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Setting a new standard of precision in making quantum computer chips

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have broken a new record in precision manufacturing, in the quest to fabricate the silicon chips of future quantum computers. They showed that phosphorous ions can be implanted in silicon crystal with 99.95 confidence, while at the sam...

Jan 29, 2024

Scientists Trap Krypton Atoms in Carbon Nanotube To Form One-Dimensional Gas

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists trap krypton atoms in carbon nanotubes, forming a one-dimensional gas and offering new insights into atomic behavior and molecular forces.

Jan 29, 2024

Cells’ Electric Fields Keep Nanoparticles at Bay, Scientists Confirm

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

The surprisingly strong electric field-related effect could have implications for drug design and delivery.

Jan 28, 2024

Self-assembling graphene makes wearable electronics modular and customizable

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed modular, self-assembling graphene sensors that enable versatile, reconfigurable wearable health electronics tailored to individuals.

Jan 28, 2024

Researchers show potential for coal-based graphene to replace sand in concrete

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Rice University researchers have found that graphene derived from metallurgical coke, a coal-based product, could serve not only as a reinforcing additive in cement but also as a replacement for sand in concrete.

Jan 27, 2024

Nanoscale Power Plants: Turning Heat Into Power With Graphene Ribbons

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum physicist Mickael Perrin uses graphene ribbons to build nanoscale power plants that turn waste heat from electrical equipment into electricity.

Jan 27, 2024

Locusts' sense of smell boosted with custom-made nanoparticles

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have harnessed the power of specially made nanostructures to enhance the neural response in a locust's brain to specific odors and to improve their identification of those odors.

Jan 26, 2024

Graphene-based semiconductor has a useful bandgap and high electron mobility

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Epigraphene could boost the performance of electronic devices The post Graphene-based semiconductor has a useful bandgap and high electron mobility appeared first on Physics World.

Jan 26, 2024

Coal-based product could replace sand in concrete

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new study found that graphene derived from metallurgical coke, a coal-based product, through flash Joule heating could serve not only as a reinforcing additive in cement but also as a replacement for sand in concrete.

Jan 26, 2024

Locusts' sense of smell boosted with custom-made nanoparticles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Our sensory systems are highly adaptable. A person who cannot see after turning off a light in the night slowly achieves superior power to see even small objects. Women often attain a heightened sense of smell during pregnancy. How can the same se...

Jan 26, 2024

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