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Insight into how nanoparticles interact with biological systems: Findings can help scientists engineer nanoparticles that are 'benign by design'

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Personal electronic devices are a growing source of the world's electronic waste. Many of these products use nanomaterials, but little is known about how nanoparticles interact with the environment. Now chemists have discovered that when cert...

Oct 18, 2018

Breakthrough in accessing the tiny magnet within the core of a single atom

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Researchers at the Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea have made a major scientific breakthrough by detecting the nuclear magnetism, or "nuclear spin" of a single atom. In an i...

Oct 18, 2018

First proof of quantum computer advantage

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For many years, quantum computers were not much more than an idea. Today, companies, governments and intelligence agencies are investing in the development of quantum technology. Robert König, professor for the theory of complex quantum systems at...

Oct 18, 2018

IBM finally proves that quantum systems are faster than classicals

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In 1994, MIT professor of applied mathematics Peter Shor developed a groundbreaking quantum computing algorithm capable of factoring numbers (that is, finding the prime numbers for any integer N) using quantum computer technology. For the...

Oct 18, 2018

Nanodiamonds as photocatalysts

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Diamond nanomaterials are considered hot candidates for low-cost photocatalysts. They can be activated by light and can then accelerate certain reactions between water and CO2 and produce carbon-neutral 'solar fuels'. The EU project DIAC...

Oct 18, 2018

ISARA Corp. Introduces Catalyst™ Agile Digital Certificate Technology to Ease Transition to Quantum-Safe Future

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WATERLOO, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ISARA Corp., the world’s leading provider of agile quantum-safe security solutions, today announced the launch of ISARA Catalyst™ Agile Digital Certificate Technology, a first-of-its-kind technology that allows ...

Oct 18, 2018

Samsung Electronics Starts Production of EUV-Based 7nm LPP Process

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SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that it has completed all process technology development and has started wafer production of its revolutionary...

Oct 18, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Aculon, Inc. Enters into Strategic Partnership Agreement with Henkel Corporation to Supply Key Mobile Device Manufacturers with NanoProof' PCB Waterproof Technology

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Aculon, Inc., a prominent nanotechnology coatings and surface modification company, and global electronic materials leader Henkel Corporation, have entered into a strategic partnership to support spec...

Oct 18, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Fat-Repellent Nanolayers Can Make Oven Cleaning Easier

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Fat-repellent coatings for household appliances such as ovens have been unveiled for the first time in Iran during a nanotechnology exhibition in Tehran.

Oct 18, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Iran Unveils Its First Homegrown 3D Nano Printer

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Iran has unveiled its first homegrown 3D nano printer during the 11th Nanotechnology Exhibition underway in Tehran.

Oct 18, 2018

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