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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: New technique allows researchers to scrape beyond the surface of nanomaterials: Using a new secondary-ion mass spectrometry technique, research are getting a fresh look at MXenes and MAX phases

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Since the initial discovery of what has become a rapidly growing family of two-dimensional layered materials — called MXenes — in 2011, Drexel University researchers have made steady progress in understanding the complex chemical composition and s...

Sep 23, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Heat-resistant nanophotonic material could help turn heat into electricity: The key to beating the heat is degrading the materials in advance

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A new nanophotonic material has broken records for high-temperature stability, potentially ushering in more efficient electricity production and opening a variety of new possibilities in the control and conversion of thermal radiation.

Sep 23, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: �Twisty� photons could turbocharge next-gen quantum communication: Team�s on-chip technology uses orbital angular momentum to encode more information into a single photon

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Quantum computers and communication devices work by encoding information into individual or entangled photons, enabling data to be quantum securely transmitted and manipulated exponentially faster than is possible with conventional electronics. No...

Sep 23, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Wrapping of nanosize copper cubes can help convert carbon dioxide into other chemicals

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As the need to mitigate climate change accelerates, scientists are trying to find new ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. One process, called electrochemical reduction or electrolysis, uses electricity and a catalyst to convert carbon dioxide...

Sep 23, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Key element for a scalable quantum computer: Physicists from Forschungszentrum J�lich and RWTH Aachen University demonstrate electron transport on a quantum chip

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Millions of quantum bits are required for quantum computers to prove useful in practical applications. The scalability is one of the greatest challenges in the development of future devices. One problem is that the qubits have to be very close to ...

Sep 23, 2022

Nanoengineers Develop Pneumonia-Fighting Microrobots

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Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed microscopic robots, called microrobots, that can swim around in the lungs, deliver medication and be used to clear up life-threatening cases of bacterial pneumonia.

Sep 23, 2022

'Twisty' photons could turbocharge next-gen quantum communication

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Quantum computers and communication devices work by encoding information into individual or entangled photons, enabling data to be quantum securely transmitted and manipulated exponentially faster than is possible with conventional electronics. No...

Sep 22, 2022

Using Fullerenes to Understand Natural Enzyme Evolution

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Enzyme mimics based on self-assembling nanomaterials are an easy way to replicate the activities of natural enzymes. However, these enzyme mimicking nanomaterials were not used to understand the influence of amino acids on the catalytic activity.

Sep 22, 2022

Piezoelectric Composite Nanofiber Electrode for Wearable Devices

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Wearable device applications have ushered in a new era of human-computer interaction with a variety of purposes, underlying concepts, and forms. These devices have widespread uses in medical and health domains such as physiological signal assessme...

Sep 22, 2022

Simple CBD Method to Fabricate Pencil Graphite Electrodes

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Selenium nanoparticles (NPs) are a good choice for biological and electrochemical sensing applications due to their low toxicity. In an article published in the journal ACS Applied Nano Materials, a simple chemical bath deposition approach was use...

Sep 22, 2022

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