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Conducting highways boost performance of stretchable semiconductor – Physics World

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Metallic carbon nanotubes speed-up electron traffic The post Conducting highways boost performance of stretchable semiconductor appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 14, 2019

Tracking pollen with quantum dots

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A pollination biologist is using quantum dots to track the fate of individual pollen grains. This is breaking new ground in a field of research that has been hampered by the lack of a universal method to track.

Feb 14, 2019

Researchers Investigate Life of Magnetic Nanoparticles Within Cells

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Magnetic nanoparticles are being extensively used in tissue bioengineering and cell imaging, yet, what happens to them inside stem cells, in the long run, is still not documented. Scientists from...

Feb 14, 2019

Platinum nanoparticles for selective treatment of liver cancer cells

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Researchers at ETH Zurich recently demonstrated that platinum nanoparticles can be used to kill liver cancer cells with greater selectivity than existing cancer drugs.

Feb 14, 2019

Platinum nanoparticles for selective treatment of liver cancer cells

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Scientists demonstrated that platinum nanoparticles can be used to kill liver cancer cells with greater selectivity than existing cancer drugs.

Feb 14, 2019

National Graphene Institute and LifeSaver Sign New Research Project to Advance Graphene Technology

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The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute (NGI) and LifeSaver®, a UK-based manufacturer of reusable and portable water filtration systems, have signed a new research project...

Feb 14, 2019

Putting photons in jail

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Scientists have discovered a novel type of resonant nanocavity that serves as a 'jail for photons'. The cavity confines light in all three dimensions (3D) simultaneously by exploiting a surrounding photonic band gap crystal nanostructure...

Feb 14, 2019

Taking diamond qubits for a spin

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Scientists use implanted silicon ions and electricity to increase the spin time of quantum bits, moving closer to the tech needed for quantum networks.

Feb 14, 2019

Nano Drops a Million Times Smaller than a Teardrop Explodes 19th Century Theory

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Droplets emanating from a molecular “nano-tap” would behave very differently from those from a household tap 1 million times larger - researchers at the University of Warwick have...

Feb 14, 2019

Researchers create ultra-lightweight ceramic material that withstands extreme temperatures

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UCLA researchers and collaborators at eight other research institutions have created an extremely light, very durable ceramic aerogel. The material could be used for applications like insulating spacecraft because it can withstand the intense heat...

Feb 14, 2019

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