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Revolutionary ultra-thin 'meta-lens' enables full-color imaging

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Columbia Engineers have created the first flat lens capable of correctly focusing a large range of colors of any polarization to the same focal spot without the need for any additional elements. Only a micron thick, their revolutionary 'flat&...

Oct 3, 2018

Liquid crystals and the origin of life

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The display screens of modern televisions, cell phones and computer monitors rely on liquid crystals - materials that flow like liquids but have molecules oriented in crystal-like structures. However, liquid crystals may have played a far more anc...

Oct 3, 2018

US mobilizing funding for Quantum AI to match China in multi-billion race | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

The White House released a National Strategic Overview for Quantum Information Science that outlines its plan for advancing the field. The Department of Energy and National Science Foundation also announced grant awards totaling $218 million and $...

Oct 2, 2018

Impurities in Semiconductor Enable Qubits That Emit Photons in IR

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

An international research team has discovered a way to create qubits that emit photons at wavelengths close to those used by telecom providers. Scientists at the University of Groningen, together with colleagues from Linköping University and Norst...

Oct 2, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - News Story: EXPLORES NEXT-GEN GRAPHENE NANOTUBE PRODUCTS

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Graphene nanotubes are a specific form of graphene possessing a number of exciting properties and advanced characteristics, that compare favourably with most other nanomaterials. There is a great deal...

Oct 2, 2018

Eco-Friendly Nanoparticles for Artificial Photosynthesis

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Researchers at the University of Zurich have developed a nanoparticle type for novel use in artificial photosynthesis by adding zinc sulfide on the surface of indium-based quantum dots. These quantum dots produce clean hydrogen fuel from water an...

Oct 2, 2018

Imaging accumulated charges at solid-electrolyte interfaces

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a three-dimensional open-loop electric potential microscopy technique to visualize the charge accumulation behavior at the interface between a solid electrode and liquid electrolyte. The technique was used for providing ...

Oct 2, 2018

Quantum physics: Reaction of quantum fluid to photoexcitation of dissolved particles

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Researchers have described for the first time the dynamics which takes place within a trillionth of a second after photoexcitation of a single atom inside a superfluid helium nanodroplet.

Oct 2, 2018

The Largest Event on Graphene Nanotubes is Open to the Public for the First Time

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The Nanoaugmented Materials Industry Summit (NAUM) 2018 in Shanghai on October 31 will gather the world’s leading companies who use and apply graphene nanotubes to share exciting results. This year...

Oct 2, 2018

The Largest Event on Graphene Nanotubes is Open to the Public for the First Time

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The Nanoaugmented Materials Industry Summit (NAUM) 2018 in Shanghai on October 31 will gather the world’s leading companies who use and apply graphene nanotubes to share exciting results. This year...

Oct 2, 2018

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