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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Ribbons of graphene push the material�s potential: A new technique developed at Columbia offers a systematic evaluation of twist angle and strain in layered 2D materials

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Think you know everything about a material? Try giving it a twist­—literally. That’s the main idea of an emerging field in condensed matter physics called “twistronics,” which has researchers drastically changing the properties of 2D materials, li...

Aug 12, 2023

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Tattoo technique transfers gold nanopatterns onto live cells

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For now, cyborgs exist only in fiction, but the concept is becoming more plausible as science progresses. And now, researchers are reporting in ACS’ Nano Letters that they have developed a proof-of-concept technique to “tattoo” living cells and ti...

Aug 12, 2023

Graphene Manufacturing Group announces new offering of units

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Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has announce an upcoming AUD$3 million (around USD$1,950,000) offering of units. The proceeds from the offering will primarily be used to strengthen GMG’s financial position and provide liquidity for ongoing oper...

Aug 12, 2023

Embarking on quest for new quantum materials

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Basic science effort seeks novel nanoelectronic materials for robust quantum computing devices, sensors.

Aug 12, 2023

Researchers design rGO-based nerve gas sensor using human scent receptors

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Researchers from Seoul National University and Samsung Electronics have developed a sensitive and selective nerve gas sensor using human scent receptors. It reliably detected a substitute for deadly sarin gas in simulated tests.

Aug 12, 2023

Quantum Echoes: A Revolutionary Method to Store Information as Sound Waves

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Quantum computing, just like traditional computing, requires a method to store the information it uses and processes. In the computer you’re using right now, information—whether it be photos of your dog, a reminder about a friend’s birthday, or th...

Aug 12, 2023

Arrays of quantum rods could enhance TVs or virtual reality devices, research suggests

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Flat screen TVs that incorporate quantum dots are now commercially available, but it has been more difficult to create arrays of their elongated cousins, quantum rods, for commercial devices. Quantum rods can control both the polarization and colo...

Aug 11, 2023

Ancient Graphite Reveals a Quantum Surprise: Scientists Discover Hofstadter’s Butterfly

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Scientists at The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute have discovered new physics in graphite through the application of twistronics, revealing a 2.5-dimensional mixing of surface and bulk states. The research opens new possibil...

Aug 11, 2023

A quantum leap in mechanical oscillator technology

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Scientists have successfully extended the quantum state lifetime of a mechanical oscillator, a development with vast implications for quantum computing and communication systems.

Aug 11, 2023

Achieving dynamic imaging of interfacial electrochemistry

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A research team led by Prof. Liu Xianwei from the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) has made progress in the dynamic imaging of inter...

Aug 11, 2023

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