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Gas-Jet Lens Supports Refractive Optics in XUV Domain

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A new refractive lens developed by scientists at the Max Born Institute (MBI) uses a jet of atoms to focus extreme UV (XUV) beams. The atom jet is used in place of glass, which is nontransparent in the XUV spectral region. In spite of a large nu...

Dec 3, 2018

Researchers develop accurate, non-invasive method to detect bladder cancer

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A research team has developed a non-invasive method for detecting bladder cancer that might make screening easier and more accurate than current invasive clinical tests involving visual inspection of bladder. In the first successful use of atomic ...

Dec 3, 2018

Targeting sepsis, the leading cause of ICU deaths, with a nanocarrier-delivered microRNA

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One obstacle to therapeutic use of microRNAs (miRNA), which are in clinical trial for a number of diseases, are ribonucleases, whose job it is to destroy them. Medical University of South Carolina researchers report in Inflammation that an miRNA (...

Dec 3, 2018

Will light be the basis for quantum computing?

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Using a compact optical platform that exploits the quantum characteristics of light, Professor Roberto Morandotti and his team are one step closer to realizing the first powerful photonic quantum computer. In Nature Physics, the INRS researchers r...

Dec 3, 2018

Graphene unlocks new potential for 'smart textiles'

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The quest to create affordable, durable and mass-produced 'smart textiles' has been given fresh impetus through the use of the wonder material Graphene.

Dec 3, 2018

Colloidal quantum dots make LEDs shine bright in the infrared

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A group of ICFO researchers report on the development of a colloidal quantum-dot light emitting diode with unprecedented quantum and power conversion efficiencies in the infrared range.The study, published in Nature Nanotechnology, has proven that...

Dec 3, 2018

Billions of nanoplastics accumulate in marine organisms within six hours

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A ground-breaking study has shown it takes a matter of hours for billions of minute plastic nanoparticles to become embedded throughout the major organs of a marine organism.

Dec 3, 2018

Potential for graphene-strengthened jute

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Jute is extracted from the bark of the white jute plant and is a 100% biodegradable....

Dec 3, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - News Story: These small caps are tapping a graphene market that has more than doubled in a year

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

First Graphene (ASX:FGR) has identified several market opportunities for its PureGRAPH products the latest of which is improving the protective polymer linings of critical mining equipment.

Dec 1, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: USC scientists find a way to enhance the performance of quantum computers: The method has the potential to solve some of society's biggest challenges

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

USC scientists have demonstrated a theoretical method to enhance the performance of quantum computers, an important step to scale a technology with potential to solve some of society's biggest challen...

Dec 1, 2018

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