World news

Results: 30207
arrow_upward arrow_downward

Graphene controls surface magnetism at room temperature

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In a refreshing change of perspective, theoretical physicist Dr. Zeila Zanolli has looked at the proximity effects of graphene on a magnetic semiconducting substrate, finding it to affect the substrate's magnetism down to several layers below...

Oct 8, 2018

Nanoscale pillars as a building block for future information technology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from Linköping University and the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have proposed a new device concept that can efficiently transfer the information carried by electron spin to light at room temperature—a stepping stone toward fu...

Oct 8, 2018

Nanoplatform developed with three molecular imaging modalities for tumor diagnosis

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) have developed a hybrid nanoplatform that locates tumours using three different types of contrast simultaneously to facilitate multimodal molecular medical imaging: magnetic resonance imagi...

Oct 8, 2018

More effective catalyst with light

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Rice University nanoscientists have demonstrated a new catalyst that can convert ammonia into hydrogen fuel at ambient pressure using only light energy, mainly due to a plasmonic effect that makes the catalyst more efficient. A study from Rice�...

Oct 8, 2018

Artificial intelligence controls quantum computers

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum computers could solve complex tasks that are beyond the capabilities of conventional computers. However, the quantum states

Oct 8, 2018

Graphene controls surface magnetism at room temperature

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers found that the proximity effects of graphene on a magnetic semiconducting substrate affect the substrate's magnetism down to several layers below the surface.

Oct 8, 2018

Big discoveries about tiny particles

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Understanding the mechanical properties of nanoparticles are essential to realizing their promise in being used to create exciting new products. This new research has taken a significant step toward gaining the knowledge that can lead to better pe...

Oct 8, 2018

Study opens route to flexible electronics made from exotic materials

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

MIT engineers have developed a technique to fabricate ultrathin semiconducting films made from a host of exotic materials other than silicon. To demonstrate their technique, the researchers fabricated flexible films made from gallium arsenide, gal...

Oct 8, 2018

Method for controlling nanomotors | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed the first method for selecting and switching the mechanical motion of nanomotors among multiple modes with simple visible light as the stimulus. The capability of mechanical reconfigura...

Oct 7, 2018

Nanopore technology combined with DNA computing to catch early biomarkers for small cell lung cancer

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Small Cell Lung Cancer is very aggressive, since the cancer cells not only quickly grow but also easily spread to entire body. Often SCLC can be diagnosed using several common tests unfortunately after spread of cancer cells, resulting in poor sur...

Oct 7, 2018

REFINE