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Research reveals exotic quantum states in double-layer graphene

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Researchers from Brown and Columbia Universities have demonstrated previously unknown states of matter that arise in double-layer stacks of graphene, a two-dimensional nanomaterial. These new states, known as the fractional quantum Hall effect, ar...

Jun 25, 2019

Ultrasmall nanoclusters and carbon quantum dots show promise for acute kidney injury

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Acute kidney injury (AKI) often complicates the treatment outcomes of hospitalized patients, resulting in dangerous levels of toxic chemicals accumulating in the blood and causing numerous deaths annually. Currently, only supportive treatment is a...

Jun 25, 2019

A further step towards reliable quantum computation

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A team of physicists from the University of Vienna and the Austrian Academy of Sciences introduces a novel technique to detect entanglement even in large-scale quantum systems with unprecedented efficiency. This brings scientists one step closer t...

Jun 25, 2019

Scientists found a way to make graphene 200 times cheaper and greener

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Graphene is the thinnest and strongest material that we know. It is also great heat and electricity conductor.

Jun 24, 2019

A new theory for trapping light particles aims to advance development of quantum computers

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Researchers have developed a new protocol for ensuring the stability of data when photons are stored for extended periods of time. The theory could advance development of quantum computers.

Jun 24, 2019

New theory for trapping light particles aims to advance development of quantum computers

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Quantum computers, which use light particles (photons) instead of electrons to transmit and process data, hold the promise of a new era of research in which the time needed to realize lifesaving drugs and new technologies will be significantly sho...

Jun 24, 2019

Graphene and nanotube mesh filters salt from water – Physics World

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Centimetre-sized membrane avoids problems associated with material defects The post Graphene and nanotube mesh filters salt from water appeared first on Physics World.

Jun 24, 2019

Researchers Synthesize Quasi-2D Gold Film

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Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) Center for Photonics and 2D Materials have synthesized a quasi-2D gold film, showing how materials not usually classified as two-dimensional can form atomically thin layers. ...

Jun 24, 2019

Tiny Light Box Merges States of Light, Matter

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A nanosize light box, built from stacked atomically thin material, has demonstrated the ability to capture and amplify light and link light to matter at the nanolevel. The light box, created by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, mak...

Jun 24, 2019

Branching out: Making graphene from gum trees

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Researchers have developed a cost-effective and eco-friendly way of producing graphene using one of Australia's most abundant resources, eucalyptus trees.

Jun 24, 2019

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