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Growing carbon nanotubes with the right twist

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Researchers synthetize nanotubes with a specific structure expanding previous theories on carbon nanotube growth.

Dec 13, 2019

Researchers create synthetic nanopores made from DNA

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A scientific collaboration led by researchers at iNANO/Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University and the Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen has resulted in the construction of a synthetic DNA nanopore c...

Dec 13, 2019

Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter

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Scientists at Tokyo Tech developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of only 0.5 to 2 nm. This breakthrough in analytical techniques will enable the dev...

Dec 13, 2019

Ultrasensitive Detector Based on Black Silicon Can Detect Trace Amounts of Explosives

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Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, and Melbourne Center for Nanofabrication... The post Ultrasensitive Detector Based on Black Silicon ...

Dec 12, 2019

Commission report outlines EU nanomaterial sizing methods for compliance

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JRC publication issued just before 1 January REACH nano deadline

Dec 12, 2019

A decade of Physics World breakthroughs: 2018 – Discovery of ‘magic-angle graphene’ – Physics World

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Hamish Johnston looks at what has happened since the 2018 Physics World Breakthrough of the Year for the discovery of magic-angle graphene The post A decade of <i>Physics World</i> breakthroughs: 2018 – Discovery of ‘ma...

Dec 12, 2019

Researchers perfect nanoscience tool for studies of nuclear waste storage

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Safe nuclear waste storage, new ways of generating and storing hydrogen, and technologies for capturing and reusing greenhouse gases are all potential spinoffs of a new study by University of Guelph researchers.

Dec 12, 2019

Researchers perfect nanoscience tool for studies of nuclear waste storage

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Studying radiation chemistry and electronic structure of materials at scales smaller than nanometers, scientists prepared samples of clay in ultra-thin layers. Working at the TRIUMF particle accelerator, they bombarded the samples with antimatter ...

Dec 12, 2019

Stimulated emission detection images single nanocrystals at high speed – Physics World

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New ultrafast technique is the first to do away with fluorescent emitters The post Stimulated emission detection images single nanocrystals at high speed appeared first on Physics World.

Dec 12, 2019

Google has performed the biggest quantum chemistry simulation ever

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Google's Sycamore quantum computer, which recently demonstrated its dominance over ordinary computers, is now breaking records in quantum chemistry

Dec 12, 2019

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