Scientists have discovered that applying a cellulose nanofiber coating that makes leaf surfaces water absorbent helps to protect against infection.
Sep 8th, 2021
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Researchers use ultraviolet light pulses to access ion conductor properties in perovskites that are otherwise difficult to safely attain.
Sep 8th, 2021
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Scientists find a way to use pristine graphene in valleytronics, a promising technology for encoding and processing quantum information.
Sep 8th, 2021
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Chemists have succeeded in producing a nano sphere of silicon atoms and a building block for a diamond-like crystal of the semiconductor elements silicon and germanium. The two new classes of materials have potential applications in the miniaturisation of computer chips, in high-resolution screens for smartphones, and in solar cells and light-emitting diodes with the highest levels of efficiency.
Sep 8th, 2021
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Breakthrough in stabilizing nanocrystals introduces a low-cost, energy-efficient light source for consumer electronic devices, detectors and medical imaging.
Sep 7th, 2021
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Scientists used high-speed microscopic videos to systematically visualize the evolution of nanofibers made of polymers with different contact angles, diameters, and mesh sizes under water aerosol exposure.
Sep 7th, 2021
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Ferroelectricity in ultrathin material could have applications in computer memory, more.
Sep 7th, 2021
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Scientists propose a high-throughput nanofluidic device named 'exosome nanoporator', which can load a variety of exogenous cargos into exosomes.
Sep 6th, 2021
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A research group has successfully developed a 'nanoporous super multi-element catalyst' that contains 14 elements, which are mixed uniformly at the atomic level and used as a catalyst.
Sep 6th, 2021
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Researchers were able to design a new method that can use both inorganic (metal) and organic waste to produce different class of nanomaterials - nanoparticles, polymers, and nanocomposites.
Sep 6th, 2021
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Graphene, hexagonally arranged carbon atoms in a single layer with superior pliability and high conductivity, could advance flexible electronics.
Sep 3rd, 2021
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A team of researchers took on the challenge of overcoming qubit signal shortcomings in their work to develop ultrathin quantum sensors with 2D materials. They have solved some of the critical issues and yielded much better results through experimentation.
Sep 3rd, 2021
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Researchers have developed a prototype of an electronic nose, using nanoengineered materials to tune the sensitivity and selectivity to mimic the performance and capabilities of a human nose. That's a tall order since the human nose with its approximately 400 scent receptors can distinguish millions of different smells.
Sep 3rd, 2021
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Combining multifunctionality with structural viability in MXene composites is crucial for a number of aerospace structural applications.
Sep 3rd, 2021
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Researchers have made a tiny camera, held together with 'molecular glue' that allows them to observe chemical reactions in real time.
Sep 2nd, 2021
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'Nanoscale Focus Pinspot' can quench only the background noise without changing the optical properties of the quantum emitter and the built-in photonic structure.
Sep 2nd, 2021
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