Newly developed nanocomposite sensors are based on zinc and indium oxides, and their efficiency is maximized by green light illumination. The proposed device could be used to detect combustible, explosive, or poisonous substances in the atmosphere even at low concentrations.
Oct 25th, 2017
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Scientists reveal structural, chemical changes as nickel-cobalt particles donate electrons, vital for making better batteries, fuel cells.
Oct 25th, 2017
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The ability to charge cellphones in seconds is one step closer after researchers used nanotechnology to significantly improve energy-storage devices known as supercapacitors.
Oct 25th, 2017
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Researchers found that sulfurized nano-zero-valent iron picked up cadmium from a watery medium and alleviated cadmium toxicity to that alga for more than a month.
Oct 25th, 2017
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Transitions occurring in nanoscale systems, such as a chemical reaction or the folding of a protein, are strongly affected by friction and thermal noise. Such transitions occur most frequently at intermediate friction, an effect known as Kramers turnover.
Oct 24th, 2017
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Wide metastable composition ranges are possible in alloys of semiconductors with different crystal structures.
Oct 24th, 2017
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This new AFM mode enhances this microscopy technique as a standard characterization technique available for material research specifically for the case of piezoelectricity and ferroelectricity.
Oct 24th, 2017
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A team of scientists has discovered a way to induce and control a fundamental electrical switching behaviour on the nanoscale.
Oct 24th, 2017
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Researchers have formed highly-porous metal-organic framework particles that spontaneously assemble into well-ordered 3D superstructures that present photonic crystal properties.
Oct 24th, 2017
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An international research team pioneered the development of a novel thin, organic film that supports a million more times read-write cycles and consumes 1,000 times less power than commercial flash memories.
Oct 24th, 2017
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Honeycomb lattice meets elusive standards of the Kitaev model.
Oct 24th, 2017
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A microscopic 'pen' that is able to write structures small enough to trap and harness light using a commercially available printing technique could be used for sensing, biotechnology, lasers, and studying the interaction between light and matter.
Oct 24th, 2017
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Scientists have developed a method that makes it possible to map the individual responses of nanoparticles in different situations and contexts.
Oct 24th, 2017
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Researchers have developed 'intelligent' nanoparticles which heat up to a temperature high enough to kill cancerous cells - but which then self-regulate and lose heat before they get hot enough to harm healthy tissue.
Oct 24th, 2017
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Scientists found in a clinical trial that nanodiamonds protected disinfected root canals after the nerve and pulp were removed, thereby improving the likelihood of a full recovery.
Oct 23rd, 2017
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Researchers have discovered super-elastic shape-memory properties in a material that could be applied for use as an actuator in the harshest of conditions, such as outer space, and might be the first in a whole new class of shape memory materials.
Oct 23rd, 2017
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