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Method could help boost large scale production of graphene

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The measure by which any conductor is judged is how easily, and speedily, electrons can move through it. On this point, graphene is one of the most promising materials for a breathtaking array of applications. However, its ultra-high electron mobi...

Jun 19, 2018

How to track and trace a protein: Nanosensors monitor intracellular deliveries

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of Basel's Biozentrum have developed a method for tracing the movement of proteins within the cell. They tagged proteins with tiny nanosensors, so-called nanobodies, which enable the scientists to live track and trace...

Jun 19, 2018

Physicists solve the mystery of vanishing particles in graphene

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and Tohoku University (Japan) have explained the puzzling phenomenon of particle-antiparticle annihilation in graphene, recognized by...

Jun 19, 2018

These nanoscale 'crack-junctions' can speed up DNA sequencing

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The time-consuming, expensive process of sequencing DNA molecules could become a whole lot faster and cheaper as a result of a new nanofabrication method that takes advantage of nano-sized air-gaps, or nanocracks, in electrically conductive materi...

Jun 19, 2018

Camouflaged nanoparticles used to deliver killer protein to cancer

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

A biomimetic nanosystem can deliver therapeutic proteins to selectively target cancerous tumors, according to a team of Penn

Jun 19, 2018

Can you see the invisible glass?

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Creating nanotextured glass surfaces completely eliminates reflections of all colors of light, making the glass nearly invisible.

Jun 19, 2018

A bit of quantum logic - What did the atom say to the quantum dot?

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists demonstrate coherent coupling between a quantum dot and a donor atom in silicon, vital for moving information inside quantum computers.

Jun 19, 2018

Carbon nanotube optics provide optical-based quantum cryptography and quantum computing

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers are exploring the enhanced potential of carbon nanotubes as single-photon emitters for quantum information processing.

Jun 18, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Camouflaged nanoparticles used to deliver killer protein to cancer

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A biomimetic nanosystem can deliver therapeutic proteins to selectively target cancerous tumors, according to a team of Penn State researchers. Using a protein toxin called gelonin from a plant found...

Jun 18, 2018

Carbon nanotube optics poised to provide pathway to optical-based quantum cryptography and quantum computing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Los Alamos and partners in France and Germany are exploring the enhanced potential of carbon nanotubes as single-photon emitters for quantum information processing. Their analysis of progress in the field is published in this week's...

Jun 18, 2018

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