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July 11, 2018
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Squeezing light at the nanoscale



Boston MA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new technique to squeeze infrared light into ultra-confined spaces, generating an intense, nanoscale antenna that could be used to detect single biomolecules. The researchers harnessed the power of polaritons, particles that blur the distinction between light and matter. This ultra-confined light can be used to detect very small amounts of matter close to the polaritons. For example, ... read more

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A new way to measure energy in microscopic machines
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 11, 2018
What drives cells to live and engines to move? It all comes down to a quantity that scientists call "free energy," essentially the energy that can be extracted from any system to perform useful work ... more
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AI-based method could speed development of specialized nanoparticles
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 04, 2018
A new technique developed by MIT physicists could someday provide a way to custom-design multilayered nanoparticles with desired properties, potentially for use in displays, cloaking systems, or bio ... more
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Atomically thin nanowires convert heat to electricity more efficiently
Warwick UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2018
Waste heat can be converted to electricity more efficiently using one-dimensional nanoscale materials as thin as an atom - ushering a new way of generating sustainable energy - thanks to new researc ... more
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Researchers use magnets to move tiny DNA-based nano-devices
Columbus OH (SPX) Jun 04, 2018
Researchers have devised a magnetic control system to make tiny DNA-based robots move on demand - and much faster than recently possible. In the journal Nature Communications, Carlos Castro and Ratn ... more


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Change the face of nanoparticles and you'll rule chemistry
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) May 29, 2018
Change the face of nanoparticles and you'll rule chemistry! Depending on the lighting, the surface of appropriately crafted nanoparticles can change its topography. Researchers from the Institute of ... more
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Researchers enhance boron nitride nanotubes for next-gen composites
Houston TX (SPX) May 29, 2018
Boron nitride nanotubes are primed to become effective building blocks for next-generation composite and polymer materials based on a new discovery at Rice University - and a previous one. Sci ... more
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Understanding light-induced electrical current in atomically thin nanomaterials
Upton NY (SPX) May 29, 2018
Scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) - a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory - have used an optoelectronic imagin ... more
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Making massive leaps in electronics at nano-scale
Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) May 31, 2018
Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand have found ways to control the spin transport in networks of the smallest electrical conductor known to man. By chemically attaching nano-par ... more
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Columbia researchers squeeze light into nanoscale devices and circuits
New York NY (SPX) May 29, 2018
As electronic devices and circuits shrink into the nanoscale, the ability to transfer data on a chip, at low power with little energy loss, is becoming a critical challenge. Over the past decade, sq ... more
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Novel method to fabricate nanoribbons from speeding nano droplets
Ulsan, Korea (SPX) May 29, 2018
An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has discovered a novel method for the synthesis of ultrathin semiconductors. This is a unique growth mechanism, which yielded nanoscopic s ... more
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Valves for tiny particles
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) May 27, 2018
Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed tiny valves that enable individual nanoparticles in liquids to be separated and sorted. The valves can be used for a very broad range of tiny particles, in ... more
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NIST puts the optical microscope under the microscope to achieve atomic accuracy
Washington DC (SPX) May 28, 2018
Over the last two decades, scientists have discovered that the optical microscope can be used to detect, track and image objects much smaller than their traditional limit - about half the wavelength ... more
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Atomic-scale manufacturing now a reality
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) May 25, 2018
Scientists at the University of Alberta have applied a machine learning technique using artificial intelligence to perfect and automate atomic-scale manufacturing, something which has never been don ... more
