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Researchers Reveal How Gold Nanoparticles Melt

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A recent study, published in Nature Communications, aims to answer a basic question — how do nanoparticles melt? While this question has been of significant interest among scientists for the...

Jun 14, 2019

New quantum dot microscope shows electric potentials of individual atoms

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers from Jülich in cooperation with the University of Magdeburg has developed a new method to measure the electric potentials of a sample at atomic accuracy. Using conventional methods, it was virtually impossible until now to qu...

Jun 14, 2019

Researchers Share Safety Measures While Handling Carbon Nanotubes

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In partnership with a Rice University laboratory, the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University creates and shares a low-cost technique to securely deal with the transfer of bulk...

Jun 14, 2019

Combining expansion microscopy with VR allows researchers to 'step inside' biological data

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A combined research team from Carnegie Mellon University and Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason is pairing a nanoscale imaging technique with virtual reality technology to create a method that allows researchers to "step inside&quo...

Jun 14, 2019

Laser-induced graphene composites are eminently wearable

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

To realize the commercial potential of graphene, for instance for wearable electronics, it is necessary to develop reliable, cost-effective and facile processes for the industry-scale fabrication of graphene-based devices. A novel solution involve...

Jun 14, 2019

Electron beam strengthens recyclable nanocomposite

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

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.

Jun 14, 2019

Nanostructured Diamond Metalens For Compact Quantum Technologies | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

The key to harnessing the potential power of quantum systems is being able to create or find structures that allow electron spin to be reliably manipulated and measured, a difficult task considering the fragility of quantum states. Bassett’s lab a...

Jun 13, 2019

Mysterious Majorana quasiparticle is now closer to being controlled for quantum computing: Researchers detect a robust Majorana quasiparticle and show how it can be turned on and off

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Using a new approach, researchers detected the elusive Majorana quasiparticle, notable for being its own antiparticle and for its potential as the basis for a robust quantum computing system, in a device built from a superconductor, small magnetic...

Jun 13, 2019

Mysterious Majorana quasiparticle is now closer to being controlled for quantum computing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Jun 13, 2019

UV Light Used to Characterize Devices, Improve Performance

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) used UV light to test the performance of miniaturized semiconductors for next-generation electronics. Specifically, the team determined the interface properties of a graphene-gallium nit...

Jun 13, 2019

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