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Seeing electron movement at fastest speed ever could help unlock next-level quantum computing: New technique could enable processing speeds a million to a billion times faster than today's computers and spur progress in many-body physics

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

The key to maximizing traditional or quantum computing speeds lies in our ability to understand how electrons behave in solids, and researchers have now captured electron movement in attoseconds--the fastest speed yet.

Oct 12, 2022

Breaking up hydrogen more easily with copper-titanium catalysts

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Producing fragrances and flavorings and converting chemicals derived from biomass could get a boost from a new technique to break up hydrogen in nanoporous copper-titanium catalysts.

Oct 12, 2022

Seeing electron movement at fastest speed ever could help unlock next-level quantum computing

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New technique could enable processing speeds a million to a billion times faster than today's computers and spur progress in many-body physics.

Oct 12, 2022

Nanoscale Analysis of Medieval Bilayer Metal Leaf

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In the late Middle Ages, artists gilded sculptures using ultra-thin gold foil reinforced by a silver base layer. For the first time, researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have...

Oct 12, 2022

Nanoparticles Used to Explore Tumor Microenvironment

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A common belief is that tumorigenesis and cancer progression represents a multistep process. The repeatedly used process for cancer diagnosis and prognosis to direct treatment decisions is formed on a...

Oct 12, 2022

Seeing electron movement at fastest speed ever could help unlock next-level quantum computing

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

The key to maximizing traditional or quantum computing speeds lies in our ability to understand how electrons behave in solids, and a collaboration between the University of Michigan and the University of Regensburg captured electron movement in a...

Oct 12, 2022

Nanoprobes Could Help Decrease Nucleotide Detection Assay Cost

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been commonly used in biomedical diagnostics because of their unique characteristic features, including high colloidal stability, prominent visible light absorption and...

Oct 12, 2022

Nanopillar Film Enhances Properties of Dental Implant Coating

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Sharpey’s fiber is a connective tissue composed of a collagen matrix that connects the tooth with the alveolar bone. Due to its micronanofiber architecture, distinct location, and vertical...

Oct 12, 2022

A new design of nanofiber interlayer supported forward osmosis composite membranes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists report the design of a dual-layer-structured PVDF nanofiber-supported thin-film composite forward osmosis (TCF FO) membrane. Their results revealed the behavior of foulants on the membrane surface and provide a theoretical basis for the...

Oct 12, 2022

Advanced Fabric to Keep Wearer Cool and Warm Based on Surrounding Temperature

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new fabric, designed by textile engineers, has been woven out of ultra-fine nano-threads made from a blend of phase-change materials and other unconventional substances. This fabric can respond to...

Oct 12, 2022

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