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Nanotechnology makes it possible for mice to see in infrared

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A single injection of nanoparticles in the eyes of mice bestowed infrared vision for up to 10 weeks with minimal side effects, allowing them to see infrared light even during the day and with enough specificity to distinguish between different sha...

Mar 1, 2019

Cells use sugars to communicate at the molecular level

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Research from the University of Pennsylvania reveals how cells communicate at the molecular level. They found that sugar molecules play a key role in cellular communication, serving as the 'channels' that cells and proteins use to talk t...

Mar 1, 2019

Nanoparticle eye drops give mice night vision

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Sci-fi aficionados will likely be familiar with the 2000 film Pitch Black, in which Vin Diesel plays a character with predator-like night vision. Well, such a scenario has come a step closer to reality, as scientists have enabled mice to t...

Feb 28, 2019

Graphite offers up new quantum surprise: Researchers observe an unusual quantum Hall effect in the old three-dimensional material

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have discovered the quantum Hall effect in bulk graphite -- a layered crystal consisting of stacked graphene layers.

Feb 28, 2019

Plant genetic engineering goes nano – Physics World

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Carbon nanotubes can be used as tools to more easily deliver genes into plant cell nuclei and chloroplasts The post Plant genetic engineering goes nano appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 28, 2019

An easier way to engineer plants

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Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver genes into plant chloroplasts.

Feb 28, 2019

Hall effect becomes viscous in graphene

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Scientists have discovered that electrons in graphene act like a very unique liquid.

Feb 28, 2019

New blueprint for understanding, predicting and optimizing complex nanoparticles

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Guidelines have the potential to transform the fields of optoelectronics, bio-imaging and energy harvesting.

Feb 28, 2019

Hybrid material may outperform graphene in several applications

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A structure comprising a molybdenum disulfide monolayer on an azobenzene substrate could be used to build a highly compactable and malleable quasi-two-dimensional transistor powered by light.

Feb 28, 2019

Progress Towards Using Quantum Computers for Solving Quantum Chemistry and Machine Learning | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

IonQ used its trapped-ion computer and a scalable co-design framework for solving chemistry problems. They applied it to compute the ground-state energy of the water molecule. The robust operation of the trapped ion quantum computer yields energy ...

Feb 28, 2019

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