Category: Nanotech
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A pipette that can activate individual neurons
May 07, 2025 Researchers have developed a new type of pipette that can deliver ions to individual neurons without affecting the sensitive extracellular milieu. Controlling the concentration of different ions…
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Microcombs could be key in meeting bandwidth demands for artificial intelligence and data centers
May 07, 2025 Microcombs offer a compact, energy-efficient way to boost data transmission speeds beyond one petabit per second, helping solve global bandwidth bottlenecks.
(Nanowerk News) A newly-published…
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Japan Bets on Rapidus for Chip Independence
There are only three companies in the world capable of executing the incredible precision of mass manufacturing the most advanced computer chips. Last month, a startup in Japan took the first step to becoming the fourth. Rapidus met a critical…
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Nanophotonic sensing and label-free imaging of extracellular vesicles
May 07, 2025 Label-free nanophotonic sensing enables ultrasensitive protein and EV detection, offering a noninvasive, real-time alternative to traditional diagnostic methods.
(Nanowerk News) Proteins play a…
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A superconducting full-wave bridge rectifier
Alexander, K. et al. A manufacturable platform for photonic quantum computing. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08820-7 (2025).
Grünenfelder, F. et al. Fast single-photon detectors and real-time key distillation enable high…
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Practical new tool created for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment
A team of McGill University researchers has developed a cost-effective, high-throughput technology for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment.
These particles are pervasive, posing health and environmental risks, yet…
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Deep-trench 3D printing enables next-gen RF devices with unprecedented precision
May 06, 2025 Researchers developed a hybrid method to build precise 3D RF microstructures, boosting performance, tunability, and cutting device size by up to 45%.
(Nanowerk News) In a leap forward for…
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Silver nanoparticles produced by fungus could be used to prevent and treat COVID-19
May 06, 2025 Study in hamsters paves way for development of nasal sprays and other products to fight several viral diseases, including HIV/AIDS, shingles and influenza.
(Nanowerk News) Silver nanoparticles…
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Physicists snap the first images of ‘free-range’ atoms
May 06, 2025 The results will help scientists visualize never-before-seen quantum phenomena in real space.
(Nanowerk News) MIT physicists have captured the first images of individual atoms freely…
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