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Locusts' sense of smell boosted with custom-made nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers amplify neuron signals from insect brain with specially made nanostructures to achieve better chemical sensing performance

Jan 26, 2024

PsiQuantum, Mitsubishi Partner to Develop Energy-Efficient Materials

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Photonic quantum computing company PsiQuantum, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Mitsubishi Chemical, has launched a partnership to design energy-efficient materials on PsiQuantum’s fault-tolerant quantum computer. The joint research project...

Jan 26, 2024

Using graphene to generate powerful and focused X-rays using electron waveshaping

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed and simulated a new energy-efficient way to generate highly focused and finely controlled X-rays that are up to a thousand times more intense than those from traditional methods.

Jan 26, 2024

Developing Nanocavities for Enhanced Nanoscale Lasers and LEDs

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New gadgets that enhance the interaction between photons and electrons and integrate electrical and photonic functions at the nanoscale are needed as humans enter a new age of computing.

Jan 26, 2024

Warming Mars by 10 Degrees Celsius by 2050

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

There is an improved plan to bring the factories and power systems to manufacture nanorods on Mars and create an intense global warming effect. A few dozen SpaceX Starships would be ready to bring factory equipment, mining equipment and nuclear or...

Jan 25, 2024

#TheMoment a diver captured an underwater battle of seal vs. octopus

University of Waterloo   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

A scuba diver near Vancouver Island's Nanoose Bay caught a rare encounter between a seal and a Pacific octopus. The incredible showdown between the two resulted in the octopus losing a leg, and the seal winning a snack.

Jan 25, 2024

Environmental risks of new pesticides with nanoparticles insufficiently examined, say researchers

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The environmental risks of new pesticides containing nanoparticles are inadequately researched, according to four Leiden University scientists, who have published an article in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. They call for ...

Jan 25, 2024

New Protocol Kills Dead Air for Quantum Communication

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Quantum communication transmission rates have long been limited by the “dead time” inherent to the single-photon detectors used in the field. Now, researchers at LG Electronics in South Korea have unveiled a new protocol that promises to improve t...

Jan 25, 2024

Airborne infection risk plummets in face of metal nanoparticle spray

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

As recent history proves, airborne respiratory infections are not to be trifled with. Now, a new sprayable coating applied to standard air filters might give us a leg up in the war against the pathogens that cause these diseases.

Jan 25, 2024

Cellular scaffolding rewired to make microscopic railways

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Princeton researchers have learned to harness the gossamer scaffolding that maintains the structure of living cells and used it to develop a nanotechnology platform. The technique eventually could lead to advances in soft robotics, new medicines, ...

Jan 25, 2024

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