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5 million in quest for “missing link” in quantum communication

Delft University of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Delft University of Technology and its Kavli Institute of Nanoscience received a five-million-dollar grant from The Kavli Foundation to fund a collaborative effort to develop the quantum equivalent of telecommunication.

Aug 21, 2023

DNA Origami-Based Nanostructures Could Be Used to Target and Destroy Cancer Cells

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new study highlights the potential of artificial DNA structures that, when fitted with antibodies, instruct the immune system to specifically target cancerous cells.

Aug 21, 2023

Physicists employ synthetic complex frequency waves to overcome optical loss in superlenses

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A collaborative research team led by Interim Head of Physics Professor Shuang Zhang from The University of Hong Kong (HKU), along with National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Imperial College London and University of California, Berkeley, ...

Aug 21, 2023

Why was so much spent on quantum computers before they even existed? – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Robert P Crease finds out why companies, firms and governments invested in quantum computers before the technology existed The post Why was so much spent on quantum computers before they even existed? appeared first on Physics World.

Aug 21, 2023

Gold Buckyballs, Oft-used Nanoparticle ‘Seeds’ are One and The Same

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Rice University chemists have discovered that tiny gold “seed” particles, a key ingredient in one of the most common nanoparticle recipes, are one and the same as gold buckyballs, 32-atom spherical molecules that are cousins of the carbon buckybal...

Aug 21, 2023

Laser-Assisted Construction of All-Graphene Macrostructures

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) have presented a laser-assisted layer-by-layer covalent growth approach for producing highly crystalline all-graphene macrostructures (AGMs).

Aug 21, 2023

Light-responsive nanocrystal array lifts 1,000 times its own mass

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have developed a novel material using tiny organic crystals that convert light into a substantial mechanical force able to lift 10,000 times its own mass. Without the need for heat or electricity, the photomechanical material could one...

Aug 21, 2023

Redefining Standards: NIST’s New Approach to Measuring Near-Zero Pressures

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Chip manufacturing, gravitational wave detectors, and quantum computers could all benefit from better ways to measure a vacuum.

Aug 21, 2023

50-Year Prediction on Quantum State Now Proven as Electron Pairing Artificial Atoms on Superconductor Surfaces Achieved

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum dots come in dimensions of 1.5 to 10 nanometers and have unique chemical and physical properties.

Aug 21, 2023

New technique cuts polio detection time in half

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

New research supported by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has shown that the time to detect polio can be halved using a technique called Direct molecular Detection and Nanopore Sequencing (DDNS), supporting the globa...

Aug 21, 2023

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