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Speedy nanorobots could someday clean up soil and water, deliver drugs

Researchers have discovered that minuscule, self-propelled particles called nanoswimmers can escape from mazes as much as 20 times faster than other, passive particles, paving the way for their use in everything from industrial clean-ups to medication delivery.

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Paving the way to artificial photosynthesis - Effect of doping on the photocatalyst SrTiO3

Scientists explore how doping affects the charge properties of a photocatalyst. This research will accelerate the development of artificial photosynthesis technologies.

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New 2D alloy combines five metals, breaks down CO2

Researchers have developed a two-dimensional alloy material - made from five metals as opposed to the traditional two - and shown it to act as an excellent catalyst for reducing CO2, into CO, with potential applications in environmental remediation.

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This crystal impurity is sheer perfection

3D-grown material could speed up production of new technologies for smart buildings and robotics.

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A new state-of-the-art instrument to exploit revolutionary nanoparticle beam technology

The new instrument will enable the precise generation of nanoscale particles of diverse materials by the method of gas-phase condensation, their size-selection with a mass spectrometer and then deposition onto surfaces to make prototype devices.

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Through the nano hole: LEGO technique reveals the physics of DNA transport through nanopores

A new technique reveals the fundamental physics of how a polymer such as DNA threads through holes 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.

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Stretching changes the electronic properties of graphene

The electronic properties of graphene can be specifically modified by stretching the material evenly. These results open the door to the development of new types of electronic components.

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Ingeniously two-dimensional

Efficiently doping the semiconductors of tomorrow.

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A world first: Visualizing atomic-scale structures with the optical force

Scientists succeeded in imaging the photocatalytic function of nanoparticles with unprecedently high resolution, which may provide a new tool for nanotechnology and optical manipulation of tiny devices.

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Synthesized with laser light

Using intense pulses of laser light, scientists have synthesized trihydrogen ions from water molecules adsorbed onto nanoparticles.

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Identifying a topological fingerprint

A theoretical study has found a 'smoking gun' in the long search for the topological magnetic monopole referred to as the Berry curvature.

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Making seawater drinkable in minutes

A new alternative nanofiber seawater desalination membrane to produce drinking water.

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Wearable device to monitor sweat in real time

An electronic patch can monitor your sweating and check your health status. Even more, the soft microfluidic device that adheres to the surface of the skin, captures, stores, and performs biomarker analysis of sweat as it is released through the eccrine glands.

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New type of metasurface allows unprecedented laser control

Researchers have developed a single metasurface that can effectively tune the different properties of laser light, including wavelength, without the need of additional optical components. The metasurface can split light into multiple beams and control their shape and intensity in an independent, precise and power-efficient way.

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Squeeze the shock out: What different phases of piezoelectric materials tell us

Scientists have observed a correlation between the presence of intermediate S-polymorph phases in lanthanum-doped bismuth ferrite thin films and their high piezoelectric response.

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A template for fast synthesis of nanographenes

New combined synthesis method an exciting breakthrough in the construction of nanographene libraries.

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