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Scientists discover unusual ultrafast motion in layered magnetic materials

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A team of researchers report a mechanical response across a layered magnetic material tied to changing its electron spin. This response could have important applications in nanodevices requiring ultra-precise and fast motion control.

Aug 2, 2023

New Form of Silicon Targets Quantum Computing

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Some of the most promising quantum computers have to date involved exotic materials and systems—including superconducting materials cooled to near-absolute zero and floating ions and atoms held in electric fields and laser traps. Yet familiar old ...

Aug 2, 2023

Measuring Sound Waves in Nanostructures

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Three physicists from RIKEN have illustrated the ability of an ultrafast form of transmission electron microscopy to quantify sound waves in nanostructures.

Aug 2, 2023

Microcrystalline cellulose soaks up amitriptyline to treat overdose

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Research in the International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials has demonstrated how microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) can be used to soak up the drug amitriptyline in cases of overdose. Amitriptyline is a commonly prescribed tricyclic antidepressan...

Aug 2, 2023

Study reveals differential gas transport in shale nanochannels

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Shales in sedimentary basins are natural nanopore media, and the formation and development of natural gas and associated special gases, such as helium, are affected by mud shale formations.

Aug 2, 2023

Nanopore Technology Enables Single-Molecule Analysis of Protein Structures

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of scientists, headed by the University of Oxford, has made a significant breakthrough in detecting modifications on protein structures. Their method, published in Nature Nanotechnology, uses cutting-edge nanopore technology to identify str...

Aug 2, 2023

Nanoelectromechanical resonators based on hafnia–zirconia–alumina superlattices with gigahertz spectrum coverage

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Newly developed atomic engineering techniques have opened exciting opportunities for enabling ferroelectric behavior in high-k dielectrics, materials that have a high dielectric constant (i.e., kappa or k) compared to silicon. This could in turn i...

Aug 2, 2023

Scientists develop a new class of artificial water channels for more efficient industrial water purification

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A team led by scientists from the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Department of Biological Sciences in collaboration with the French Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) has successfully synthesized a special protein-mimic that can ...

Aug 2, 2023

RNA-Based Drug Delivery System Targets Cancer Cells Using Lipid Nanoparticles, Provides New Approach in Treating Multiple Myeloma

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists developed lipid-based nanoparticles for a new drug delivery system which targets cancer cells in bone marrow. Learn more about it in this article.

Aug 2, 2023

Researchers pattern 2D materials using a commercial two-photon 3D printer

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from the University of the Bundeswehr Munich & SENS Research Center and KTH Royal Institute of Technology recently demonstrated the noncontact and resist-free patterning of platinum diselenide (PtSe2), molybdenum disulfide (MoS...

Aug 2, 2023

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