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Entangling photons of different colors

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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a novel way to entangle two photons--one with a wavelength suitable for quantum-computing devices and the other for fiber-optics transmissions.

Feb 25, 2019

Study outlines targeted treatment option for aggressive breast cancer

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New findings outline a targeted therapeutic strategy to treat triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) -- a potential first for the particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. As demonstrated in the group's paper published today in Nature Nano...

Feb 25, 2019

A new spin in nano-electronics

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In recent years, electronic data processing has been evolving in one direction only: the industry has downsized its components to the nanometer range. But this process is now reaching its physical limits. Researchers at HZDR are therefore explorin...

Feb 25, 2019

Diamagnetic graphite nanoparticles could become new drug delivery vehicles

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Nanoparticles are going to begin the next big change in medicine. It is going to take quite a

Feb 23, 2019

A quantum magnet with a topological twist

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Taking their name from an intricate Japanese basket pattern, kagome magnets are thought to have electronic properties that could be valuable for future quantum devices and applications. Theories predict that some electrons in these materials have ...

Feb 22, 2019

Defects in Perovskites Could Have Positive Impact on Optoelectronic Devices

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In a quest to design more efficient solar cells and LEDs, an engineering team from the University of Washington in St. Louis analyzed different types of defects in the semiconductor material that enables such devices to determine if and how these ...

Feb 22, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: High-speed surveillance in solar cells catches recombination red-handed: Researchers at Osaka University introduce a new time-resolved microscopy method that allows them to monitor the trajectories of fast-moving charged particles at unprecedented rates

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A research team at Osaka University has developed an improved method for producing microscope images that can spot speedy electrons zipping through nanomaterials used in solar panels. By applying lase...

Feb 22, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: What happens to magnetic nanoparticles once in cells?

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Although magnetic nanoparticles are being used more and more in cell imaging and tissue bioengineering, what happens to them within stem cells in the long term remained undocumented. Researchers from...

Feb 22, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Platinum nanoparticles for selective treatment of liver cancer cells

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In recent years, the number of targeted cancer drugs has continued to rise. However, conventional chemotherapeutic agents still play an important role in cancer treatment. These include platinum-based...

Feb 22, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: With nanopore sensing, VCU physics researchers detect subtle changes in single particles: The researchers' findings 'open the door to observe all kinds of interesting phenomenon on nanosurfaces,' an area of great interest to chemists

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Researchers in Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Physics have discovered that a technique known as nanopore sensing can be used to detect subtle changes in clusters, or extremely small...

Feb 22, 2019

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