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DNA origami as a novel avenue for creating next-generation optical voltage sensing nanodevices

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Over the past few decades, researchers have developed various optical voltage sensing probes in order to overcome the highly invasive nature of electrode-based techniques. These voltage sensing mechanisms can be hampered by some combination of lim...

Mar 25, 2018

To fear or not to fear the future of work? Opportunities, disruptions and policy challenges

OECD   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Rapid technological change – from digitalisation to artificial intelligence, 3D printing and nanomaterials – is transforming the way goods and services are produced and consumed. It will have profound implications for the dynamics of productivity,...

Mar 23, 2018

Multifunctional nanotechnology fire alarm wallpaper

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Imagine you are fast asleep in your bedroom when a fire breaks out somewhere else in your house. Fortunately, you have nanotechnology-enhanced wallpaper that detects the fire and automatically rings an alarm. Realizing this idea, scientists have d...

Mar 21, 2018

Mobile World Congress 2018: The Tangled Fate of Graphene and 5G

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

These two technologies have long been hyped, and proponents of each are finally starting to work together

Mar 19, 2018

Mobile World Congress 2018: The Tangled Fate of Graphene and 5G

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

These two technologies have long been hyped, and proponents of each are finally starting to work together

Mar 19, 2018

A Future Colorfully Lit by the Mystifying Physics of Paint-On Semiconductors | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

It defies conventional wisdom about semiconductors. It's baffling that it even works. It eludes physics models that try to explain it. This newly tested class of light-emitting semiconductors is so easy to produce from solution that ...

Mar 19, 2018

Turbocharging Fuel Cells with a Multifunctional Catalyst | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Zero-emissions cars zipping into a sustainable energy future are just one dream powered by fuel cells. But cell technology has been a little sluggish and fuel prohibitively pricey. This new catalyst could offer a game changer. And there a...

Mar 14, 2018

Connected New World | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

The internet of things will soon account for more than half of the world’s connected devices. Georgia Tech researchers are working to ensure IOT security, fuse large IOT data streams, and provide necessary connectivity. ...

Mar 8, 2018

Scientists gain new visibility into quantum information transfer

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Advance holds promise for “wiring” of quantum computers and other systems, and opens new avenues for understanding basic workings of the quantum realm.

Mar 8, 2018

Insulator or superconductor? Physicists find graphene is both

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

When rotated at a "magic angle," graphene sheets can form an insulator or a superconductor.

Mar 5, 2018

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