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Graphene quantum dots show promise as novel magnetic field sensors

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Physicists found that speeding electrons trapped in circular loops in graphene quantum dots are highly sensitive to external magnetic fields.

Mar 6, 2023

Biomolecular sliding at the nanoscale

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In organisms whose cells have a nucleus, like plants and animals, the basic packaging units of DNA are the so-called nucleosomes. A nucleosome consists of a segment of DNA wound around eight proteins known as histones. Gene expression, which lies ...

Mar 6, 2023

Two-dimensional quantum freeze

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Nanoparticles cooled to quantum ground-state in two motional dimensions.

Mar 6, 2023

Purification of DNA nanostructures from hydrophobic aggregates

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The new method for purifying hydrophobic DNA nanostructures could accelerate the development of molecular robots.

Mar 6, 2023

Bending 2D nanomaterial could 'switch on' future technologies

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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