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A model system of topological superconductivity mediated by skyrmionic magnons

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Topological superconductors are superconducting materials with unique characteristics, including the appearance of so-called in-gap Majorana states. These bound states can serve as qubits, making topological superconductors particularly promising ...

Apr 28, 2023

Study shows endocrine disrupting effects of micro and nanoplastic particles

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Amid rising evidence that additives designed to improve plastics also disrupt sex hormones, a Rutgers laboratory trial shows that plastic itself can do likewise when inhaled at moderate levels.

Apr 27, 2023

Plastic particles themselves, not just chemical additives, can alter sex hormones

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A new study used a pioneering technique to deliver endocrine-disrupting aerosolized micro-nano-plastics to female lab rats.

Apr 27, 2023

Unraveling the mathematics behind wiggly worm knots

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Researchers wanted to understand precisely how blackworms execute tangling and ultrafast untangling movements for a myriad of biological functions. They researched the topology of the tangles. Their research could inform the design of fiber-like, ...

Apr 27, 2023

An innovative strategy for efficient wastewater treatment: Cross-stacked super-aligned carbon nanotube membranes

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Membrane separation technology has been widely recognized as a more advantageous technology owing to its high treatment efficiency, low footprint, reliable effluent quality. However, its further sustainable growth has been hampered due to membrane...

Apr 27, 2023

Scientists propose theory of σ bond resonance in flat boron materials

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Recently, two-dimensional (2D) boron sheets—borophenes—have drawn great interest from materials scientists because of their similarity to graphene. However, understanding of how the material can be stable in the 2D form is still lacking, mainly du...

Apr 27, 2023

Newly developed hydrogel nanocomposite for the mass production of hydrogen

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A research team led by Prof. Hyeon Taeghwan at the Center for Nanoparticle Research within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in Seoul, South Korea has developed a new photocatalytic platform for the mass production of hydrogen.

Apr 27, 2023

The wound dressing that can reveal infection

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A nanocellulose wound dressing that can reveal early signs of infection without interfering with the healing process has been developed by researchers at Linköping University.

Apr 27, 2023

Nano-robotic scalpel swarm shreds brain cancer cells from the inside

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

When it comes to fighting the deadly brain cancer known as glioblastoma, options are very much limited. This led a Canadian research team to take a novel approach. They tricked cancer cells into taking up carbon nanotubes, and they then shredded t...

Apr 27, 2023

Researchers develop new germanium-tin transistor as alternative to silicon

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Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich have fabricated a new type of transistor from a germanium–tin alloy that has several advantages over conventional switching elements. Charge carriers can move faster in the material than in silicon or germani...

Apr 27, 2023

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