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“Diamond Rain” on Giant Icy Planets May Be More Common Than Thought

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SLAC scientists found that oxygen boosts this exotic precipitation, revealing a new path to make nanodiamonds here on Earth.

Sep 2, 2022

Zapping plastic with a laser forged tiny diamonds

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The technique could be used to manufacture nanodiamonds for use in quantum devices and other applications.

Sep 2, 2022

Making nanodiamonds out of bottle plastic: Research team uses laser flashes to simulate the interior of ice planets -- and spurs a new process for producing miniscule diamonds

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What goes on inside planets like Neptune and Uranus? To find out, an international team conducted a novel experiment. They fired a laser at a thin film of simple PET plastic and investigated what happened using intensive laser flashes. One result ...

Sep 2, 2022

Making nanodiamonds out of bottle plastic

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What goes on inside planets like Neptune and Uranus? To find out, an international team headed by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), the University of Rostock and France's École Polytechnique conducted a novel experiment. They f...

Sep 2, 2022

Amazon knocks up to 49 percent off LG, Samsung and Sony TVs for today only

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Good TVs are always in high demand, so finding deals can be a fruitless quest. If you're on the lookout for one, Amazon is running a one-day sale right now on LG, Samsung and Sony sets, including OLED and other desirable models at all-time lo...

Sep 2, 2022

Chemical Change Characterization Successful Using Nanopores, Playing a Vital Role in Cancer Development

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Read how scientists characterized chemical changes in proteins using nanopore analysis to help with cancer development.

Sep 2, 2022

New method to systematically find optimal quantum operation sequences for quantum computers developed

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Computer scientists have succeeded in developing a method for systematically finding the optimal quantum operation sequence for a quantum computer. They have developed a systematic method that applies optimal control theory (GRAPE algorithm) to id...

Sep 2, 2022

New method to systematically find optimal quantum operation sequences for quantum computers

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Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Keio University, Tokyo University of Science and The University of Tokyo succeeded for the first time in developing a method for systematically finding the optimal quant...

Sep 2, 2022

Researchers design lightweight and ultra-compact graphene-based filters that can block even miniature nanoparticles

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Scientists from Vanderbilt University recently developed a lightweight and ultra-compact graphene-based filter that can block aerosolized nanoparticles of size in the sub-20 nm range.

Sep 2, 2022

Luminate, Qubits Ventures Launch Quantum and Photonics Pitch Competition: Week in Brief: 09/02/2022

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Lidar technology company Cepton received a nonbinding letter of intent for an investment of up to $100 million from its long-term automotive Tier 1 partner and current shareholder Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. The proceeds from the proposed investm...

Sep 2, 2022

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