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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Underwater movement sensor alerts when a swimmer might be drowning

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Many flexible fitness trackers can’t be submerged in water because the coatings required to completely seal these devices would make them uncomfortable to wear. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have applied a thin, slippery coating to conduc...

Oct 7, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Nanoscope received NIH support for its first-in-class engineered mechanosensitive channel based gene therapy for glaucoma: Nanoscope received Direct Phase II SBIR grant from National Institutes of Health (NIH) for developing an innovative approach to autonomously regulate pressur

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Nanoscope Technologies LLC, a biotechnology company developing gene therapies for treatment of chronic diseases, today announced that it has received $1.5 Million SBIR Direct-to-Phase II grant from NIH in support of its advancement of glaucoma the...

Oct 7, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Boron nitride with a twist could lead to new way to make qubits: Easy control over bright emissions from the crystalline material offer a route toward scalable quantum computing and sensing

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Achieving scalability in quantum processors, sensors, and networks requires novel devices that are easily manipulated between two quantum states. A team led by researchers from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berk...

Oct 7, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: The �dense� potential of nanostructured superconductors: Scientists use unconventional spark plasma sintering method to prepare highly dense superconducting bulk magnesium diboride with a high current density

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From superfast magnetic levitation trains and computer chips to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines and particle accelerators, superconductors are electrifying various aspects of our life. Superconductivity is an interesting property that al...

Oct 7, 2022

Underwater movement sensor can sound the alarm when a swimmer might be drowning

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Many flexible fitness trackers can't be submerged in water because the coatings required to completely seal these devices would make them uncomfortable to wear. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have applied a thin, slippery coating to c...

Oct 7, 2022

New system designs nanomaterials that conduct heat in specific ways

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The technique could be used to fabricate computer chips that won't get too hot while operating, or materials that can convert waste heat to energy.

Oct 7, 2022

Scientists discover they can pull water molecules apart using graphene electrodes

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Writing in Nature Communications, a team led by Dr. Marcelo Lozada-Hidalgo based at the National Graphene Institute (NGI) used graphene as an electrode to measure both the electrical force applied on water molecules and the rate at which these bre...

Oct 7, 2022

New form of silicon could revolutionize semiconductor industry

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After a 10-year research study that started by accident and was met with skepticism, a team of mechanical engineers was able to synthesize highly dense, ultra-narrow silicon nanowires that could revolutionize the semiconductor industry.

Oct 7, 2022

New form of silicon could revolutionize semiconductor industry

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After a 10-year research study that started by accident and was met with skepticism, a team of Northeastern University mechanical engineers was able to synthesize highly dense, ultra-narrow silicon nanowires that could revolutionize the semiconduc...

Oct 7, 2022

New system designs nanomaterials that conduct heat in specific ways

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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 7, 2022

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