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Porous materials make it possible to have nanotechnology under control
Andalusia, Spain (SPX) May 21, 2018
Half metal, half organic structure, like Robocop himself, is the material known as MOF, short for Metal Organic Framework. MOF has been developed by scientists and applied to a myriad of products fr ... more


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Course set to overcome mismatch between lab-designed nanomaterials and nature's complexity
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 22, 2018
Cells and the machinery they encase are soft matter - shape-shifting multicomponent systems with an overwhelming richness of forms. But, these squishy packages are hard targets for potential therape ... more
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Robot developed for automated assembly of designer nanomaterials
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 19, 2018
A current area of intense interest in nanotechnology is van der Waals heterostructures, which are assemblies of atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) crystalline materials that display attractive con ... more
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This 2-D nanosheet expands like a Grow Monster
Buffalo NY (SPX) Apr 19, 2018
Grow Monsters. Expandable water toys. Whatever you call them, they're plastic-like figurines that swell when placed in water. New materials science research borrows from this concept; only ins ... more
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A treasure trove for nanotechnology experts
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 21, 2018
2D materials, which consist of a few layers of atoms, may well be the future of nanotechnology. They offer potential new applications and could be used in small, higher-performance and more energy-e ... more
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UCLA researchers develop a new class of two-dimensional materials
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2018
A research team led by UCLA scientists and engineers has developed a method to make new kinds of artificial "superlattices" - materials comprised of alternating layers of ultra-thin "two-dimensional ... more
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Nanostructures made of previously impossible material
Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 14, 2018
When you bake a cake, you can combine the ingredients in almost any proportions, and they will still always be able to mix together. This is a little more complicated in materials chemistry. O ... more
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Israel plans its first moon launch in December
Yehud, Israel (AFP) July 10, 2018
An Israeli organisation announced plans Tuesday to launch the country's first spacecraft to the moon in December, with hopes of burnishing Israel's reputation as a small nation with otherworldly high-tech ambitions. The unmanned spacecraft, shaped like a pod and weighing some 585 kilogrammes (1,300 pounds) at launch, will land on the moon on February 13, 2019 if all goes according to plan, o ... more
+ The toxic side of the Moon
+ Waystation to the Solar System
+ Queqiao satellite the bridge to China's lunar exploration
+ NASA will seek partnership with US Industry to develop lunar gateway
+ Chinese satellite could link world to Moon's far side: space expert
+ Micro satellite developed by Chinese university starts to work around Moon
+ Long suspected theory about the moon holds water
China launches new space science program
Beijing (XNA) Jul 06, 2018
China Wednesday launched a new space science program focusing on the origin and evolution of the universe, black holes, gravitational waves and relationship between the solar system and human. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced to develop a group of four satellites in the program. The program includes a satellite named "Einstein-Probe (EP)", which is tasked with discover ... more
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+ China Rising as Major Space Power
+ China launches new-tech experiment twin satellites
+ China confirms reception of data from Gaofen-6 satellite
+ Experts Explain How China Is Opening International Space Cooperation
+ Beijing welcomes use of Chinese space station by all UN Nations
+ China upgrades spacecraft reentry and descent technology


Fitness app revealed data on military, intelligence personnel
Washington (AFP) July 9, 2018
Mobile fitness app Polar has suspended its location tracking feature after security researchers found it had revealed sensitive data on military and intelligence personnel from 69 countries. The revelation on the application from Finnish-based app Polar Flow comes months after another health app, Strava, was found to have showed potentially sensitive information about US and allied forces ar ... more
+ As facial recognition use grows, so do privacy fears
+ Washington moves to block China Mobile from US market
+ Russia expert to lead Canada's electronic eavesdropping agency
+ DARPA ERI Summit expands to include workshops regarding DARPA's future electronics investments
+ Chinese island eyes oasis from web censorship for foreigners
+ EU states to form 'rapid response' cyber force: Lithuania
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Israel plans its first moon launch in December
Yehud, Israel (AFP) July 10, 2018
