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Racing electrons in graphene under control

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Researchers have succeeded in using ultra-short laser impulses to precisely control electrons in graphene.

Nov 26, 2018

Molecules that self-assemble into monolayers for efficient perovskite solar cells

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Scientists have discovered a new method for producing efficient contact layers in perovskite solar cells. It is based on molecules that organise themselves into a monolayer.

Nov 26, 2018

A water treatment breakthrough, inspired by a sea creature

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Inspired by Actinia, a sea organism that ensnares its prey with its tentacles, a team of researchers has developed a method for efficiently treating water. The research, a collaboration of the labs of Yale's Menachem Elimelech and Huazhang Zh...

Nov 26, 2018

New device could monitor anticoagulant treatments with to deliver personalized therapies

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Researchers of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) and CIBER Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) have developed a biosensor device which a...

Nov 26, 2018

Racing electrons under control

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The advantage is that electromagnetic light waves oscillate at petaherz frequency. This means that computers in the future could operate at speeds a million times faster than those of today. Scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-N...

Nov 26, 2018

Quantum computing at scale: Australian scientists achieve compact, sensitive qubit readout

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A group led by Australian of the Year, Professor Michelle Simmons, has overcome another critical technical hurdle for building a silicon-based quantum computer.

Nov 26, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Cea-Leti and imec Launch Strategic Partnership to Develop AI and Quantum Computing

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During the state visit of His Excellency Emmanuel Macron President of the French Republic, the Belgian research center imec and the French research institute CEA-Leti, two world-leading research and i...

Nov 24, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Researchers create new 'smart' material with potential biomedical, environmental uses

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Brown University researchers have shown a way to use graphene oxide (GO) to add some backbone to hydrogel materials made from alginate, a natural material derived from seaweed that's currently used in...

Nov 24, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: How low can we go? Nanopore detection of single flu viruses to control outbreaks: Osaka University-led study shows that label-free digital diagnostics based on nanopore analytics and AI technology can characterize individual virions by their distinct physical features

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Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease of global importance, which causes millions of infections annually with the ever-present risk of a serious outbreak. Passive vaccination is the onl...

Nov 24, 2018

Self-Assembled Carbon Nanotube Antennas for Solar Power Revolution | NextBigFuture.com

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NovaSolix’s carbon nanotube (CNT) antennas are small enough to match the nano-scale wavelengths of sunlight. Antennas can convert electromagnetic spectrum much more efficiently than photovoltaic (PV) cells. When perfected, NovaSolix antennas will ...

Nov 24, 2018

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