Month: November 2020

Researchers at the University of Rochester and Cornell University have taken an important step toward developing a communications network that exchanges information across long distances by using photons, mass-less measures of light that are key elements of quantum computing and quantum communications systems. The research team has designed a nanoscale node made out of magnetic

IMAGE: Light scattering intensity in a silicon Mie resonator as a function of the excitation strength with resonator sizes of 100, 170, and 190 nm. The solid red lines show the… view more  Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan – A team of researchers led by Osaka University and National Taiwan University created a system of nanoscale

Today, a multitude of industries, including optics, electronics, water purification, and drug delivery, innovate at an unprecedented scale with nanometer-wide rolls of honeycomb-shaped graphite sheets called carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Features such as light weight, convenient structure, immense mechanical strength, superior thermal and electrical conductivities, and stability put CNTs a notch above other material alternatives. However,

IMAGE: When exposed to UV light on the outside, a luminescent wood panel (right) lights up an indoor space (as seen through “windows; ” red arrows), whereas a non-luminescent panel (left) does… view more  Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06110 The right indoor lighting can help set the mood, from a soft romantic glow

IMAGE: Water-soluble tetraphenylethene (TPE) derivatives bearing anionic groups exhibit aggregation-induced emission (AIE) behavior specifically at liquid-liquid interfaces. Interfacial AIE process responds reversibly to the externally applied potential at a biomembrane-mimetic interface,… view more  Credit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, Japan – Researchers at Kanazawa University monitored the emission of blue-green light from water-soluble tetraphenylethene molecules adsorbed at a

The 7th COINS Symposium will be held on December 4th by Innovation Center of NanoMedicine with Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion, which aims to realize “in-body hospitals” by 2045 in COINS as a part of COI (Center of Innovation) program organized by JST/MEXT. This symposium consists of three parts and, in the Part 1, Mr.

IMAGE: Lead author, Nasim Zarrabi measuring the photo-response of organic solar cells at Optoelectronics Laboratory of Swansea University. view more  Credit: Swansea University Scientists at Swansea University have developed a very sensitive method to detect the tiny signatures of so called ‘charge traps’ in organic semiconductors. The research, published in Nature Communications and supported by the

IMAGE: Rice University engineers created a robust heating element for desalinating highly corrosive industrial-strength brine by adding a protective coating of the 2D nanomaterial hexagonal boron nitride to a commercially available… view more  Credit: Kuichang Zuo/Rice University HOUSTON – (Nov. 3, 2020) – A thin coating of the 2D nanomaterial hexagonal boron nitride is the key

IMAGE: Illustration of a carboxysome and enzymes. view more  Credit: Professor Luning Liu Researchers at the University of Liverpool have unlocked new possibilities for the future development of sustainable, clean bioenergy. The study, published in Nature Communications, shows how bacterial protein ‘cages’ can be reprogrammed as nanoscale bioreactors for hydrogen production. The carboxysome is a specialised

IMAGE: Polycarbonate webs synthesized using additive manufacturing absorb up to 96% of impact energy. view more  Credit: Shibo Zou Follow the unbreakable bouncing phone! A Polytechnique Montréal team recently demonstrated that a fabric designed using additive manufacturing absorbs up to 96% of impact energy – all without breaking. Cell Reports Physical Science journal recently published an

IMAGE: An artist’s impression showing the incorporation of single photon emitters during hBN growth. view more  Credit: Trong Toan Tran Systems which can emit a stream of single photons, referred to as quantum light sources, are critical hardware components for emerging technologies such as quantum computing, the quantum internet, and quantum communications. In many cases the

IMAGE: Mathematical modeling of electro-mechanical processes in neurons to assist the treatment of epilepsy and chronic depression by focused ultrasound. view more  Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Russian and British scientists study the approaches to mathematical modeling of electromechanical processes in neurons of the brain. Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU)