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Quantum computing boost from vapour stabilising technique

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A technique to stabilise alkali metal vapour density using gold nanoparticles, so electrons can be accessed for applications including quantum computing, atom cooling and precision measurements, has been patented by scientists at the University of...

May 24, 2019

Cooling wood: Engineers create strong, sustainable solution for passive cooling

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What if the wood your house was made of could save your electricity bill? In the race to save energy, using a passive cooling method that requires no electricity and is built right into your house could save even chilly areas of the US some cash. ...

May 24, 2019

Coming to your household soon: 3-D food printers, nano foods and bug burgers

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David Julian McClements, Distinguished Professor of Food Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and among the world's most highly cited researchers, has written a new book that explores the brave new world of science and food.

May 24, 2019

Mathematically designed graphene has improved electrocatalytic activity

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An international research group has improved graphene's ability to catalyze the 'hydrogen evolution reaction,' which releases hydrogen as a result of passing an electronic current through water. They designed a mathematically predic...

May 24, 2019

Quantum computing boost from vapor stabilizing technique

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A technique to stabilize alkali metal vapor density using gold nanoparticles, so electrons can be accessed for applications including quantum computing, atom cooling and precision measurements, has been patented by scientists at the University of ...

May 24, 2019

Biotech startup uses nanoparticles to induce immune tolerance

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Selecta Bioscience’s ImmTOR platform could improve gene therapies and prevent some drug side effects.

May 23, 2019

Researchers create soft, flexible materials with enhanced properties

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A team of polymer chemists and engineers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new methodology that can be used to create a class of stretchable polymer composites with enhanced electrical and thermal properties. These materials are pro...

May 23, 2019

Light, Nanotechnology Could Prevent Bacterial Infections in Implants

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have devised a novel technique that uses nanotechnology and photonics to dramatically improve the performance of medical meshes for surgical implants and help prevent antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Institute of Photonic Sciences rese...

May 23, 2019

Study: copper in wood preservatives may induce liver toxicity

Chemical Watch   -   Scientific News Websites

Concerns that people could ingest nanoparticles

May 23, 2019

Plumbene, graphene's latest cousin, realized on the 'nano water cube'

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Two-dimensional materials made of Group 14 elements, graphene's cousins, have attracted enormous interest in recent years because of their unique potential as useful topological insulators.

May 23, 2019

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