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Nanotechnology makes it possible for mice to see in infrared

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Mice with vision enhanced by nanotechnology were able to see infrared light as well as visible light, reports a study published February 28 in the journal Cell. A single injection of nanoparticles in the mice's eyes bestowed infrared vision f...

Feb 28, 2019

Researchers move closer to practical photonic quantum computing

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For the first time, researchers have demonstrated a way to map and measure large-scale photonic quantum correlation with single-photon sensitivity. The ability to measure thousands of instances of quantum correlation is critical for making photon-...

Feb 28, 2019

Physicists use code to reduce quantum error in logic gates

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Scientists at the University of Sydney have for the first time demonstrated improvement in quantum computers by using codes designed to detect and discard errors in the logic gates of such machines.

Feb 28, 2019

Code used to reduce quantum error in logic gates for first time: Error detection in logic gates opens path to further improvements in quantum computers

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Scientists have for the first time demonstrated improvement in quantum computers by using codes designed to detect and discard errors in the logic gates of such machines. The codes were applied to IBM's quantum computer via IBM Q.

Feb 28, 2019

Layering titanium oxide's different mineral forms for better solar cells

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A research team has improved the efficiency of a new type of solar cell with a double layer consisting of pure anatase and brookite, two different mineral forms of titanium oxide. Using water-solute brookite nanoparticles, a brookite layer was fab...

Feb 28, 2019

Biofunctionalized ceramics for cranial bone defect repair – in vivo study

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Advances in materials science and production technology have enabled bone tissue engineering (BTE) strategies that generate complex scaffolds with controlled architecture for bone repair. The novel biomaterials can be further functionalized with b...

Feb 28, 2019

Vitamins are good for your multi-energy nanogenerator

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers report a simple, innovative and inexpensive design of a vitamin-based hybrid biocompatible nanogenerator with energy harvesting ability from various energy sources in a single device. This is the first time that inexpensive and biocomp...

Feb 28, 2019

EPFL Scientists Use Directed Evolution to Build Synthetic Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists who developed the approach called directed evolution, which permanently transformed protein engineering. Directed evolution imitates...

Feb 28, 2019

Researchers Develop New Method to Investigate the Behavior of Silver Nanoparticles in Natural Waters

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An innovative technique has been recently developed by researchers to study the behavior of silver nanoparticles in natural waters. This breakthrough was made by a research team from the Resolv...

Feb 28, 2019

Zips on the nanoscale

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Researchers have found a method of forming nanographenes on metal oxide surfaces.

Feb 28, 2019

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