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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Combination of Nanometrics and Rudolph Technologies to Create Onto Innovation

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ: NANO) and Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RTEC), today announced that their combined company will be named Onto Innovation Inc., following the close of their previo...

Oct 23, 2019

Quantum supremacy from Google? Not so fast, says IBM.

MIT Technology Review   -   Scientific News Websites

The rival maker of quantum computers is disputing the much-vaunted claim that Google has hit a new milestone.

Oct 23, 2019

Energy Flow in the Nano Range

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

It is crucial for photovoltaics and other technical applications, how efficiently energy spreads in a small volume. With new methods, the path of energy in the nanometer range can now be followed precisely. Plants and bacteria lead the way: They...

Oct 23, 2019

Nanostructure of Wood Revealed – Strength Gains Could Lead to Wooden Skyscrapers

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

There is increasing interest around the world in using timber as a lighter, more sustainable construction alternative to steel and concrete. While wood has been... The post Nanostructure of Wood Revealed – Strength Gains Could Lead to Wooden Skysc...

Oct 23, 2019

Revealing the nanostructure of wood could help raise height limits for wooden skyscrapers

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

There is increasing interest around the world in using timber as a lighter, more sustainable construction alternative to steel and concrete. While wood has been used in buildings for millennia, its mechanical properties have not, as yet, measured ...

Oct 23, 2019

Revealing the nanostructure of wood could help raise height limits for wooden skyscrapers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have captured the visible nanostructure of living wood for the first time using an advanced low-temperature scanning electron microscope.

Oct 23, 2019

IBM says Google may not have reached quantum supremacy after all

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A leaked paper from Google claimed to have made a quantum computing breakthrough, but new research from IBM says those claims don’t seem to hold up

Oct 22, 2019

IBM says Google may not have reached quantum supremacy after all

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A leaked paper from Google claimed to have made a quantum computing breakthrough, but new research from IBM says those claims don’t seem to hold up

Oct 22, 2019

IBM says Google may not have reached quantum supremacy after all

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A leaked paper from Google claimed to have made a quantum computing breakthrough, but new research from IBM says those claims don’t seem to hold up

Oct 22, 2019

Celiac disease may now be curable with biodegradable nanoparticles

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

A phase 2 trial just concluded shows that people with celiac disease may now be able to hope for a cure, through a treatment that makes the immune system tolerant towards gluten. This could eventually make it possible for such individuals to eat g...

Oct 22, 2019

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