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Bandit9's shiny and affordable electric scooter rocks liquid-metal style

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Vietnam’s Bandit9 has dropped a new two-wheeler into the e-scooter pond it’s not quite like anything we’ve seen before. Part urban mobility solution and part fashion statement, the shiny, stainless steel Nano e-scooter looks like it was plucked st...

Sep 30, 2022

For the longest time: Quantum computing engineers set new standard in silicon chip performance

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Two milliseconds—or two thousandths of a second—is an extraordinarily long time in the world of quantum computing. On these timescales the blink of an eye—at one 10th of a second—is like an eternity.

Sep 30, 2022

Many diverse nanopore research directions and applications beyond DNA sequencing

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

In a recent Nature Nanotechnology study, researchers describe diverse applications of nanopore-based technology beyond deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing. More specifically, the current research focuses on the advancements of this technology w...

Sep 29, 2022

Exquisitely thin membranes can slash energy spent refining crude oil into fuel and plastic

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have created a new type of nanomembrane that presents a less energy intensive way to fractionate hydrocarbons from crude oil. The global production of crude oil is currently around 80 million barrels per day. Hydrocarbons extracted from...

Sep 29, 2022

For the longest time: Quantum computing engineers set new standard in silicon chip performance

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineers have substantially extended the time that their quantum computing processors can hold information by more than 100 times compared to previous results.

Sep 29, 2022

Exquisitely thin membranes can slash energy spent refining crude oil into fuel and plastic

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Queen Mary scientists have created a new type of nanomembrane that presents a less energy-intensive way to fractionate hydrocarbons from crude oil.

Sep 29, 2022

Full control of a six-qubit quantum processor in silicon

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have engineered a record number of six, silicon-based, spin qubits in a fully interoperable array. Importantly, the qubits can be operated with a low error-rate that is achieved with a new chip design, an automated calibration procedur...

Sep 29, 2022

Researchers develop ultra-strong aerogels with materials used in bullet-proof vests

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A research team has developed a new type of polymer aerogel materials with vast applicational values for diverse functional devices.

Sep 29, 2022

Discovery of new nanowire assembly process could enable more powerful computer chips

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a technique to precisely manipulate and place nanowires with sub-micron accuracy. This discovery could accelerate the development of even smaller and more powerful computer chips.

Sep 29, 2022

Non-Invasive Strategy Delivers Nanoparticles to the Brain

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Brain stimulation paired with a nose spray comprised of nanoparticles can increase recovery after ischemic stroke in an animal model, according to scientists from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and other universities in China.

Sep 29, 2022

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