1, 2019

Similarities in the insulating states of twisted bilayer graphene and cuprates

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In recent decades, enormous research efforts have been expended on the exploration and explanation of high-temperature (high-Tc) superconductors, a class of materials exhibiting zero resistance at particularly high temperatures. Now a team of scie...

Aug 1, 2019

New Design Strategy to Make Nanocellulose-Based Macrofibers

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The renewable, eco-friendly, and sustainable characteristics of high-performance biomass-based nanocomposites have helped them emerge as potential materials for future structural and functional...

Aug 1, 2019

Nanoswimmer Model Helps Understand Chemotactic Motility in Bacterial Swarm

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Bacteria have the ability to dynamically move toward a nutrient source—a phenomenon called chemotaxis—and they can move together through a process called swarming. Chinese researchers...

Aug 1, 2019

Scientists Propose Revised Theory on Surface Nanobubble Stability

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new study into better understanding how tiny, yet powerful, bubbles develop and collapse on underwater surfaces could enable the development of more robust industrial structures like ship...

Aug 1, 2019

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