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New nanoparticle discovery paves the way for innovative magnetic devices

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have characterised the structural, electronic and magnetic behaviour of nanoparticles of iron oxide in the epsilon phase under extreme pressure conditions. This process has led to the discovery of a new phase, epsilon prime, with magne...

Dec 4, 2018

Graphene Could Revolutionize the Development of Wearable Electronic Devices

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Thanks to the application of the wonder material graphene, the quest for producing durable, affordable, and mass-produced “smart textiles” has been given a new push. Headed by Professor...

Dec 4, 2018

Light triggers gold in unexpected way

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Rice University researchers have discovered a fundamentally different form of light-matter interaction in their experiments with gold nanoparticles. They weren't looking for it, but students in the lab of Rice chemist Stephan Link found that...

Dec 4, 2018

Artificial magnetic field produces exotic behavior in graphene sheets

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

A simple sheet of graphene has noteworthy properties due to a quantum phenomenon in its electron structure named Dirac cones in honor of British theoretical physicist Paul Dirac (1902-1984), who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1933. Th...

Dec 4, 2018

Artificial magnetic field produces exotic behavior in graphene sheets

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

A simple sheet of graphene has noteworthy properties due to a quantum phenomenon in its electron structure named Dirac cones in honor of British theoretical physicist Paul Dirac (1902-1984), who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1933. Th...

Dec 4, 2018

A graphene NEMS switch to protect against electrostatic discharging

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

One of the most pervasive reliability problems facing the computer chip industry is ESD (electrostatic discharging) failure caused by the rapid, spontaneous transfer of electrostatic charge induced by a high electrostatic field. A novel above-IC g...

Dec 4, 2018

Biologists show inner workings of cellular 'undertaker'

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

One of a cell's most important responsibilities is to break down and recycle proteins that are no longer needed or endanger the cell. This task is carried out by a cellular nanomachine called the proteasome. Scientists from Scripps Research d...

Dec 4, 2018

Researchers demonstrate new building block in quantum computing

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Researchers with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a new level of control over photons encoded with quantum information. The team's experimental system allows them to manipulate the frequency of p...

Dec 4, 2018

New graphene-based sensor design could improve food safety

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In the US, more than 100 food recalls were issued in 2017 because of contamination from harmful bacteria such as Listeria, Salmonella or E. coli. A new sensor design could one day make it easier to detect pathogens in food before products hit the ...

Dec 4, 2018

Realistic exposure study supports the use of zinc oxide nanoparticle sunscreens

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An important new study provides the first direct evidence that intact zinc oxide nanoparticles neither penetrate the human skin barrier nor cause cellular toxicity after repeated application to human volunteers under in-use conditions. This confir...

Dec 4, 2018

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