{"id":135660,"date":"2024-10-04T19:18:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T13:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=135660"},"modified":"2024-10-07T13:34:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:04:26","slug":"fluorescent-nano-diamonds","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/fluorescent-nano-diamonds","title":{"rendered":"Fluorescent Nano-Diamonds (FNDs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a recent study published in <\/span><b>Nature Communications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, researchers at <\/span><b>Purdue University<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have successfully<\/span><b> levitated<\/b> <b>fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in a vacuum and spun them at ultra-high speeds, paving the way for new applications in various industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Fluorescent Nanodiamonds (FNDs)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Definition: Fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>nanometre-sized diamonds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> composed of <\/span><b>carbon nanoparticles.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Key Characteristics of Fluorescent Nanodiamonds (FNDs)<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Production Process:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Created through<\/span><b> high-temperature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>high-pressure <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">methods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Stability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> FNDs are<\/span><b> stable under light<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Non-toxic <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to living things.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Fluorescence:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They exhibit a long <\/span><b>fluorescence lifespan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>over 10 nanoseconds, outperforming quantum dots.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FNDs don\u2019t blink when irradiated for a long time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Fluorescence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the <\/span><b>property of some materials to emit light of lower frequency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when <\/span><b>irradiated with light of a higher frequency.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Applications of Fluorescent Nanodiamonds (FNDs):\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Medical Diagnostics: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FND helps in High-resolution imaging for cellular and molecular visualisation.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Track Cells:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In biology, scientists use FNDs to track cells and their progeny over long periods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Enhanced Imaging Techniques: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FNDs improve the correlation between different imaging modalities, allowing for <\/span><b>comprehensive analysis of samples.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Industrial Applications of Fluorescent Nanodiamonds (FNDs):\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Gyroscopes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The properties of FNDs can be harnessed to create advanced gyroscopes for measuring rotation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Doping for Enhanced Properties: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modifying FNDs by adding nitrogen can improve their functionality for applications in quantum technology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Temperature Sensing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Precise<\/span><b> microscale temperature measurements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in biological and industrial settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Sensitive Accelerometers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> FNDs can detect minute changes in acceleration, making them suitable for <\/span><b>high-value sensors in various industries.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Quantum Computing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FNDs can be <\/span><b>engineered to host spin qubits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, contributing to the development of quantum computing technologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Biosensing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FNDs can be used to <\/span><b>detect environmental pollutants or biomarkers,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contributing to ecological and health monitoring.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 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Phase: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Berry phase is a concept in quantum mechanics that describes a phenomenon where the <\/span><b>state of a particle changes as it moves around a closed path in space.\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In quantum mechanics, when an<\/span><b> electron goes through various states and returns to its original state<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, its<\/span><b> wave function can pick up an extra phase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the Berry phase.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">By showing they could measure the Berry phase of the spin qubits due to the rotation, the Purdue team\u2019s work opens the door for using FNDs in new contexts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Nitrogen Vacancy (NV) Centres:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NV centres are 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