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Future sparkles for diamond-based quantum technology

While silicon is traditionally used for computer and mobile phone hardware, diamond has unique properties that make it particularly useful as a base for emerging quantum technologies such as quantum supercomputers, secure communications and sensors.

May 17th, 2021

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Microfluidics: The tiny, beautiful tech hidden all around you

What is microfluidics? Everything from pregnancy tests to glucose strips to inkjet printers to genetic tests rely on microfluidics. This technology, unbeknownst to many people, is everywhere and critical to many of the things that make the modern world go round.

May 15th, 2021

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Above the noise

Researchers use deep learning to reduce noise in the electrical current data collected from nanopores, which may lead to higher precision measurements when working with very tiny experiments or medical diagnostics.

May 14th, 2021

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Current trend reversed

Physicists demonstrate that a tiny cloud of atoms can be turned from a heat engine into a cooler by cranking up the interactions between the particles.

May 13th, 2021

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Social distancing on the nanoscale

A team of physicists has managed to observe the motion of electrons from one atomically thin layer into an adjacent one with nanoscale spatial resolution. The new contact-free nanoscopy concept shows great potential for investigations into conducting, nonconducting and superconducting materials.

May 13th, 2021

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Ion-selective smart porous membranes

A research group has developed an ion-selective smart porous membrane that can respond to outer stimuli, potentially paving the way for new applications in molecular separation and sensing applications.

May 13th, 2021

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