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Researchers create orientation-independent magnetic field-sensing nanotube spin qubits

Oct 02, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Purdue University researchers have developed patent-pending one-dimensional boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) containing spin qubits, or spin defects. The BNNTs are more sensitive in detecting off-axis magnetic fields at high resolution than traditional diamond tips used in scanning probe magnetic-field microscopes. Tongcang Li, a professor of...

Low profile, 10nm resolution, high stability

Oct 02, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Global piezo nanopositioning leader PI introduces a new microscope stage family designed for democratizing the advantages of ultrasonic piezo motor drive systems in super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. The U-781 XY stage provides 128x86mm travel, is equipped with 10nm resolution linear encoders for direct position measurement at...

Turning plants into workout supplement bio-factories

Oct 02, 2024 (Nanowerk News) It’s important to eat your veggies, but some essential vitamins and nutrients can only be found in animals, including certain amino acids and peptides. But, in a proof-of-concept study published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ("Engineering Plant Metabolism for Synthesizing Amino Acid Derivatives...

Watch water form out of thin air (w/video)

Oct 01, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Northwestern University have successfully observed the formation of water at the molecular level in real-time. This study, which focused on the catalytic properties of palladium, has opened new avenues for understanding and optimizing water generation processes. Palladium, a rare metallic element, has long...

Honey, I shrunk the quantum sensor

Oct 01, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Atom interferometers are quantum sensors that use the wave-like nature of atoms to measure gravity, acceleration and rotation with exceptional precision. Most of the current atom interferometers are large instruments, occupying buildings and requiring towers that can reach tens of meters in height. Now, University...