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Inspired by nature: Silencing bacteria: Cerium dioxide nanoparticles work in biological processes like natural enzymes and change signaling molecules, thereby preventing the formation of biofilms

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Bacteria love moist surfaces. Once they have settled there, they do not live as solitary organisms but form larger communities that are embedded in a protective film. These biofilms are found on various surfaces and can lead to contact infections....

Oct 28, 2022

Nanowire Synapses 30,000x Faster Than Nature’s

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Artificial-intelligence systems are increasingly limited by the hardware used to implement them. Now comes a new superconducting photonic circuit that mimics the links between brain cells—burning just 0.3 percent of the energy of its human counter...

Oct 28, 2022

Novel nanotechnology triggers potent therapeutic anti-tumor immune responses

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new study describes the synthesis, mechanism of action and preclinical assessment of the nanoparticle, which is loaded with a drug that activates a protein central to the efficient induction of anti-cancer immunity.

Oct 28, 2022

Synthesizing quantum nanomagnets via metal-free multi-porphyrin systems

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, working with a pair of colleagues from Harvard University, has developed a new way to synthesize single quantum nanomagnets that are based on metal-free, multi-porphyrin systems. In their pap...

Oct 28, 2022

New form of universal quantum computers: Parity quantum computers make it easier to implement complex algorithms

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Computing power of quantum machines is currently still very low. Increasing it is still proving to be a major challenge. Physicists now present a new architecture for a universal quantum computer that overcomes such limitations and could be the ba...

Oct 28, 2022

2D nanoconfinement strategy enhances oxygen evolution performances

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Prof. Zhang Tao's group at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. Hou Yang from Zhejiang University and Prof. Xiao Jianping from the Dalian In...

Oct 28, 2022

Universal parity quantum computing, a new architecture that overcomes performance limitations

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The computing power of quantum machines is currently still very low. Increasing performance is a major challenge. Physicists at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, now present a new architecture for a universal quantum computer that overcomes su...

Oct 28, 2022

MOF and graphene-based nanoconfinement strategy enhances oxygen evolution performances

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists propose a novel two-dimensional nanoconfinement strategy to strongly enhance the oxygen evolution reaction activity of low-conductivity metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).

Oct 28, 2022

A soil-inspired multifunctional nanostructured chemical system

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have designed a chemical system in which chemical restribution, sensing, and modification can be induced by external stimuli.

Oct 28, 2022

Nanoglues stabilize metal atoms for catalysis

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

This work provides a new strategy to boost both catalytic activity and stability.

Oct 28, 2022

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