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‘Diamond rain’ on Uranus and Neptune is simulated by firing a laser at plastic – Physics World

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New technique could lead to a better way to make nanodiamonds The post ‘Diamond rain’ on Uranus and Neptune is simulated by firing a laser at plastic appeared first on Physics World.

Sep 12, 2022

Making mini-magnets that induce a quantum anomalous Hall effect

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A new device has been fabricated that can demonstrate the quantum anomalous Hall effect, in which tiny, discrete voltage steps are generated by an external magnetic field. This work may enable extremely low-power electronics, as well as future qua...

Sep 12, 2022

Exploring bioresponsive polymers for nanomedicine

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Dr. Sabina Quader, senior research scientist of the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, together with Dr. Joachim van-Guyse, assistant professor at Leiden University, has published a review article titled "Bioresponsive Polymers for Nanomedic...

Sep 12, 2022

Study Considers if Near-Field Transducers Can Control Nanoscale Charge Conduction

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Near-field plasmonics served as a support system to explore single-molecule spectroscopy, quantum information processing, and cavity quantum electrodynamics whose study critically requires control over light, heat, and charge at the nanoscale level.

Sep 12, 2022

Deeper Insights into Structure of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

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Although Raman spectroscopy is a powerful and non-destructive chemical analysis, its application to characterize multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) is challenging due to their inhomogeneity, structural complexity, and complicated interlayer va...

Sep 12, 2022

Gold Nanoparticles Help Detect Dangerous Shrimp Farming Virus

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White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a major viral infection in shrimp farming that causes significant financial impacts. Early diagnosis of the white spot syndrome virus is critical for illness prevention and therapy. However, existing technology ...

Sep 12, 2022

Nanomolding could speed discovery of new topological materials

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Nanomolding of topological nanowires could speed the discovery of new materials for applications such as quantum computing, microelectronics and clean-energy catalysts, according to an article co-authored by Judy Cha, professor of materials scienc...

Sep 12, 2022

Nanotubes illuminate the way to living photovoltaics

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Scientists have gotten bacteria to spontaneously take up fluorescent carbon nanotubes for the first time. The breakthrough unlocks new biotechnology applications for prokaryotes, such as near-infrared bacteria tracking and 'living photovoltai...

Sep 12, 2022

Breaking an optical rule: Engineers find a way to manipulate light at the nanoscale

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If you're going to break a rule with style, make sure everybody sees it. That's the goal of engineers at Rice University who hope to improve screens for virtual reality, 3D displays and optical technologies in general.

Sep 12, 2022

Nanotubes illuminate the way to living photovoltaics

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"We put nanotubes inside of bacteria," says Professor Ardemis Boghossian at EPFL's School of Basic Sciences. "That doesn't sound very exciting on the surface, but it's actually a big deal. Researchers have been puttin...

Sep 12, 2022

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