Could aluminum nitride be engineered to produce quantum bits?

Currently, one of the leading methods for creating qubits in materials involves exploiting the structural atomic defects in diamond. But several researchers believe that if an analogue defect could be engineered into a less expensive material, the cost of manufacturing quantum technologies could be significantly reduced.

Clay nanotube-biopolymer composite scaffolds for tissue engineering

Researchers combined three biopolymers, chitosan and agarose (polysaccharides), and a protein gelatine, as the materials to produce tissue engineering scaffolds and demonstrated the enhancement of mechanical strength (doubled pick load), higher water uptake and thermal properties in chitosan-gelatine-agarose hydrogels doped with halloysite.

Spintronics for future information technologies

Spin currents in topological insulators controlled.

Magnetic nanoparticles may reveal early traces of cancer

Nanoscale magnets offer a new way to find faint, early traces of cancer in patients, according to researchers working on a method to capitalize on the magnets? properties.

Nanoparticles present sustainable way to grow food crops

A team of engineers has found a sustainable way to boost the growth of a protein-rich bean by improving the way it absorbs much-needed nutrients.

What is a quantum spin liquid?

Quantum spin liquid comes in several different varieties with subtly different properties, but that they all share the ability to support peculiar quantum mechanical phenomena.

Cooling graphene-based film close to pilot-scale production

Researchers have developed an efficient way of cooling electronics by using functionalized graphene nanoflakes.