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Key component for quantum computing invented
A team at the University of Sydney and Microsoft, in collaboration with Stanford University in the US, has miniaturised a component that...
Nov 30, 20172 min read
Nature's blueprint
The sea urchin spines are mostly made of calcite, usually a very brittle and fragile material. In the case of the sea urchin, however,...
Nov 29, 20173 min read
New microscope sets a record for visualizing surface wetting properties
Wetting is an everyday phenomenon that represents how well liquid spreads on a surface. When water comes into contact with an extremely...
Nov 27, 20172 min read
Fine felted nanotubes
Extremely lightweight, electrically highly conductive, and more stable than steel: due to their unique properties, carbon nanotubes would...
Nov 23, 20173 min read
ICN2 researchers compute unprecedented values for spin lifetime anisotropy in graphene
Researchers of the ICN2 Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience Group, led by ICREA Prof. Stephan Roche, have published another paper...
Nov 21, 20173 min read
“Ion billiards” cue novel material synthesis method
The synthesis method is based on a liquid-free process that allows for intercalation – insertion of guest ions into a host material – and...
Nov 21, 20172 min read
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