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Navigating the risks and benefits of AI: Lessons from nanotechnology

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Twenty years ago, nanotechnology was the artificial intelligence of its time. The specific details of these technologies are, of course, a world apart. But the challenges of ensuring each technology's responsible and beneficial development ar...

Oct 3, 2023

Wearable sensor to monitor 'last line of defense' antibiotic

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have combined earlier work on  painless microneedles with nanoscale sensors to create a wearable sensor patch capable of continuously monitoring the levels of a ‘last line of defense’ antibiotic.

Oct 3, 2023

Optimizing continuous-variable functions with quantum annealing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum annealing (QA) is a cutting-edge algorithm that leverages the unique properties of quantum computing to tackle complex combinatorial optimization problems (a class of mathematical problems dealing with discrete-variable functions).

Oct 3, 2023

Nano-mechanoelectrical approach increases DNA detection sensitivity by 100 times

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

UMass Amherst researchers have pushed forward the boundaries of biomedical engineering one hundredfold with a new method for DNA detection with unprecedented sensitivity.

Oct 3, 2023

Bruker Introduces Next-Generation Nanomechanical Test System

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

At the annual Materials Science and Technology (MS&T23) conference, Bruker Corporation today announced the release of the Hysitron TI 990 TriboIndenter®, which brings superior levels of performance, automation, and productivity to nanomech...

Oct 3, 2023

Wearable sensor system can track antibiotic levels in real time

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have combined painless microneedles with nanoscale sensors to create a wearable sensor patch capable of continuously monitoring the levels of one of these antibiotics.

Oct 3, 2023

Scientists develop nanozyme mimetic that degrades effluents under sunlight

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at the Materials Research Center (MRC), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have developed a new type of enzyme mimetic that can degrade toxic chemicals in industrial wastewater effectively in the presence of sunlight.

Oct 3, 2023

Scientists Create Ultra-Strong, Lightweight Material Using DNA and Glass

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Working on the nanoscale gives researchers a lot of insight and control when fabricating and characterizing materials. In larger scale manufacturing, as well as in nature, many materials have the capacity for flaws and impurities that can disrupt ...

Oct 3, 2023

THz Generation Technique Could Transform Field of Ultrafast Electronics

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Terahertz (THz) waves can be used to probe the magnetic properties of new materials. Efficient THz wave generation could advance applications in energy harvesting, ultrafast electronics, and THz spectroscopy.

Oct 3, 2023

First Graphene enters MOU with UAE's EMDAD for Kainos tech development

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

First Graphene (FGR) has announced it has signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Abu Dhabi-headquartered integrated services provider EMDAD Group (EMDAD).

Oct 3, 2023

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