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Meta-surface corrects for chromatic aberrations across all kinds of lenses

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SEAS researchers have developed a so-called metacorrector, a single-layer surface of nanostructures that can correct chromatic aberrations across the visible spectrum and can be incorporated into commercial optical systems, from simple lenses to h...

Nov 20, 2018

Quantum artificial life created on the cloud

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The Quantum Technologies for Information Science (QUTIS) research group, led by the Ikerbasque Professor Enrique Solano of the UPV/EHU's Department of Physical Chemistry, has developed a quantum biomimetic protocol that reproduces the charact...

Nov 20, 2018

Chemists develop new method for selective binding of proteins

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A new method of selectively binding proteins to nanoparticles has been described by a team of German and Chinese researchers headed by Prof. Bart Jan Ravoo, a chemist at the "Center for Soft Nanoscience" at the University of Münster, Ger...

Nov 20, 2018

Researchers developed sustainable 'nano-raspberry' to neutralize poisonous carbon monoxide

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Sustainable method to neutralize poisonous carbon monoxide named 'nano-raspberry' was developed by the NITech scientists, which is a raspberry-shaped nanoparticle capable of losing the most potent toxicity of carbon monoxide.

Nov 20, 2018

Quantum Computing: Atomic Clocks Make for Longer-Lasting Qubits

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Cesium atoms and laser traps offer a more robust type of quantum computer

Nov 19, 2018

Light scalpel: A major step toward non-viral ocular gene therapy using laser and nanotechnology: Hope for people with glaucoma, retinitis and macular degeneration

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Gold nanoparticles, which act like 'nanolenses,' concentrate the energy produced by the extremely short pulse of a femtosecond laser to create a nanoscale incision on the surface of the eye's retina cells. This technology, which pre...

Nov 19, 2018

A major step toward non-viral ocular gene therapy using laser and nanotechnology

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Gold nanoparticles, which act like 'nanolenses', concentrate the energy produced by the extremely short pulse of a femtosecond laser to create a nanoscale incision on the surface of the eye's retina cells.

Nov 19, 2018

A major step toward non-viral ocular gene therapy using laser and nanotechnology

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In January 2009, the life of engineer Michel Meunier, a professor at Polytechnique Montréal, changed dramatically. Like others, he had observed that the extremely short pulse of a femtosecond laser could make nanometre-sized holes appear in silico...

Nov 19, 2018

Solution for next generation nanochips comes out of thin air

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Researchers at RMIT University have engineered a new type of transistor, the building block for all electronics. Instead of sending electrical currents through silicon, these transistors send electrons through narrow air gaps, where they can trave...

Nov 19, 2018

Enabling fabrication beyond 7nm

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How did we get from the Palm Pilots of the 90s to the ultra-powerful smart phones of today? In large part, because of scaling, where integrated circuits are made with smaller feature sizes fitting more and more circuit elements in the same area of...

Nov 19, 2018

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