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

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

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

The chemical reactivity of graphene bubbles

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has measured and controlled the temperature of individual graphene bubbles with a single laser beam for the first time. This study has been led by Distinguished Professor Rodney S. Ruoff (School of Natural Sc...

May 22, 2018

Valves for tiny particles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Newly developed nanovalves allow the flow of individual nanoparticles in liquids to be controlled in tiny channels. This is of interest for lab-on-a-chip applications such as in materials science and biomedicine.

May 22, 2018

Lodenius Joins JonDeTech Board

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Johan Lodenius is the newest member of IR sensor developer JonDeTech Sensors AB’s board of directors. Lodenius has more than 20 years of leadership experience in global telecommunication and semiconductor corporations. “Mr. Lodenius’ internati...

May 22, 2018

Brookhaven’s Zhu Awarded MSA Award for Physical Sciences

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The Microscopy Society of America (MSA) has selected Yimei Zhu, a senior physicist and leader of the Electron Microscopy and Nanostructure Group in the Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department at the U.S. Department of Energy's (D...

May 22, 2018

Nature-inspired nanotechnology: skin-mimicking sensors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Mimicking the exciting skin structure and function, researchers have designed hierarchical nanoporous and interlocked micro ridge structured polymers with gradient stiffness. The gradient elastic modulus of interlocked and micro ridge structured p...

May 22, 2018

Leveraging imperfections to create better-behaved quantum dots

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Potentially paving the way toward advanced computers, lasers or optical devices, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have revealed new effects in tiny electronic devices called quantum dots.

May 22, 2018

Tunable third harmonic generation in graphene paves the way to high-speed optical communications and signal processing

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Graphene Flagship researchers have shown for the first time gate tunable third harmonic generation in graphene. This research, led by Graphene Flagship Partner University of Cambridge, in Collaboration with Politecnico di Milano and IIT-Istituto I...

May 22, 2018

A single-injection vaccine for the polio virus

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new nanoparticle vaccine developed by MIT researchers could assist efforts to eradicate polio worldwide. The vaccine, which

May 22, 2018

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