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Nanoscale Photon Diode Could Further Next-Gen Computing Technologies

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Stanford University are designing a way to make a photon diode, a device that allows light to flow in only one direction, small enough for consumer electronics. They have tested their design with computer simulations and calculation...

Jul 29, 2019

Travelling towards a quantum internet at light speed

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers demonstrated a new method for transmitting quantum information over long distances by using circularly polarized light to flip the spin state of an electron on a quantum dot. This work may show the way towards a completely secure '...

Jul 29, 2019

Dynamics in quantum dots: Smallest measurable processes recorded individually

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Colloquially, the term 'quantum jump' is used to describe a tremendous development. In fact, it is the smallest change of state that can still be traced. Physicists have now succeeded in measuring every single jump by optical means and d...

Jul 29, 2019

Transforming advanced nanoscience data into interactive art

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists and a multimedia artist generated novel representations of experimental nanoscience data through 3-D printing, sound, and virtual reality.

Jul 29, 2019

Physicists discover new quantum trick for graphene: Magnetism

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Physicists were stunned when two twisted sheets of graphene showed signs of superconductivity. Now scientists have shown that the wonder material also generates a type of magnetism once only dreamed of theoretically.

Jul 29, 2019

Thermal management of hybrid nanoparticles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In a recent study published in Nanoscale, researchers show increases in cooling time for poorer hydrocarbon solvents compared to better solvents, indicate penetration of solvent into the ligand layer facilitates improved heat transfer to the matrix.

Jul 29, 2019

Advanced optoelectronics with graphene-based mixed-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Among 2D materials, graphene is considered as one of the important components in many van der Waals (vdWs) heterostructure assemblies due to its high carrier mobility, good environmental stability, tunable work function, and mature processing tech...

Jul 29, 2019

Research team develops technology for creating flexible sensors on topographic surfaces

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

At the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Dr. Hyunjung Yi of the Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute and her research team have developed a transfer-printing technology that uses hydrogel and nano ink to create high-performance sensors on...

Jul 29, 2019

Novel Artificial Olfactory System Based on Self-Powered Nano-Generator

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An artificial olfactory system based on a self-powered nano-generator has been built by Prof. ZHAN Yang’s team at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of...

Jul 29, 2019

Travelling towards a quantum internet at light speed

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists successfully transferred and verified the angular momentum basis of quantum information from laser light to an electron trapped on a quantum dot. This work is a major step towards realizing hacker-proof interconnected quantum computers.

Jul 29, 2019

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