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Vibrations on a chip feel a magnetic field

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AMOLF physicists have made mechanical vibrations on a chip behave as if they were electrical currents flowing in a magnetic field. Because of their charge, electrons are influenced by magnetic fields, which curve their trajectories. Sound waves or...

Feb 4, 2020

Retina-inspired carbon nitride-based photonic synapses for selective detection of UV light

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Researchers at Seoul National University and Inha University in South Korea have developed photo-sensitive artificial nerves that emulated functions of a retina by using 2-dimensional carbon nitride (C3N4) nanodot materials. Further, through the p...

Feb 4, 2020

A 3-D camera for safer autonomy and advanced biomedical imaging

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Researchers have demonstrated the use of stacked, transparent graphene photodetectors combined with image processing algorithms to produce 3-D images and range detection.

Feb 4, 2020

Retina-inspired carbon nitride-based photonic synapses for selective detection of UV light

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Scientists have developed photo-sensitive artificial nerves that emulated functions of a retina by using 2-dimensional carbon nitride nanodot materials.

Feb 4, 2020

New funding for project to develop nanodevices against epilepsy and Parkinson's

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Novel nanotechnologies could be used as brain implants, modulating the activity of nerve cells electrochemically and treating neurological diseases.

Feb 4, 2020

Sweet nanoparticles trick kidney

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Researchers engineer nanoparticles with sugar molecules to prevent side effect in cancer therapy.

Feb 4, 2020

Transparent graphene photodetectors make advanced 3D camera – Physics World

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New device might find applications in bioimaging, driverless cars and robotics The post Transparent graphene photodetectors make advanced 3D camera appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 4, 2020

Quantum computers flip the script on spin chemistry

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To build cheaper and more efficient sustainable energy options, we need to know a lot more than we currently do about the chemical reactions that convert solar energy into electricity. One of the best ways to do that is through computer models tha...

Feb 4, 2020

Tuneable self-organisation of liquid crystals in nanopores

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A team of researchers has used X-rays from DESY's research light source PETRA III to explore the amazingly diverse self-organisation of liquid crystals in nanometre-sized pores. The study, led by Patrick Huber from the Hamburg University of ...

Feb 4, 2020

Machine learning technique speeds up crystal structure determination

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Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a computer-based method that could make it less labor-intensive to determine the crystal structures of various materials and molecules, including alloys, proteins and pharmace...

Feb 4, 2020

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