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Quantum Light Source Generates Single Photons, Encodes Data

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

An approach to quantum light emitters developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory stacks two different atomically thin materials to realize a source that generates a stream of circularly polarized single photons that can be used for a variety of q...

Aug 29, 2023

Nanowire Innovation: Revolutionizing Fuel Cells With Enhanced Durability

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

The Los Alamos National Laboratory introduced a corrosion-resistant fuel cell design featuring a coaxial nanowire electrode. This innovative approach holds promise for heavy-duty trucking, showing impressive durability in stress tests.

Aug 29, 2023

Researchers design scalable graphene sensor array for real-time toxins monitoring in flowing water

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A team of researchers, led by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, recently developed a path to mass-manufacture high-performance graphene sensors that can detect heavy metals and bacteria in flowing tap water. This advance could bring down the ...

Aug 29, 2023

Solar-heated nanowires de-ice surfaces with almost 100% efficiency

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Ice build-up can pose a problem for roads, aircraft, wind turbines and power lines, among many other things. Now scientists at Dalian University of Technology have developed a new structure made of copper nanowires that can passively de-ice surfac...

Aug 29, 2023

Nanoscale Material Offers New Way to Control Fire

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

High-temperature flames are used to create a wide variety of materials -- but once you start a fire, it can be difficult to control how the flame interacts with the material you are trying to process. Researchers have now developed a technique tha...

Aug 29, 2023

From lab to market: A look at graphene's societal impact

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Graphene Week, the Graphene Flagship's annual scientific conference, will feature an open pavilion showcasing graphene products and prototypes, and the Graphene Innovation Forum providing an industry perspective on graphene technologies.

Aug 29, 2023

Gilded mysteries unveiled: Ancient art meets nanotechnology in nanoscale goldbeating

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Bridging the gap between ancient arts and modern technology, researchers have discovered that even nanoscopic gold ingots can be compressed into 2D leaf forms, replicating the ancient process of goldbeating, but at the nanoscale.

Aug 29, 2023

Microscopic magnetic beads could quickly detect pathogens

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Dynabeads are commercially available microscopic magnetic spheres which scientists use to isolate certain types of cells and proteins. Now, MIT researchers are developing a method of using the beads to quickly spot pathogens in drinking water or b...

Aug 28, 2023

Quantum computer unveils atomic dynamics of light-sensitive molecules

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have implemented a quantum-based method to observe a quantum effect in the way light-absorbing molecules interact with incoming photons. Known as a conical intersection, the effect puts limitations on the paths molecules can take to ch...

Aug 28, 2023

Quantum computer unveils atomic dynamics of light-sensitive molecules

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Duke University have implemented a quantum-based method to observe a quantum effect in the way light-absorbing molecules interact with incoming photons. Known as a conical intersection, the effect puts limitations on the paths molec...

Aug 28, 2023

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