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A novel formulation to explain heat propagation

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Researchers at EPFL and MARVEL have developed a novel formulation that describes how heat spreads within crystalline materials. This can explain why and under which conditions heat propagation becomes fluid-like rather than diffusive. Their equati...

Feb 11, 2020

Blood-based multiplexed diagnostic sensor helps to accurately detect Alzheimer's disease

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A research team at KAIST reported clinically accurate multiplexed electrical biosensor for detecting Alzheimer's disease by measuring its core biomarkers using densely aligned carbon nanotubes.

Feb 11, 2020

Artificial atoms create stable qubits for quantum computing

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Quantum computing researchers at UNSW Sydney have made improved qubits by exploiting concepts from high school chemistry.

Feb 11, 2020

Study Shows Sub-Nanoscale Copper Oxide Particles are More Powerful Catalysts

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At the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), researchers have demonstrated that sub-nanoscale copper oxide particles are more potent catalysts compared to those on the nanoscale. A research...

Feb 10, 2020

New threads: Nanowires made of tellurium and nanotubes hold promise for wearable tech

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Wearable tech requires both strength and flexibility. A new nanowire design -- a boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) filled with tellurium atomic chains -- holds promise for electronics triggered by light and pressure. Physicists have now created and te...

Feb 10, 2020

Silver Sawtooth Nanoslit Array Used to Induce Photoluminescence in 2D WS2

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Researchers from the University of Groningen have generated valley-coherent photoluminescence in two-dimensional (2D) tungsten disulfide flakes at ambient temperature. They achieved this by using a...

Feb 10, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Nanotech company granted FDA Fast Track for treatment of head & neck cancer

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reviewed the Companys request for Fast Track designation and concluded that investigation of NBTXR3 activated by radiation therapy, with or without cetuximab, f...

Feb 10, 2020

The power of going small: Copper oxide subnanoparticle catalysts prove most superior

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Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have shown that copper oxide particles on the sub-nanoscale are more powerful catalysts than those on the nanoscale. These subnanoparticles can also catalyze the oxidation reactions of aromatic hydrocar...

Feb 10, 2020

Sensitive and specific potassium nanosensors to detect epileptic seizures

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Researchers at the Center for Nanoparticle Research, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea) in collaboration with collaborators at Zhejiang University, China, have reported a highly sensitive and specific nanosensor that can mon...

Feb 10, 2020

Physicists gain new insights into superconducting processes in nanostructures

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Superconductors are regarded as promising components for quantum computers, but so far they only function at very low temperatures. Scientists now demonstrated a so-called energy quantization in nanowires of high-temperature superconductors.

Feb 10, 2020

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