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New superomniphobic glass soars high on butterfly wings using machine learning

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Glass for technologies like displays, tablets, laptops, smartphones, and solar cells need to pass light through, but could benefit from a surface that repels water, dirt, oil, and other liquids. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh's...

Jul 11, 2019

The best of both worlds: How to solve real problems on modern quantum computers

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed hybrid algorithms to run on size-limited quantum machines and have demonstrated them for practical applications.

Jul 11, 2019

Squeezing Quantum Dots to Tune Their Wavelength, Allow Interaction

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A technique for squeezing quantum dots, developed at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), could enable many quantum dots to interact with each other in a quantum network. The new technique provides a way to realize quantum dots that are tuned...

Jul 11, 2019

Physicists use nanostructures to free photons for highly efficient white OLEDs

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Thanks to intensive research in the past three decades, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have been steadily conquering the electronics market—from OLED mobile phone displays to roll-out television screens, the list of applications is long.

Jul 11, 2019

New superomniphobic glass soars high on butterfly wings using machine learning: Engineers develop new superclear, supertransparent, stain-resistant, anti-fogging nanostructured glass based on butterfly wing

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Glass for technologies like displays, tablets, laptops, smartphones, and solar cells need to pass light through, but could benefit from a surface that repels water, dirt, oil, and other liquids. Researchers have created a nanostructure glass that ...

Jul 11, 2019

New superomniphobic glass soars high on butterfly wings using machine learning

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Engineers develop new superclear, supertransparent, stain-resistant, anti-fogging nanostructured glass based on butterfly wing.

Jul 11, 2019

Organic porous structures on 2-D defect networks

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

NUS scientists have developed a method for self-assembly of hexagonal organic porous structures on molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2) film to create ordered nanostructures.

Jul 11, 2019

Silicon chip breaks "blackbody limit" to produce more electricity from heat than thought possible

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Energy conservation is a no-brainer and more important than ever, but it's not just about environmental implications. If we're to successfully create smaller, better, more efficient technology, then the thermal energy that our gad...

Jul 11, 2019

An 'EpiPen' for spinal cord injuries

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

An injection of nanoparticles can prevent the body's immune system from overreacting to trauma, potentially preventing some spinal cord injuries from resulting in paralysis.

Jul 11, 2019

DNA-Like Twisted Crystal Structure Created with Germanium Sulfide Nanowire

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Crystals can be seen in many everyday objects: ice cubes, snowflakes, gemstones, table salt, are a few examples. Not visible to the naked eye, but of special significance to researchers, are...

Jul 11, 2019

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