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Researchers demonstrate new building block in quantum computing

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Researchers with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a new level of control over photons encoded with quantum information. The team's experimental system allows them to manipulate the frequency of p...

Dec 4, 2018

New graphene-based sensor design could improve food safety

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In the US, more than 100 food recalls were issued in 2017 because of contamination from harmful bacteria such as Listeria, Salmonella or E. coli. A new sensor design could one day make it easier to detect pathogens in food before products hit the ...

Dec 4, 2018

Realistic exposure study supports the use of zinc oxide nanoparticle sunscreens

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An important new study provides the first direct evidence that intact zinc oxide nanoparticles neither penetrate the human skin barrier nor cause cellular toxicity after repeated application to human volunteers under in-use conditions. This confir...

Dec 4, 2018

Niosomes, efficient DNA delivery vehicles for gene therapy of the central nervous system

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In a piece of research conducted in collaboration, the NanoBioCel group of the UPV/EHU's Faculty of Pharmacy, and the University of Elche have designed some niosomes, which are lipid vesicles for use in gene therapies designed to treat diseas...

Dec 4, 2018

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December 2018

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ORNL story tips: ORNL solved methane mystery through tree trunk, soil study; neutrons unlock secrets of corn nanoparticles; lithium-ion battery study could inform safer designs; corrosion tests could advance molten salt reactor designs; thought le...

Dec 4, 2018

Borophene advances as 2-D materials platform

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Borophene—two-dimensional (2-D) atom-thin-sheets of boron, a chemical element traditionally found in fiberglass insulation—is anything but boring. Though boron is a nonmetallic semiconductor in its bulk (3-D) form, it becomes a metallic conductor ...

Dec 3, 2018

EU Commission adopts REACH nano changes

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Requirements to apply from January 2020

Dec 3, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Study unlocks full potential of 'supermaterial' graphene: Researchers remove silicon contamination from graphene to double its performance

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New research reveals why the "supermaterial" graphene has not transformed electronics as promised, and shows how to double its performance and finally harness its extraordinary potential.

Dec 3, 2018

The quantum Y2K moment - Physics World

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Quantum computers threaten many of the encryption systems that keep online communications secure. Margaret Harris investigates plans to make the Internet "quantum-safe" The post The quantum Y2K moment appeared first on Physics World.

Dec 3, 2018

Optical Cluster States Could Enable One-Way Quantum Computing

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Using a compact optical platform, a research team at Institut National De La Recherche Scientifique (INRS) has generated a high-dimensional, d-level cluster state and has used it to perform quantum computing operations. According to the researcher...

Dec 3, 2018

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