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Researchers discover potential key to extremely low-friction surfaces

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers studied friction of a graphene step edge using atomic force microscopy.

Dec 5, 2019

Multi-Kilometer Space Telescopes and Megameter Arrays | NextBigFuture.com

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Rigidized polymers appear to be a feasible technology to create space telescopes larger than kilometer sizes. It should be possible to make 50 meter space telescope elements in 1000 kilometer baseline space telescope arrays. The Event Horizon Tele...

Dec 5, 2019

Diamonds in Your Devices: Powering the Next Generation of Energy Storage

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using conductive nanodiamond as electrode material in a water-based cell significantly increases its energy storage capacity, scientists find Supercapacitors, which have begun to stand in for...

Dec 5, 2019

Electron correlations in carbon nanostructures

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

New materials are needed to further reduce the size of electronic components and thus make devices such as laptops and smartphones faster and more efficient. Tiny nanostructures of the novel material graphene are promising in this respect. Graphe...

Dec 5, 2019

Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution

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Graphene Flagship partners the University of Bologna, Politecnico di Milano, CNR, NEST, Italcementi HeidelbergCement Group, the Israel Institute of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, and the University of Cambridge have developed a g...

Dec 5, 2019

Random Hardware Errors Make a Quantum Computing Future Unlikely

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Google announced this fall to much fanfare that it had demonstrated “quantum supremacy” – that is, it performed a specific quantum computation far faster than... The post Random Hardware Errors Make a Quantum Computing Future Unlikely appeared fi...

Dec 5, 2019

Graphene takes off in composites for planes and cars

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

The Graphene Flagship brought together top European researchers and companies to discuss the most disruptive ways graphene could enhance composites used in the aerospace, automotive and energy industries.

Dec 5, 2019

First as Artificial Neurons Developed for Medical Implants | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Artificial neurons on silicon chips that behave just like the real thing have been invented by scientists – a first-of-its-kind achievement with enormous scope for medical devices to cure chronic diseases, such as heart failure, Alzheimer’s, and o...

Dec 4, 2019

Paul McEuen delivers inaugural Dresselhaus Lecture on cell-sized robots

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Cornell University professor and physicist uses nanoscale parts to create smart, active microbots.

Dec 4, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release:

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An NSF Distinguished Lecture by Professor SHARON GLOTZER (University of Michigan) December 19, 2019 2:00 PM to December 19, 2019 3:00 PM National Science Foundation, Room E3410 (3rd floor), 241...

Dec 4, 2019

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