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Next-generation optics in just two minutes of cooking time

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Optical circuits are set to revolutionize the performance of many devices. Not only are they 10 to 100 times faster than electronic circuits, but they also consume a lot less power. Within these circuits, light waves are controlled by extremely th...

Feb 12, 2019

Questions in quantum computing—how to move electrons with light

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Electronics rely on the movement of negatively-charged electrons. Physicists strive to understand the forces that push these particles into motion, with the goal of harnessing their power in new technologies. Quantum computers, for instance, emplo...

Feb 12, 2019

New Composite Nanomaterial Holds Promise in Instrumentation Engineering, Aviation, and Aerospace

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University scientist, Dmitriy Serebrennikov took out a patent on his invention in physics Composite Invar materials of a new type on January 2019. Materials, which contain...

Feb 12, 2019

Finding chemicals inside a cell

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Chemical and topographical single-cell imaging at nanoscale resolution by near-field desorption mass spectrometry.

Feb 12, 2019

First Graphene Applies for NICNAS Listing of PureGRAPH™

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Advanced materials company, First Graphene Limited (“FGR” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce it has applied to have PureGRAPH™ graphene notified and assessed by The...

Feb 12, 2019

Weebit Nano and the Technion Collaborate on ‘Real Processing in Memory’ Project Using SiOx ReRAM

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Weebit Nano, the Israel-based semiconductor company seeking to develop and commercialise the next generation of memory technology, and the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) agreed to examine...

Feb 12, 2019

Laser-induced graphene gets tough, with help

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Laser-induced graphene created at Rice University combines with many materials to make tough, conductive composites for wearable electronics, anti-icing, antimicrobial applications, sensors and water treatment.

Feb 12, 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 found. This is potentially crucial step for a number of...

Feb 12, 2019

Nanotechnology enables engineers to weld previously un-weldable aluminum alloy

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Engineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering are using nanotechnology to weld the alloy, known as AA 7075, which has been almost impossible to weld together using the technique commonly used to assemble body panels or engine parts.

Feb 12, 2019

Hyperbolic metamaterials enable nanoscale 'fingerprinting'

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Hyperbolic metamaterials are artificially made structures that can be formed by depositing alternating thin layers of a conductor such as silver or graphene onto a substrate. One of their special abilities is supporting the propagation of a very n...

Feb 12, 2019

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