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Benefits of Nanocarbon-Based Field-Effect Transistors in Biosensors

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Field-effect transistor (FET) devices based on functionalized nanocarbon materials are a promising technology for biomolecular sensing applications. Nanocarbon-based field-effect transistor (NC-FET) devices allow for label-free detection of biomol...

Oct 10, 2022

Nanomaterials Engineered for Use in Computer Chips to Prevent Overheating

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Computer chips contain billions of microscopic transistors that allow robust computation, but also produce an enormous amount of heat.

Oct 10, 2022

The coherent simulation of a quantum phase transition in a programmable 2,000 qubit Ising chain

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum computers have the potential to outperform classical computers on several complex tasks, yet many challenges will need to be overcome before they reach their full potential. In the meantime, physicists and computer scientists have been try...

Oct 10, 2022

Metal-organic frameworks behave like enzymes in catalysis

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The construction of substrate-specific nanopockets in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with allosteric effects has been demonstrated to facilitate the formation of the transition state in catalytic reactions, as enzymes do.

Oct 10, 2022

Precise high-speed trajectory tracking and multi-target detection with a novel position sensitive detector

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers demonstrate a multitarget real-time trajectory tracking system by using a time-division position sensitive detector (TD-PSD) system by employing a graphene-silicon Schottky heterojunction. The system allows for multi-target real-time t...

Oct 10, 2022

New system designs nanomaterials that conduct heat in specific ways

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. Engineers employ ...

Oct 10, 2022

Ultra-Fast Racetrack Memory Enters the Third Dimension

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Racetrack memory could hold vast amounts of data that one can access extraordinarily quickly. Now, in a new study, scientists reveal 3D racetrack memory devices that may greatly increase the potential of this technology.

Oct 9, 2022

Seaweed-based battery powers confidence in sustainable energy storage

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

The bristol-led team uses nanomaterials made from seaweed to create a strong battery separator, paving the way for a greener and more efficient energy storage.

Oct 9, 2022

Researchers address the stability problems of graphene nanoribbon zigzag edges

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

An international team, including scientists from DIPC and CFM (CSIC-UPV/EHU) in San Sebastian, CIQUS - Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Czech Academy of Sciences (Prague), Palacký University (Olomouc), Ikerbasque (Basque Country) and CINN (...

Oct 8, 2022

Inexpensive, Reusable Mn Catalysts Make for Efficient Alkylation of Ketones With Alcohols

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

A newly developed manganese (Mn) catalyst facilitates efficient conversion of alcohols into diverse organic compounds without requiring the addition of a base and producing water as the only byproduct, Tokyo Tech researchers find in a new study. T...

Oct 7, 2022

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