An Israeli organisation announced plans Tuesday to launch the country's first spacecraft to the moon in December, with hopes of burnishing Israel's reputation as a small nation with otherworldly high-tech ambitions. The unmanned spacecraft, shaped like a pod and weighing some 585 kilogrammes (1,300 pounds) at launch, will land on the moon on February 13, 2019 if all goes according to plan, o ... more
+ The toxic side of the Moon
+ Waystation to the Solar System
+ Queqiao satellite the bridge to China's lunar exploration
+ NASA will seek partnership with US Industry to develop lunar gateway
+ Chinese satellite could link world to Moon's far side: space expert
+ Micro satellite developed by Chinese university starts to work around Moon
+ Long suspected theory about the moon holds water
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Squeezing light at the nanoscale
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new technique to squeeze infrared light into ultra-confined spaces, generating an intense, nanoscale antenna that could be used to detect single biomolecules. The researchers harnessed the power of polaritons, particles that blur the distinction between light and matter. This ultra ... more
+ A new way to measure energy in microscopic machines
+ AI-based method could speed development of specialized nanoparticles
+ Researchers use magnets to move tiny DNA-based nano-devices
+ Atomically thin nanowires convert heat to electricity more efficiently
+ Change the face of nanoparticles and you'll rule chemistry
+ Novel method to fabricate nanoribbons from speeding nano droplets
+ Columbia researchers squeeze light into nanoscale devices and circuits
Report accuses China firms over ozone-depleting gas
Beijing (AFP) July 9, 2018
An environmental pressure group claimed Monday that Chinese factories are illegally using ozone-depleting CFCs, which have recently seen a spike in emissions that has baffled scientists. The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) campaign group said 18 factories in 10 Chinese provinces they looked into admitted to using banned chlorofluorocarbons. Producers and traders told EIA researc ... more
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+ Chinese foam industry responsible for rise in CFC-11 emissions
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Squeezing light at the nanoscale
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new technique to squeeze infrared light into ultra-confined spaces, generating an intense, nanoscale antenna that could be used to detect single biomolecules. The researchers harnessed the power of polaritons, particles that blur the distinction between light and matter. This ultra ... more
+ A new way to measure energy in microscopic machines
+ AI-based method could speed development of specialized nanoparticles
+ Researchers use magnets to move tiny DNA-based nano-devices
+ Atomically thin nanowires convert heat to electricity more efficiently
+ Change the face of nanoparticles and you'll rule chemistry
+ Novel method to fabricate nanoribbons from speeding nano droplets
+ Columbia researchers squeeze light into nanoscale devices and circuits
MIT's Cheetah 3 robot avoids obstacles without the help of vision
Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2018
Cheetah 3, a robot designed by engineers at MIT, can run, jump and climb across complex terrain, avoiding obstacles along the way - all without the benefit of sight. Researchers have dubbed the robot's technological abilities "blind locomotion." Robots with similar maneuverability rely on cameras or some other kind of sensor to "see" the world, but Cheetah 3 is effectively blind ... more
+ Illinois' crop-counting robot earns top recognition at leading robotics conference
+ Next-generation robotic cockroach can explore under water environments
+ Rough terrain? No problem for beaver-inspired autonomous robot
+ 'Flying brain' designed to follow German astronaut launches Friday
+ Activity simulator could eventually teach robots tasks like making coffee or setting the table
+ SNU researchers developed electronic skins that wirelessly activate fully soft robots
+ Robotic Refueling Mission 3 completes crucial series of tests
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Fire Scout unmanned helicopter finishes first flight tests from LCS
Washington (UPI) Jul 9, 2018
A MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter finished its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation from the littoral combat ship USS Coronado, U.S. Navy officials said. The crew of the Coronado and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, or VX-1, conducted combat simulations to evaluate the Fire Scout on target identification, intelligence and surface warfare, the results of which will help the Na ... more
+ Israel Patriot missile intercepts unarmed drone from Syria: army
+ Rolls-Royce awarded $420M contract for drone engines
+ Facebook halts production of drones for internet delivery
+ Navy contracts Raytheon for LOCUST prototype
+ Australia buys high-tech drones to monitor South China Sea, Pacific
+ Israel fires at drone from Syria, forces retreat
+ Pentagon contracts for 'surge support' for MQ-9 Reaper drones
US hits Chinese firm Sinovel with $1.5 mn fine for stealing technology
Washington (AFP) July 6, 2018
