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How to verify that quantum chips are computing correctly?

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In a step toward practical quantum computing, researchers from MIT, Google, and elsewhere have designed a system that

Jan 14, 2020

Most engineered nanoparticles enter tumours through cells, not between them

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have discovered that an active, rather than passive, process dictates which nanoparticles enter solid tumours. The finding upends previous thinking in the field of cancer nanomedicine and points toward more effective nanotherapies.

Jan 14, 2020

Nano-objects of Desire: Assembling Ordered Nanostructures in 3-D

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Using shape-programmable DNA frames, scientists established a new nanofabrication platform for directing nanomaterial components of different natures (inorganic

Jan 14, 2020

Surface acoustic waves in graphene: straintronics with nanoquakes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have modulated the properties of graphene locally and dynamically by means of a surface acoustic wave, a kind of earthquake on a chip.

Jan 14, 2020

Generation and manipulation of spin currents for advanced electronic devices

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ICN2 researchers, in the framework of the Graphene Flagship, at the UAB campus, demonstrate that spin currents can be generated and manipulated in graphene-based heterostructures at room temperature. The results of this study, published in Nature ...

Jan 14, 2020

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

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