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Giving nanowires a DNA-like twist

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Argonne National Laboratory played a critical role in the discovery of a DNA-like twisted crystal structure created with a germanium sulfide nanowire, also known as a 'van der Waals material.' Researchers can tailor these nanowires in ma...

Jul 10, 2019

Carbon nanotube tape stays sticky in extreme temperatures

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In very hot or cold environments, conventional tape can lose its stickiness and leave behind an annoying residue. But while most people can avoid keeping taped items in a hot car or freezer, those living in extreme environments such as deserts and...

Jul 10, 2019

Puzzling on a quantum chessboard

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Physicists at the University of Innsbruck are proposing a new model that could demonstrate the supremacy of quantum computers over classical supercomputers in solving optimization problems. In a recent paper, they demonstrate that just a few quant...

Jul 10, 2019

Is Graphene by Any Other Name Still Graphene?

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Consumers may finally have a way to know if their graphene-enabled products actually get any benefit from the wonder material

Jul 9, 2019

Is Graphene by Any Other Name Still Graphene?

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Consumers may finally have a way to know if their graphene-enabled products actually get any benefit from the wonder material

Jul 9, 2019

Characterizing the 'arrow of time' in open quantum systems

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Even in the strange world of open quantum systems, the arrow of time points steadily forward—most of the time. New experiments conducted at Washington University in St. Louis compare the forward and reverse trajectories of superconducting circuits...

Jul 9, 2019

Characterizing the 'arrow of time' in open quantum systems

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Even in the strange world of open quantum systems, the arrow of time points steadily forward -- most of the time. New experiments compare the forward and reverse trajectories of superconducting circuits called qubits, and find that they largely te...

Jul 9, 2019

Vitamin C is key to protection of exciting new nanomaterial

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In work that could open a floodgate of future applications for a new class of nanomaterials known as MXenes (pronounced "Maxines"), researchers from Texas A&M University have discovered a simple, inexpensive way to prevent the ma...

Jul 9, 2019

Smart Glass Could Offer a New Route to Machine Vision

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A new type of smart glass, developed by a team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, leverages optical reflection to recognize images without requiring sensors, circuits, internet connection, or external power sources. Everything needed for imag...

Jul 9, 2019

Vitamin C is key to protection of exciting new nanomaterial

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In work that could open a floodgate of future applications for a new class of nanomaterials known as MXenes (pronounced 'Maxines'), researchers have discovered a simple, inexpensive way to prevent the materials' rapid degradation.

Jul 9, 2019

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