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The switch made from a single molecule: A special carbon molecule can function as multiple high-speed switches at once

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An international team of researchers has demonstrated a switch, analogous to a transistor, made from a single molecule called fullerene. By using a carefully tuned laser pulse, the researchers are able to use fullerene to switch the path of an inc...

Feb 21, 2023

These sports sensors could curb 'bad calls' and help players during practices

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If you watched the most recent Super Bowl, you know the importance of a referee's call on the outcome of a game. Slow-motion replays and close-watching eyes help, but a new sensor technology could someday serve as an even more reliable tool f...

Feb 21, 2023

Enhanced arsenic detection in water, food, soil: Sensor can identify the global content and form of arsenic-containing molecules at very low concentrations

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Scientists fabricate sensitive nanostructured silver surfaces to detect arsenic, even at very low concentrations. The sensors make use of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: As a molecule containing arsenic adheres to the surface, it's hit w...

Feb 21, 2023

Chiral detection of biomolecules based on reinforcement learning

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers introduced a nanostructure design platform based on reinforcement learning and manipulate optical properties.

Feb 21, 2023

Nanoparticles self-assemble to harvest solar energy

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have designed a solar harvester with enhanced energy conversion capabilities.

Feb 21, 2023

Nanoparticles self-assemble to harvest solar energy

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Solar-thermal technology is a promising, environmentally friendly energy harvesting method with a potential role to play in solving the fossil fuel energy crisis.

Feb 21, 2023

Wireless technique enables quantum computer to send and receive data without generating too much error-causing heat

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Heat causes errors in the qubits that are the building blocks of a quantum computer, so quantum systems are typically kept inside refrigerators that keep the temperature just above absolute zero (-459 degrees Fahrenheit).

Feb 21, 2023

Neuromorphic camera and machine learning aid nanoscopic imaging

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In a new study, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) show how a brain-inspired image sensor can go beyond the diffraction limit of light to detect miniscule objects such as cellular components or nanoparticles invisible to current...

Feb 21, 2023

Electron Dynamics in Semiconductors Can Now Measure Using Optical Nanoscopy Laser Beam Tool

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Measuring electron dynamics in semiconductors, can now be possible thanks to innovative optical nanoscopy laser beams developed by University of California, Berkeley. Know more about this tool here, read now!

Feb 21, 2023

Neuromorphic camera and machine learning aid nanoscopic imaging

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers demonstrate how a brain-inspired image sensor can go beyond the diffraction limit of light to detect miniscule objects such as cellular components or nanoparticles invisible to current microscopes.

Feb 21, 2023

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