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Active noise control for a quantum drum

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Researchers at the Schliesser Lab at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have demonstrated a new way to address a central problem in quantum physics: at the quantum scale, any measurement disturbs the measured object. This disturba...

Nov 1, 2018

Hairy nanotechnology provides green anti-scaling solution

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A new type of cellulose nanoparticle, invented by McGill University researchers, is at the heart of a more effective and less environmentally damaging solution to one of the biggest challenges facing water-based industries: preventing the buildup ...

Nov 1, 2018

Laser-Activated Nanomaterials Exhibit Ability to Heal Wounded Tissues by Forming Seals

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Scientists supported by NIBIB have created laser-activated nanomaterials that have the ability to integrate with wounded tissues to form seals that are excellent than sutures in containing body fluids...

Nov 1, 2018

Hairy nanotechnology provides green anti-scaling solution

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new type of cellulose nanoparticle is at the heart of a more effective and less environmentally damaging solution to one of the biggest challenges facing water-based industries: preventing the buildup of scale.

Nov 1, 2018

Eco-friendly waterproof polymer films synthesized using novel method

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In a paper published in Nano, a researcher from the Department of Chemistry at Myongji University has applied a novel method to control the wettability of polymeric substrates, which has numerous practical implications.

Nov 1, 2018

Polish researchers characterize polymeric microgels and nanogels using BI-200SM goniometer

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Testa Analytical Solutions reports how the Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry at the Lodz University of Technology (Poland) determined molecular weight and radius of gyration of polymeric microgels and nanogels by static multiangle laser lig...

Nov 1, 2018

Simple, mass production of giant vesicles using a porous silicone material

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A technique to generate large amounts of giant vesicle (liposome) dispersion has been developed. The technique involves adsorbing a lipid into a silicone porous material resembling a "marshmallow-like gel" and then squeezing it out like...

Nov 1, 2018

2D materials taking the edge off of nanoscale heat

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Simulations of graphene-like nanoribbons show that small tweaks to their edge structures can drastically alter heat conduction.

Nov 1, 2018

Prenatal exposure to malaria may determine disease susceptibility early in life

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Prenatal exposure to malaria considerably alters the newborn's innate immune response (i.e. its first line of defence), particularly when the placenta has been infected, according to a study led by ISGlobal, the Clinical Research Unit of Nano...

Nov 1, 2018

Scientists 'tame' some disruptive environmental effects on quantum computers

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A team of scientists, led by Professor Winfried Hensinger at the University of Sussex, have made a major breakthrough concerning one of the biggest problems facing quantum computing: how to reduce the disruptive effects of environmental "nois...

Oct 31, 2018

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