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Laser-scribed graphene for sensors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new review discusses laser-scribed graphene for sensor fabrication.

Oct 5, 2023

Electric Blue Surprise: Dazzling Tarantula Discovery in Thai Mangroves

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A new electric blue tarantula species was discovered in Thailand’s mangrove forests. Its color is attributed to unique hair nanostructures, and the species emphasizes the significance of taxonomy and the need for conservation efforts.

Oct 5, 2023

Ancient Architecture Technique Inspires Nanoscale Window to the Future

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A centuries-old architectural technique has inspired a new method for tailoring nanoscale windows in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), with potential applications in gas separation and medical fields.

Oct 4, 2023

Your Guide to the Newest Nobel Prize: Quantum Dots

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Today, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to scientists from MIT, Columbia University, and the New York–based company Nanocrystals Technology for “the development of quantum dots, nanoparticles so tiny ...

Oct 4, 2023

Start of the Fully Fault Tolerant Age of Quantum Computers | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Without full fault tolerance in quantum computers we will never practically get past 100 qubits but full fault tolerance will eventually open up the possibility of billions of qubits and beyond. In a Wright Brothers Kittyhawk moment for Quantum Co...

Oct 4, 2023

Three giants of chemistry connected by the quantum realm

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

This year's Nobel Chemistry winners are pioneers in the nanoworld.

Oct 4, 2023

The development of quantum dots wins the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry

Science News   -   Scientific News Websites

Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov split the prize for their work in creating nanoparticles whose properties depend on their size.

Oct 4, 2023

Optimizing Continuous-Variable Functions with Quantum Annealing

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Quantum annealing (QA) can be competitive to classical algorithms in optimizing continuous-variable functions when running on appropriate hardware, show researchers from Tokyo Tech. By comparing the performance of QA running on a D-Wave quantum co...

Oct 4, 2023

2023 Chemistry Nobel grants big honor to explorers of the super-small

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three different scientists who advanced the development of quantum dots – nanoscale particles that exhibit unusual characteristics thanks to their diminutive size.

Oct 4, 2023

Quantum dots: the tiny 'rainbow' crystals behind chemistry Nobel

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum dots are tiny crystals that scientists can tune to different colors, giving an extra-vivid pop to next-generation TV screens or illuminating tumors inside bodies so surgeons can hunt them down.

Oct 4, 2023

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