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Nanotech Breakthrough: Ultra-Thin Ferroelectric Film To Unleash Smaller, More Efficient Electronic Devices

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Nagoya University researchers have synthesized the thinnest-ever BaTiO3 nanosheets at 1.8 nm, overcoming the “size effect” issue and retaining ferroelectric properties. This breakthrough enables the miniaturization of devices and could lead to new...

Apr 27, 2023

Integrated Graphene Doubles Footprint to Meet Global Demand and to Scale Up Production

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Integrated Graphene, which is pioneering the use of 3D graphene known as GiiTM to transform the human diagnostics and sustainable IoT sectors, is doubling its footprint to meet increased global demand for its Gii-based products and to scale up bot...

Apr 27, 2023

Nifty nanoparticles help 'peel back the curtain' into the world of super small things

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Physicists are using nanoparticles to develop new sources of light that will allow us to 'peel back the curtain' into the world of extremely small objects -- thousands of times smaller than a human hair -- with major gains for medical an...

Apr 26, 2023

Type VI secretion systems: Weapons of bacterial destruction

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Bacteria can be quite aggressive. Armed with an impressive array of mechanical and biochemical weapons, they don't mess around when it comes to combating their foes. Notable among these armaments is the Type VI Secretion System (T6SS), a memb...

Apr 26, 2023

Unraveling the mechanism of green emission peaks in single polyfluorene chains

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Molecular aggregates are clusters of small molecules held together by relatively weak forces believed to be originating from electronic interactions between the molecules. Owing to their exceptional photophysical properties, molecular aggregates f...

Apr 26, 2023

Nanotechnology design opens door to new cancer treatments

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a drug delivery system that targets tumors with remarkable precision, while reducing the potential for debilitating side effects.

Apr 26, 2023

Going for gold: Nanotech design opens door to new cancer treatments

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

To develop cancer drugs, researchers often have to make tough trade-offs. Most drugs potent enough to kill tumors also cause unpleasant side effects—and may end up doing more harm than good. Now, researchers and clinicians at Stevens Institute of ...

Apr 26, 2023

Royal decoration for Marileen Dogterom

Delft University of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Marileen Dogterom, Professor of Bionanosciences at the Faculty of Applied Sciences (AS) and president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), was made a Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion in the municipality of Woerden. Th...

Apr 26, 2023

Counting photons for quantum computing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Experts in nuclear physics and quantum information have demonstrated the application of a photon-number-resolving system to accurately resolve more than 100 photons. The feat is a major step forward in capability for quantum computing development ...

Apr 26, 2023

The genetics of temperature adaptation: how does life thrive in extreme conditions?

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

The history of the Earth has been one of physical extremes—extreme atmospheric conditions, extreme chemical environments, and extreme temperatures. There was a time when the Earth was so hot all the water was vapor, and the first rain only fell on...

Apr 26, 2023

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