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Graphene quantum dots for single electron transistors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed a novel technology, which combines the fabrication procedures of planar and vertical heterostructures in order to assemble graphene-based single-electron transistors of excellent quality.

Mar 6, 2019

Healthier dairy products with bacterial films and nanofiber membranes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Growing bacterial microfilms on thin sheets of nanofibers is a great way to produce a fermented milk product that can deliver hardy probiotics to the digestive tract.

Mar 6, 2019

Squeezed quantum dots produce more stable light

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Exploiting a strain-engineering approach could provide nanoscale light sources with a nonfluctuating emission wavelength for use in sensors, quantum communication, and imaging.

Mar 6, 2019

1 + 1 does not equal 2 for graphene-like 2D materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Physicists have discovered that when two atomically thin graphene-like materials are placed on top of each other their properties change, and a material with novel hybrid properties emerges, paving the way for design of new materials and nano-devi...

Mar 6, 2019

Smoothing out the wrinkles in graphene

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Coating graphene with wax makes for a less contaminated surface during device manufacturing.

Mar 6, 2019

1 + 1 does not equal 2 for graphene-like 2D materials

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Physicists have discovered that when two atomically thin graphene-like materials are placed on top of each other their properties change, and a material with novel hybrid properties emerges, paving the way for design of new materials and nano-devi...

Mar 6, 2019

Can entangled qubits be used to probe black holes? Demonstration of scrambling in quantum computer shows how to resurrect 'lost' information

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Information escapes from black holes via Hawking radiation, so it should be possible to capture it and use it to reconstruct what fell in: if given time longer than the age of the universe. However, if information is scrambled rapidly when it fall...

Mar 6, 2019

1 + 1 does not equal 2 for graphene-like 2-D materials

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists from the University of Sheffield have discovered that when two atomically thin graphene-like materials are placed on top of each other their properties change, and a material with novel hybrid properties emerges, paving the way for desi...

Mar 6, 2019

Can entangled qubits be used to probe black holes? (Update)

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists have used a seven-qubit quantum computer to simulate the scrambling of information inside a black hole, heralding a future in which entangled quantum bits might be used to probe the mysterious interiors of these bizarre objects.

Mar 6, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Zips on the nanoscale: New method of synthesising nanographene on metal oxide surfaces

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanostructures based on carbon are promising materials for nanoelectronics. However, to be suitable, they would often need to be formed on non-metallic surfaces, which has been a challenge - up to now...

Mar 6, 2019

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