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Beyond the limits of conventional electronics: Stable organic molecular nanowires

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Scientists have created the first thermally stable organic molecular nanowire devices using a single 4.5-nm-long molecule placed inside electroless gold-plated nanogap electrodes.

May 23, 2018

Understanding the generation of light-induced electrical current in atomically thin nanomaterials

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Scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory—have used an optoelectronic imaging technique to study the electronic behavior of atomi...

May 23, 2018

Novel organ-on-chip platform for drug screening

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Imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technologies, presents this week at its technology forum ITF 2018 (Antwerp, May 23-24), a novel organ-on-chip platform for pharmacological studies with unprecedent...

May 23, 2018

Ergonomic eye-tracking technology for high-quality AR/VR experiences

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Imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technology, will demonstrate today at its Imec Technology Forum in Antwerp (ITF Belgium 2018), a new wireless eye-tracking technology based on electro-oculography ...

May 23, 2018

Quantum stopwatch could be the best in the universe

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Storing time from a quantum stopwatch with qubits – instead of losing accuracy by stopping and starting it – could give us the ultimate precision in timekeeping

May 23, 2018

Noncomposite Could Replace Polymers in Industrial Applications

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A new technology could make it possible to produce and use high-quality glass materials in place of polymers. The innovation, known as Glassomer, could be used in optical, photonic, medical, and industrial applications. Glassomer is a solid nano...

May 22, 2018

Putting the optical microscope under the microscope to achieve atomic accuracy

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New work enables optical microscopes to measure these nanometer-scale details with a new level of accuracy.

May 22, 2018

Magnesium magnificent for plasmonic applications

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Rice University researchers have synthesized and isolated plasmonic magnesium nanoparticles that show all the promise of their gold, silver and aluminum cousins with none of the drawbacks.

May 22, 2018

Remote control of transport through nanopores: New study outlines key factors affecting the transfer of molecules through biological channels

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In our bodies, the transfer of genetic information, viral infections and protein trafficking, as well as the synthesis and degradation of biomolecules are all phenomena that require the transport of molecules through channels. In a new study scien...

May 22, 2018

Tunable diamond string may hold key to quantum memory: A process similar to guitar tuning improves storage time of quantum memory

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Researchers have engineered diamond strings that can be tuned to quiet a qubit's environment and improve memory from tens to several hundred nanoseconds, enough time to do many operations on a quantum chip.

May 22, 2018

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