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Plastic pervasive in food supply, says new study

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Micro and nanoplastics are pervasive in our food supply and may be affecting food safety and security on a global scale, a new study led by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has found.

May 19, 2023

Sound vibrations can encode and process data like quantum computers do

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A simple mechanical system built from aluminium rods uses vibrations to encode information, mimicking quantum computing in a non-quantum system

May 19, 2023

Sound vibrations can encode and process data like quantum computers do

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A simple mechanical system built from aluminium rods uses vibrations to encode information, mimicking quantum computing in a non-quantum system

May 19, 2023

Sound vibrations can encode and process data like quantum computers do

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A simple mechanical system built from aluminium rods uses vibrations to encode information, mimicking quantum computing in a non-quantum system

May 19, 2023

Physical chemists develop photochromic active colloids shedding light on the development of new smart active materials

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In nature, the skin of cephalopods (animals with tentacles attached to the head) exhibits unparalleled camouflage ability. Their skin contains pigment groups that can sense changes in environmental light conditions and adjust their appearance thro...

May 19, 2023

Study reveals gut microbiota can ferment carbon nanomaterials into organic metabolites

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Recently, a research team led by Prof. Chen Chunying from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed that gut microbiota can ferment exogenous carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) as carbon ...

May 19, 2023

AI powers second-skin-like wearable tech

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A new ultra-thin skinpatch with nanotechnology able to monitor 11 human health signals has been developed by researchers at Monash University.

May 19, 2023

When crystals flow: Semicrystalline polymer shown to flow at temperatures below its melting point

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Semicrystalline polymers are solids that are assumed to flow only above their melting temperature. In a new study published in Science Advances, Chien-Hua Tu and a research team at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany and the U...

May 19, 2023

Topologically structured light detects the position of nano-objects with atomic resolution

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Optical imaging and metrology techniques are key tools for research rooted in biology, medicine and nanotechnology. While these techniques have recently become increasingly advanced, the resolutions they achieve are still significantly lower than ...

May 19, 2023

Researchers report technique to fabricate nanosheets in one minute

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A research group led by Professor Minoru Osada (he, him) and postdoctoral researcher Yue Shi (she, her) at the Institute for Future Materials and Systems (IMaSS), Nagoya University in Japan, has developed a new technology to fabricate nanosheets, ...

May 19, 2023

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