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Colloidal quantum dot laser diodes are just around the corner

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Los Alamos scientists have incorporated meticulously engineered colloidal quantum dots into a new type of light emitting diodes (LEDs) containing an integrated optical resonator, which allows them to function as lasers. These novel, dual-function ...

Jan 14, 2020

University of Ottawa tool to democratize nanopore research

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A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa is democratizing entry into the field of nanopore research by offering up a unique tool to accelerate the development of new applications and discoveries. The innovative T.-Cossa Lab came up with t...

Jan 14, 2020

Silica particles may lead to new treatments for obesity and diabetes

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Engineered ingestible molecular traps created from mesoporous silica particles (MSPs) introduced to the gut can have an effect on food efficiency and metabolic risk factors. The results from studies on mice, published in Nanomedicine, demonstrate ...

Jan 14, 2020

IBM Quantum Computer to Help Develop Next-gen Lithium Sulfur Batteries | NextBigFuture.com

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A quantum computing breakthrough by researchers at IBM and Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, uses a quantum computer to model the dipole moment of three lithium-containing molecules, which brings us one step closer the next-generati...

Jan 13, 2020

Nanosatellites improve detection of early-season corn nitrogen stress

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For corn growers, the decision of when and how much nitrogen fertilizer to apply is a perennial challenge. Scientists at the University of Illinois have shown that nanosatellites known as CubeSats can detect nitrogen stress early in the season, po...

Jan 13, 2020

Atomic tuning on cobalt enables an eightfold increase of hydrogen peroxide production

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IBS scientists and their colleagues have recently report an ultimate electrocatalyst that addresses all of the issues that trouble H2O2 production. This new catalyst comprising the optimal Co-N4 molecules incorporated in nitrogen-doped graphene, C...

Jan 13, 2020

Nanosatellites improve detection of early-season corn nitrogen stress

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For corn growers, the decision of when and how much nitrogen fertilizer to apply is a perennial challenge. Scientists have shown that nanosatellites known as CubeSats can detect nitrogen stress early in the season, potentially giving farmers a cha...

Jan 13, 2020

Magnetically levitating proteins to precisely measure their density

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The density of proteins in solution is an important fundamental biophysical quantity that has not been accurately measured yet. This has led to extensive debate in the literature regarding the precise density value of proteins. This rough density ...

Jan 13, 2020

Tuning optical resonators gives researchers control over transparency: Method has ramifications for quantum computing, communications and more

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Using a nanoparticle as a 'tuning device,' researchers have devised a way to control electromagnetically induced transparency -- a feature of light which allows it to pass through opaque media.

Jan 13, 2020

Bacteria-shredding tech to fight drug-resistant superbugs: Magnetic liquid metals used to develop bacteria-destroying technology

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New technology uses nano-sized particles of magnetic liquid metal to shred bacteria and bacterial biofilm. The research offers a groundbreaking new direction in the search for solutions to the deadly problem of antibiotic resistance.

Jan 13, 2020

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