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Researchers have discovered a special phenomenon of magnetism in the nano range. It enables magnets to be assembled in unusual configurations. This could be used to build computer memories and switches to increase the performance of microprocessors.

Mar 28, 2019

Tiny optical elements could one day replace traditional refractive lenses: High-resolution imaging applications include wide-angle cameras, miniature endoscopes

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A research team has developed tiny optical elements from metal nanoparticles and a polymer that one day could replace traditional refractive lenses to realize portable imaging systems and optoelectronic devices.

Mar 28, 2019

A compass pointing west

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have discovered a special phenomenon of magnetism in the nano range. It enables magnets to be assembled in unusual configurations. This could be used to build computer memories and swit...

Mar 28, 2019

Tiny optical elements could one day replace traditional refractive lenses

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A Northwestern University research team has developed tiny optical elements from metal nanoparticles and a polymer that one day could replace traditional refractive lenses to realize portable imaging systems and optoelectronic devices.

Mar 28, 2019

Ferromagnetic nanoparticle systems show promise for ultrahigh-speed spintronics

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In the future, ultrahigh-speed spintronics will require ultrafast coherent magnetization reversal within a picosecond. While this may eventually be achieved via irradiation the small change of magnetization it generates has so far prevented any pr...

Mar 28, 2019

Researchers Unravel the Electronic Structures of Neodymium in LiLuF4 Nanocrystals

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Recently, trivalent neodymium (Nd3+) ion-doped near-infrared (NIR) luminescent nanocrystals (NCs) have gained significant attention due to their advanced features such as outstanding NIR-to-NIR...

Mar 28, 2019

Ferromagnetic nanoparticle systems show promise for ultrahigh-speed spintronics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In the future, ultrahigh-speed spintronics will require ultrafast coherent magnetization reversal within a picosecond - one-trillionth of a second. Spintronics centers on an electron's spin and magnetic moment in solid-state devices.

Mar 28, 2019

Nanovaccine boosts immunity in sufferers of metabolic syndrome

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A new class of biomaterial developed by Cornell researchers for an infectious disease nanovaccine effectively boosted immunity in mice with metabolic disorders linked to gut bacteria – a population that shows resistance to traditional flu and poli...

Mar 28, 2019

Nanovaccine boosts immunity in sufferers of metabolic syndrome

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new class of biomaterial for an infectious disease nanovaccine effectively boosted immunity in mice with metabolic disorders linked to gut bacteria - a population that shows resistance to traditional flu and polio vaccines.

Mar 28, 2019

Electrospun Nanofibers for Wound Healing and Enhancing 3D-Matrices for Biological Tissues

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Electrospinning uses electric fields to control microscale and nanoscale fibers. The method is strong but tedious and expensive. Researchers from Michigan Technological University have come up with a...

Mar 28, 2019

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