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Hydrogen boride nanosheets: A promising material for hydrogen carrier

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists report a promising hydrogen carrier in the form of hydrogen boride nanosheets. This two-dimensional material, which has only recently begun to be explored, could go on to be used as safe, light-weight, high-capacity hydrogen storage mat...

Oct 25, 2019

Tiny, Biocompatible Laser Could Function Inside Living Tissues for Imaging or Treatment

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanolaser has potential to treat neurological disorders or sense disease biomarkers. Researchers have developed a tiny nanolaser that can function inside of living tissues without... The post Tiny, Biocompatible Laser Could Function Inside Living ...

Oct 25, 2019

Propelling the field of small satellites with 3D printing

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

The engineering team at LISA and CNES decided to rely on CRP Technology and its Windform Top-Line materials for the manufacturing of the nano-satellite....

Oct 25, 2019

TCL's 2018 6-Series 4K TV is on sale this weekend for $400

Engadget   -   General News Websites

TCL only recently introduced its new 6-Series and 8-Series 4K TVs for 2019, but their predecessors were among the most well-reviewed and highly rated TVs last year. The new 6-Series TVs add quantum dots to the mix, and start at $599 for a 55-inch ...

Oct 24, 2019

Quantum Computing Progress is Way Faster Than Classical Computers | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

IBM says they could use 250 petabytes of memory and the best supercomputer to match a 53-qubit Google quantum computer on a particular problem. Scott Aaronson notes that this clearly shows that quantum supremacy is clearly emerging. IBM paper says...

Oct 24, 2019

Sycamore vs. Summit: Google Claims Quantum Supremacy

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A research team that includes scientists from Google AI Quantum; NASA Ames Research Center; University of California, Santa Barbara; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and other institutions in the U.S. and Europe has demonstrated that a quantum compu...

Oct 24, 2019

Building single-atom qubits under a microscope

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers made a breakthrough in controlling the quantum behavior of individual atoms, demonstrating a versatile new building block for quantum computation.

Oct 24, 2019

Living on the edge: How a 2D material got its shape

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists discover that nanoparticles' 'edge energy' gets them in 2D shape for energy storage applications.

Oct 24, 2019

Plastic nanoparticles make larval zebrafish hyperactive

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanoplastics influence the behaviour of larval zebrafish, says new research by the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) and the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML). The researchers observed that a certain type of nanoparticles leads to stress r...

Oct 24, 2019

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on achieving quantum supremacy

MIT Technology Review   -   Scientific News Websites

In an exclusive interview with MIT Technology Review, Pichai explains why quantum computing could be as important for Google as AI.

Oct 24, 2019

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