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Motion control at the nanoscale

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Pysicists have designed a bipedal nanowalker that can change its walking manner and direction by adjusting the length of its stride.

Mar 18, 2019

Molecular motors run in unison in a metal-organic framework

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For molecular motors to be exploited effectively, they need to be able to operate in unison. However, integrating billions of these nanometer-sized motors into a single system, and getting them to operate in unison has proved to be quite a challen...

Mar 18, 2019

Long-distance quantum information exchange -- success at the nanoscale

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At the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, researchers have realized the swap of electron spins between distant quantum dots. The discovery is a step towards applications of quantum information, as the dots leave enough room for delica...

Mar 18, 2019

New record: Over 16 percent efficiency for single-junction organic solar cells

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Two non-fullerene acceptors, namely BTPT-4F and BTPTT-4F, were selected to match with a wide-bandgap polymer donor P2F-EHp consisting of an imide-functionalized benzotriazole moiety, as these materials presented complementary absorption and well-m...

Mar 18, 2019

Light-induced active ion transport in graphene oxide membranes

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Recent research in nanofluidics has adopted reconstructed layered two-dimensional (2D) sheets as a promising material platform for nanofluidics. These membranes contain a high volume fraction of interconnected 2D nanochannels. In new work, researc...

Mar 17, 2019

Mass manufacturing of metasurfaces

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Advanced display technologies based on nanostructures could be mass manufactured by introducing existing techniques from the semiconductor electronics industry.

Mar 17, 2019

Stanford New Measurement to Ensure High Quality Quantum Dots | NextBigFuture.com

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Stanford has a new measurement technique for quantum dots. Uncertainty about the quality of quantum dots are holding back the use of quantum dots. Above – A close-up artist’s rendering of quantum dots emitting light they’ve absorbed. (Image credit...

Mar 17, 2019

Nanocrystals show near-perfect photoluminescence – Physics World

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New photothermal threshold quantum yield measurements reveal near-unity light emission for CdSe quantum dots The post Nanocrystals show near-perfect photoluminescence appeared first on Physics World.

Mar 16, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Quantum sensing method measures minuscule magnetic fields: MIT researchers find a new way to make nanoscale measurements of fields in more than one dimension

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A new way of measuring atomic-scale magnetic fields with great precision, not only up and down but sideways as well, has been developed by researchers at MIT. The new tool could be useful in applicati...

Mar 16, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Converting biomass by applying mechanical force Nanoscientists discover new mechanism to cleave cellulose effectively and in an environmentally friendly way

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One of the greatest global challenges is the efficient use of renewable sources in order to meet the increasing demand for energy and feedstock chemicals in the future. In this context, biomass is a p...

Mar 16, 2019

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