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New findings point to an Earth-like environment on ancient Mars
(Nanowerk News) A research team using the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered higher-than-usual amounts of manganese in lakebed rocks within Gale Crater on Mars, which ...
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Light-directed invisible ink unlocks unbreakable anti-forgery protection
(Nanowerk Spotlight) Counterfeiting of important documents like passports poses a serious and growing global security threat. Despite the use of various anti-counterfeiting technologies such as ...
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Self-digesting plastic could be better, faster, stonger
(Nanowerk News) International researchers have developed a self-digesting plastic, which they say could not only help reduce plastic pollution, but also strengthen the plastic itself. The team ...
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Smart learning algorithm achieves first high-res 3D chemical imaging at one-nanometer scale
(Nanowerk News) By exploiting a smart learning algorithm that fuses two microscopy signals, University of Michigan researchers have accomplished high-resolution, efficient 3D chemical imaging for the ...
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Tracking the dynamics of biomolecules with optofluidic antennas
(Nanowerk News) In order to better understand fundamental processes in life science at the molecular level, the precise observation of single molecule dynamics is of utmost interest. However, current ...
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Lead-vacancy centers in diamond as building blocks for large-scale quantum networks
(Nanowerk News) A lead-vacancy (PbV) center in diamond has been developed as a quantum emitter for large-scale quantum networks by researchers from Tokyo Tech. This innovative color center exhibits a ...
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Gemini south reveals origin of unexpected differences in giant binary stars
(Nanowerk News) It is estimated that up to 85% of stars exist in binary star systems, some even in systems with three or more stars. These stellar pairs are born together out of the same molecular ...
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Graphene-infused glass fiber fabric bridges conductivity with electromagnetic transparency
(Nanowerk Spotlight) The rapid integration of high-density multifunctional systems and modules in modern electronics has brought the issue of electromagnetic compatibility to the forefront.
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Bacteria 'nanowires' could help develop green electronics
(Nanowerk News) Engineered protein filaments originally produced by bacteria have been modified by scientists to conduct electricity. In a study published recently in the journal Small ("Fabrication ...
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Researchers create innovative verification techniques to increase security in artificial intelligence and image processing
(Nanowerk News) A team of researchers from the Institute IMDEA Software, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and NEC Laboratories Europe has introduced a novel framework that promises to improve the ...
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Atomic nucleus excited with laser: a breakthrough after decades
(Nanowerk News) Physicists have been hoping for this moment for a long time: for many years, scientists all around the world have been searching for a very specific state of thorium atomic nuclei that ...
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Microdroplets harness laser light to detect disease markers
(Nanowerk News) A team of researchers led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has created tiny droplets that, when activated by laser light, can detect viral protein ...