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The best of both worlds: how to solve real problems on modern quantum computers

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Researchers at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory, along with researchers at Clemson University and Fujitsu Laboratories of America, have developed hybrid algorithms to run on si...

Jul 11, 2019

New superomniphobic glass soars high on butterfly wings using machine learning

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Glass for technologies like displays, tablets, laptops, smartphones, and solar cells need to pass light through, but could benefit from a surface that repels water, dirt, oil, and other liquids. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh'...

Jul 11, 2019

An 'EpiPen' for spinal cord injuries

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An injection of nanoparticles can prevent the body's immune system from overreacting to trauma, potentially preventing some spinal cord injuries from resulting in paralysis.

Jul 11, 2019

Dresden physicists use nanostructures to free photons for highly efficient white OLEDs

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Thanks to intensive research in the past three decades, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have been steadily conquering the electronics market -- from OLED mobile phone displays to roll-out television screens, the list of applications is long....

Jul 11, 2019

Will your future computer be made using bacteria?

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Graphene is a revolutionary nanomaterial, the discovery of which led to a Nobel Prize. By mixing graphite with bacteria, Rochester scientists are making graphene easier and more environmentally friendly to produce, paving the way for future produc...

Jul 10, 2019

Giving nanowires a DNA-like twist

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Scientists have discovered a DNA-like twisted crystal structure created with a germanium sulfide nanowire, also known as a 'van der Waals material.' Researchers can tailor these nanowires in many different ways -- twist periods from two ...

Jul 10, 2019

Giving nanowires a DNA-like twist

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Scientists discovered a DNA-like twisted crystal structure created with a germanium sulfide nanowire, also known as a van der Waals material.

Jul 10, 2019

Superresolution Imaging Method Aids in Water Decontamination

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An imaging technique developed by Cornell University researchers shows promise as a tool for decontaminating water. The new approach allows imaging of catalytic reactions at the nanoscale in real time to help scientists learn the optimal size and ...

Jul 10, 2019

Designer proteins form wires and lattices on mineral surface: Findings lay foundation for engineered nano-scale circuits, sensors and filters

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This research is a fundamental discovery of how to engineer proteins onto non-biological surfaces. Artificial proteins engineered from scratch have been assembled into nanorod arrays, designer filaments and honeycomb lattices on the surface of mic...

Jul 10, 2019

Designer proteins form wires and lattices on mineral surface

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The goal of the research, published July 11 in the journal Nature, was to engineer artificial proteins to self-assemble on a crystal surface by creating an exact match between the pattern of amino acids in the protein and the atoms of the crystal....

Jul 10, 2019

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