This study not only develops a highly efficient electrocatalyst toward electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction, but also offers a new prospect for the rational design and construction of 3D porous MXene-based aerogel materials for diverse applications in energy storage and conversion, gas adsorption and separation, and catalysis.
Nov 18th, 2021
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Researchers unexpectedly discovered a combination of contact and non-contact thermal microscopy techniques that can be used to probe thermal transport properties at the nanoscale. With it, they obtained, for the first time, high-quality thermal images of self-assembled monolayers of small organic molecules.
Nov 17th, 2021
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Magnetene could have useful applications as a lubricant in implantable devices or other micro-electro-mechanical systems.
Nov 17th, 2021
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In a proof-of-concept study, researchers made fish-shaped microrobots that are guided with magnets to cancer cells, where a pH change triggers them to open their mouths and release their chemotherapy cargo.
Nov 17th, 2021
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Scientists argue that the emission of carbonaceous nanoparticles needs to be a research and industrial priority for the future of combustion devices and new material applications.
Nov 17th, 2021
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A copper surface coated with thin films helps to create useful chemicals from a polluting greenhouse gas.
Nov 17th, 2021
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In the Nanocar Race, the vehicles are molecules driven by the tip of scanning tunnelling microscope on a gold surface track.
Nov 17th, 2021
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Innovative fabric enables digital communication between wearers, nearby devices.
Nov 17th, 2021
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New research shows that tiny capsules called polymersomes could be used to carry bug-killing antibiotics right to the site where the bacteria grow inside the cells.
Nov 16th, 2021
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Researchers demonstrate how fabrication of thin films of a particular perovskite in different environments leads to altered electronic properties. This flexibility allows for the development of films with tunable electronic properties, opening doors to a wide variety of next generation electronic devices.
Nov 16th, 2021
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Scientists present a new simulation method for describing the attachment of a liquid to a surface.
Nov 16th, 2021
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Scientists create novel molecules that serve as ziplines for energy. Such polymers can potentially be used to design new displays based on organic light-emitting diodes, or for solar cells.
Nov 16th, 2021
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Scientists have developed a system that uses fluorescent crystals. A laser beam shone at these quantum dots causes them to fluoresce and emit a stream of single photons.
Nov 16th, 2021
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Researchers have produced a nanocomputing agent that can control the function of a particular protein that is involved in cell movement and cancer metastasis. The research paves the way for the construction of complex nanoscale computers for the prevention and treatment of cancer and other diseases.
Nov 16th, 2021
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Researchers have improved the transfer efficiency between quantum information carriers, in a manner that's based on well-established nanoscience and is compatible with upcoming advanced communication technologies.
Nov 16th, 2021
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New technique opens a possibility to replace silicon with 2D materials in semiconducting technology.
Nov 15th, 2021
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