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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: University of Konstanz researchers create uniform-shape polymer nanocrystals: Researchers from the University of Konstanz's CRC 1214 'Anisotropic Particles as Building Blocks: Tailoring Shape, Interactions and Structures' generate uniform-shape nanocrystals using direct polymeriz

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A team of researchers from the University of Konstanz's CRC 1214 "Anisotropic Particles as Building Blocks: Tailoring Shape, Interactions and Structures", which has been funded by the German Research...

Jun 15, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Mysterious Majorana quasiparticle is now closer to being controlled for quantum computing: Princeton researchers detect a robust Majorana quasiparticle and show how it can be turned on and off

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As mysterious as the Italian scientist for which it is named, the Majorana particle is one of the most compelling quests in physics.

Jun 15, 2019

Research could Accelerate AI Systems to Compute Faster Than Human Brain

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Two State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) researchers have been awarded $900,000 in funding from the Rome-based Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to conduct a study on brain-inspired (neuromorphic) computing systems com...

Jun 14, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: New Video Highlights Specific Topics Sought in Call for Papers for the 2019 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM)

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Short video details IEDMs call for papers on semiconductor technology, neuromorphic computing & AI, quantum computing, advanced memory devices, bioelectronics, and more Papers sought to highligh...

Jun 14, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Making graphene-based desalination membranes less prone to defects, better at separating

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By embedding supporting carbon nanotube networks, researchers have developed a way to improve the performance of thin graphene-based membranes designed for water desalination, making it less likely th...

Jun 14, 2019

Nanoscale optical imaging gets simpler and cheaper – Physics World

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With a lens-free makeover scanning near-field optical microscopes (SNOMs) could become a common lab tool The post Nanoscale optical imaging gets simpler and cheaper appeared first on Physics World.

Jun 14, 2019

Using carbon nanotubes to strengthen graphene-based membranes used for desalination

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A team of researchers from China, the U.S. and Japan has developed a way to strengthen graphene-based membranes intended for use in desalination projects—by fortifying them with nanotubes. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group...

Jun 14, 2019

Kanazawa University Research: Electron Beam Strengthens Recyclable Nanocomposite

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Carbon fiber-enhanced thermoplastic polymer mechanical properties improve when irradiated with an electron beam, report researchers at Kanazawa University in the journal Composites Part A. Polymers...

Jun 14, 2019

New Aqueous Polymerization Procedure Generates Polymer Nanoparticles with Single Chain and Uniform Shape

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A research group from the University of Konstanz’s CRC 1214 “Anisotropic Particles as Building Blocks: Tailoring Shape, Interactions and Structures,”  has shown a new aqueous...

Jun 14, 2019

The best weapon in 'Cyberpunk 2077' is a glowing orange garrote

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Nanowire is the Swiss Army garrote of the future. The glowing orange thread is simple yet multifunctional, slicing through skin, muscle and bone like a whip. Or, it flings from the wielder's wrist like an electric snake to jack into ...

Jun 14, 2019

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