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Bending 2D nanomaterial could 'switch on' future technologies

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Materials scientists uncovered a property of ferroelectric 2D materials that could be exploited in future devices.

Mar 6, 2023

Scientists thread rows of metal atoms into nanofiber bundles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have successfully threaded atoms of indium metal in between individual fibers in bundles of transition metal chalcogenide nanofibers. By steeping the bundles in indium gas, rows of atoms were able to ...

Mar 6, 2023

Cooling and drying on the go: The latest in nanoengineered textiles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Functional, nanoengineered textiles are designed to enhance human comfort in outdoor activities that require cooling, warming, or drying, resulting in improved comfort levels and increased productivity in outdoor work. Furthermore, there is the po...

Mar 6, 2023

Method Achieves Nanoscopic Measure of Electron Dynamics in Semiconductor Materials

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

The properties and performance of semiconductor chips powering modern technologies are ultimately determined by free electrons. With the continued miniaturization of electronic and photonic devices, tools to examine the behavior of free electrons,...

Mar 6, 2023

Biomolecular sliding at the nanoscale

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists report the discovery of a biomolecular dynamical process likely relevant to gene expression. The process, revealed by means of high-speed atomic force microscopy, involves DNA and its packaging molecules.

Mar 6, 2023

Quantum computers that use 'cat qubits' may make fewer errors

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum bits inspired by Schrödinger’s cat could allow quantum computers to make fewer mistakes and more efficiently crack algorithms used for encryption

Mar 5, 2023

Quantum computers that use 'cat qubits' may make fewer errors

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum bits inspired by Schrödinger’s cat could allow quantum computers to make fewer mistakes and more efficiently crack algorithms used for encryption

Mar 5, 2023

Edible graphene bio-sensors based on seaweed could take over the field of wearable health monitors

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Scientists at the University of Sussex and the University of Brighton have developed health sensors using natural elements like rock salt, water and seaweed, combined with graphene. Since they are made with ...

Mar 5, 2023

Paradox Reveals the Quantum Geometry Wizardry in Superconductivity’s “Magic Angle”

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists identify quantum geometry as crucial to process. Researchers have produced new evidence of how graphene, when twisted to a precise angle, can become a...

Mar 5, 2023

Threading Rows of Metal Atoms Into Nanofiber Bundles To Create Flexible Nanowires

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Intercalation of indium into nanostructures promises applications to nanocircuitry. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have successfully threaded atoms of indium metal in between individual fibers...

Mar 4, 2023

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