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Graphene Detectors Bring Terahertz Astronomy to Light

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

New astronomical applications for the monolayered carbon sheets could also spawn spin-off technologies

Sep 24, 2019

Current EU regulations ‘ready’ for next-generation nanomaterials – study

Chemical Watch   -   Scientific News Websites

But development of further guidance essential

Sep 24, 2019

Single-nanowires make powerful spectrometers – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanoscale spectrometers prove to be as efficient as commercial instruments The post Single-nanowires make powerful spectrometers appeared first on Physics World.

Sep 24, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Trapping and moving tiny particles using light

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), IISc, have developed a technique to trap and move nano-sized particles in a fluidic medium using only light.

Sep 24, 2019

Iridium 'loses its identity' when interfaced with nickel

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Hey, physicists and materials scientists: You'd better reevaluate your work if you study iridium-based materials -- members of the platinum family -- when they are ultra-thin. Iridium 'loses its identity' and its electrons act oddly...

Sep 24, 2019

Using light to speed up computation

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Researchers have developed a type of processor called PAXEL, a device that can potentially bypass Moore's Law and increase the speed and efficiency of computing. Researchers looked at using light for the data transport step in integrated circ...

Sep 24, 2019

Researchers can now place single ions into solids

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New technique enables implantation of individual ions into crystals with an accuracy of 35 nanometers.

Sep 24, 2019

Study Claims Graphene is a 3D and 2D Material

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New research at the Queen Mary University of London shows that graphene is both a 3D material and a 2D material. Understanding that it is a 3D material is crucial for appreciating its mechanical...

Sep 24, 2019

Converting absorbed photons into twice as many excitons

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A group of researchers found that when light was exposed to the surface of a tetracene alkanethiol-modified gold nanocluster, which they developed themselves, twice as many excitons could be converted compared to the number of photons absorbed by ...

Sep 24, 2019

Quantum Foundry to Develop Materials for Quantum-Based Technologies

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

The University of California, Santa Barbara will be the home of the nation’s first Quantum Foundry, a center for developing materials and devices for quantum-information-based technologies. Research at the Quantum Foundry will focus on three mai...

Sep 24, 2019

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