Scientists have found through spectroscopic investigations on a hydrogen-producing enzyme that the environment of the catalytic site acts as an electron reservoir in the enzyme. Thus, it can very efficiently produce hydrogen, which has great potential as a renewable energy source.
Nov 2nd, 2012
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The use of nanomaterials in agriculture could, on the one hand, reduce cost and effort, increase efficiency and lead to more environmentally sound applications. On the other hand, it might also have a negative effect on microorganisms in the soil.
Nov 2nd, 2012
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A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a model for making quantifiable predictions of how a group of cells will react and change in response to a given environment or stimulus - and how quickly.
Nov 1st, 2012
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A new discovery by University of Oklahoma and North Carolina State University researchers shows a breakthrough in speeding up the process for synthesizing transition metal oxide nanostructures. What had once taken days can now be accomplished instantaneously.
Nov 1st, 2012
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A team of scientists from the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente, the FOM Institute AMOLF in Amsterdam, and the Technical University of Denmark in Lyngby, has settled a long-standing scientific debate whether the energy transfer between two molecules can be controlled via the nearby environment or not. Their research shows that the energy transfer efficiency can indeed be controlled via the nearby environment.
Nov 1st, 2012
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Using simple elec�tro�chem�ical methods, Latika Menon's team at Northeastern University devel�oped a mate�rial made of neatly aligned, hollow, titania nan�otubes.
Nov 1st, 2012
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'Crushed' porous silicon anodes show dramatic increase in charge-discharge cycles
Nov 1st, 2012
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A new type of nanoscale molecular trap makes it possible for industry to store large amounts of hydrogen in small fuel cells or capture, compact and remove volatile radioactive gas from spent nuclear fuel in an affordable, easily commercialized way.
Nov 1st, 2012
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Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and Arizona State University have used an environmental scanning transmission electron microscope (ESTEM) to control the size and placement of iron nanoparticles in order to catalyze the growth of carbon nanotubes on a silicon oxide substrate.
Nov 1st, 2012
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Silver nanoparticles can have a severe environmental impact if their utilisation in clothing continues to increase. If everyone buys one silver nanoparticle-treated sock a year, the silver concentration in waste water treatment plant sludge can double.
Nov 1st, 2012
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Researchers developed a nanosensor in order to measure the environmental pollutant dihydroxybenzene.
Nov 1st, 2012
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CSA Group, a leading standards development, testing and certification organization officially announces Canada's first adopted International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard on nanotechnologies. CSA Z12885, Nanotechnologies - Exposure control program for engineered nanomaterials in occupational settings provides guidance for the safe use of nanomaterials in the workplace.
Nov 1st, 2012
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MPQ-Wissenschaftler erzeugen mit Laserstrahlen Quantenmaterie mit neuartigen kristall�hnlichen Eigenschaften.
Nov 1st, 2012
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Stanford researchers in physics and engineering have demonstrated a device that produces a synthetic magnetism to exert virtual force on photons similar to the effect of magnets on electrons. The advance could yield a new class of nanoscale applications that use light instead of electricity.
Oct 31st, 2012
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Researchers from NYU, Harvard, and Dow Chemical create new microparticles that self-assemble like atoms into molecules.
Oct 31st, 2012
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Stanford University scientists have built the first solar cell made entirely of carbon, a promising alternative to the expensive materials used in photovoltaic devices today.
Oct 31st, 2012
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