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Efficiency of Quantum Memory Gets a Boost

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum memory efficiency, an essential component for quantum computers, is the focus of joint research from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), South China Normal University (SCNU), and Nanjing University. The research tea...

Apr 30, 2019

Researchers design a strategy to make graphene luminescent

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Lighter than aluminum, harder than a diamond, more elastic than rubber and tougher than steel. These are only a few of the characteristics of graphene, a super material that acts as an excellent heat and electrical conductor. Due to its features, ...

Apr 30, 2019

Researchers design a strategy to make graphene luminescent

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A University of Cordoba research project is able to incorporate luminescence into grpahene, paving a new way to continue expanding properties.

Apr 30, 2019

Nanomaterials mimicking natural enzymes with superior catalytic activity and selectivity

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A research team doped nitrogen and boron into graphene to selectively increase peroxidase-like activity and succeeded in synthesizing a peroxidase-mimicking nanozyme with a low cost and superior catalytic activity. These nanomaterials can be appli...

Apr 30, 2019

Strategy to make graphene luminescent

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A research project is able to incorporate luminescence into this super material, paving a new way to continue expanding properties.

Apr 30, 2019

Potassium Bromide Used in the Production of Graphene on a Copper Surface can Give Better Results

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using potassium bromide in the manufacture of graphene on a copper surface can give rise to improved outcomes. When potassium bromide molecules align themselves between copper and graphene, it...

Apr 30, 2019

Nanomaterials mimicking natural enzymes with superior catalytic activity and selectivity for detecting acetylcholine

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A KAIST research team doped nitrogen and boron into graphene to selectively increase peroxidase-like activity and succeeded in synthesizing a peroxidase-mimicking nanozyme with a low cost and superior catalytic activity. These nanomaterials can be...

Apr 30, 2019

Unique synthetic antibodies show promise for improved disease and toxin detection

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists have invented a new "synthetic antibody" that could make screening for diseases easier and less expensive than current go-to methods. Writing in the journal Nano Letters, a team led by Markita Landry of Berkeley Lab and UC Ber...

Apr 30, 2019

2D nanomaterials prolong growth factor release to mend cartilage

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have designed a new class of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials that are disc-shaped and flat on the surface, similar to a coin, to aid in treatments for cartilage repair. The nanomaterials' unique charge arrangement allows them t...

Apr 30, 2019

Heat-conducting nanostructured polymers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Material may replace many metals as lightweight, flexible heat dissipators in cars, refrigerators, and electronics.

Apr 30, 2019

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