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Edwards Joins MIT.nano as Founding Member

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Edwards, a leading manufacturer of vacuum and abatement solutions, is joining MIT’s MIT.nano consortium as a founding member with an investment that includes equipment and personnel, as part of...

Aug 8, 2019

Designing a light-trapping, color-converting crystal

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A recipe for creating a microscopic crystal structure that can hold two wavelengths of light at once is a step toward faster telecommunications and quantum computers.

Aug 7, 2019

Designing a light-trapping, color-converting crystal

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A recipe for creating a microscopic crystal structure that can hold 2 wavelengths of light at once is a step toward faster telecommunications and quantum computers.

Aug 7, 2019

Scottish artificial tongue can tell a dram from a sham

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

A tiny artificial tongue which can identify individual whiskies by taste has been invented by a team of engineers from – of course – the University of Glasgow. The device could mean big things for drink makers wanting to ensure a consistent produc...

Aug 7, 2019

Gold glue really does bond nanocages 'contradicting' logic

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

It has long been known that gold can be used to do things that philosophers have never even dreamed of. The Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow has confirmed the existence of 'gold glue': bonds involv...

Aug 7, 2019

Direct detection of circulating tumor cells in blood samples

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Tumor cells circulating in blood are markers for the early detection and prognosis of cancer. However, detection of these cells is challenging because of their scarcity. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists have now introduced an ultrasens...

Aug 7, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: A modified device fabrication process achieves enhanced spin transport in graphene

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from the ICN2 Physics and Engineering of Nanodevices Group have proposed a modified graphene-based nanodevice fabrication technique that has increased up to three times the spin lifetime a...

Aug 7, 2019

Direct detection of circulating tumor cells in blood samples

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Tumor cells circulating in blood are markers for the early detection and prognosis of cancer. However, detection of these cells is challenging because of their scarcity. Scientists have now introduced an ultrasensitive method for the direct detect...

Aug 7, 2019

Spinning towards robust microwave generation on the nano scale

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Many physicists have attempted to produce reliable macroscale microwave fields by combining nanoscale spin-torque oscillators, but so far without success. Physicists have now theoretically demonstrated why connecting these devices in series is doo...

Aug 7, 2019

Calcium: Good for bones, good for cultural conservation

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

When it comes to cultural heritage sites, there are few things historians wouldn't do to preserve them for future generations. In particular, stone buildings and sculptures made of plaster and marble are increasingly at risk of damage from ai...

Aug 7, 2019

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