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Quantum computer sets new record for finding prime number factors

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A relatively small quantum computer has broken a number-factoring record, which may one day threaten data encryption methods that rely on factoring large numbers

Dec 13, 2019

Quantum computer sets new record for finding prime number factors

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A relatively small quantum computer has broken a number-factoring record, which may one day threaten data encryption methods that rely on factoring large numbers

Dec 13, 2019

Better studying superconductivity in single-layer graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An existing technique is better suited to describing superconductivity in pure, single-layer graphene than current methods.

Dec 13, 2019

Protein injections in medicine

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Pathogens can use a range of toxins to damage their host organism. Bacteria, such as those responsible for causing the deadly Plague, use a special injection mechanism to deliver their poisonous contents into the host cell. Stefan Raunser, Directo...

Dec 13, 2019

Researchers create synthetic nanopores made from DNA

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have constructed a synthetic DNA nanopore capable of selectively translocating protein-size macromolecules across lipid bilayers.

Dec 13, 2019

Scientists explain why some molecules spontaneously arrange themselves into five slices of nanoscale pie

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Materials formed on vanishingly small scales are being used in medicine, electronics, manufacturing and a host of other applications. But scientists have only scratched the surface of understanding how to control building blocks on the nanoscale, ...

Dec 13, 2019

A nano-sized slice of pie (w/video)

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists explain why some molecules spontaneously arrange themselves into five slices of nanoscale pie.

Dec 13, 2019

The first optical nanomanipulator on solid substrates

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers show that by introducing a surfactant layer to modify the particle-substrate interactions, a variety of colloidal particles can be manipulated in a non-invasive and contactless way through coordinating optical heating and scattering fo...

Dec 13, 2019

Researchers perfect nanoscience tool for studies of nuclear waste storage

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The study involved the first-ever use of antimatter to investigate processes connected to potential long-term storage of waste from nuclear reactors.

Dec 13, 2019

Better studying superconductivity in single-layer graphene

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A new study published in EPJ B demonstrates that an existing technique is better suited for probing superconductivity in pure, single-layer graphene than previously thought. The insight could allow physicists to understand more about the widely va...

Dec 13, 2019

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