A US court on Friday imposed the maximum fine of $1.5 million of Chinese firm Sinovel for stealing trade secrets from an American company producing wind turbines, the Justice Department said. The decision comes on the day Washington unleashed 25 percent import tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese products to punish the country for what President Donald Trump has said is the rampant theft of Ame ... more
+ China court 'bans sales' of chips from US firm Micron
+ Closing the gap: On the road to terahertz electronics
+ Scientists pump up chances for quantum computing
+ Ultimate precision for sensor technology using qubits and machine learning
+ This is what a stretchy circuit looks like
+ Silicon provides means to control quantum bits for faster algorithms
+ Rare element to provide better material for high-speed electronics


Astronomer Reveals When Soviet-Era Interplanetary Station Will Crash to Earth
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 09, 2018
A station was unsuccessfully launched as a part of the USSR's space exploration program and has been orbiting the Earth ever since, but the station's deterioration is bringing its "homecoming" closer with each passing year. The Kosmos 482 interplanetary station, which was unsuccessfully sent towards Venus in 1972 by the USSR, may crash land on Earth between 2023 and 2025, astronomer and co ... more
+ New insights bolster Einstein's idea about how heat moves through solids
+ Spectral cloaking could make objects invisible under realistic conditions
+ Plastic is light, versatile and here to stay -- for now
+ Scientists calculate impact of China's ban on plastic waste imports
+ Hope for new catalysts with high activity
+ Sandia light mixer generates 11 colors simultaneously
+ Probing nobelium with laser light
Chinese democracy activist sentenced to 13 years for 'subversion'
Beijing (AFP) July 11, 2018
A prominent Chinese political campaigner was sentenced to 13 years in jail on Wednesday, a court in central China said. Qin Yongmin was found "guilty of subversion of state power," the Wuhan City Intermediate People's Court said on its official website. According to court records, it appears to be the heftiest sentence handed down in China for "subversion" in the past 15 years. The ... more
+ Beijing eyes UNESCO status for Mao tomb, Tiananmen Square
+ Thousands march in Hong Kong as restrictions grow
+ US plans beefed up scrutiny of Chinese investments: Bloomberg
+ Chinese police break up protest of military veterans
+ Dominican Republic names ambassador to China
+ China pledges $100 million in military aid to Cambodia
+ Chinese parents-to-be seek more fertile ground abroad
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Plasma-spewing quasar shines light on universe's youth, early galaxy formation
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2018
Carnegie's Eduardo Banados led a team that found a quasar with the brightest radio emission ever observed in the early universe, due to it spewing out a jet of extremely fast-moving material. Banados' discovery was followed up by Emmanuel Momjian of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, which allowed the team to see with unprecedented detail the jet shooting out of a quasar that formed ... more
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Einstein's Theory of Gravity Still Passes the Test
Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jul 05, 2018
Einstein's theory of gravity, general relativity, predicts that all objects fall in the same way, regardless of their mass or composition. But does this principle also hold for objects with extreme gravity? An international team of astronomers have tested this using three stars orbiting each other: a neutron star and two white dwarfs. Their findings, published in Nature on 5 July 2018, prove tha ... more
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New world record for direct solar water-splitting efficiency
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 11, 2018
Teams from the California Institute of Technology, the University of Cambridge, Technische Universitaet Ilmenau, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE participated in the development work. One part of the experiments took place at the Institute for Solar Fuels in the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin. Photovoltaics are a mainstay of renewable-energy supply systems, and sunlight ... more
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+ Surrey makes breakthrough in perovskite solar cell technology
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+ Wartsila introduces new hybrid solar PV and storage solution
+ Sunvapor receives DoE contract to develop Solar Steam on Demand
China Mulls Creation of Joint Global Satellite System with Russia
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 09, 2018
A Chinese delegation has proposed to Russia's Roscosmos state space corporation to discuss a possibility of the creation of a joint global satellite communications system, which could become an analogue of UK's OneWeb satellite constellation or Starlink, a source from Russian space industry told Sputnik. "During the bilateral meeting on July 4, the Chinese delegation, which arrived in Mosc ... more
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+ SSL ships first of 3 ComSats slated for launch this summer
+ Forget Galileo - UK space sector should look to young stars instead
+ A milestone in securing ESA's future role in the global exploration of space
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