Researchers have developed an effective and environmentally benign method to combat bacteria by engineering nanoscale particles that add the antimicrobial potency of silver to a core of lignin, a ubiquitous substance found in all plant cells. The findings introduce ideas for better, greener and safer nanotechnology and could lead to enhanced efficiency of antimicrobial products used in agriculture and personal care.
Jul 13th, 2015
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Scientists are forging toward tunable carbon-capture materials with a new study that shows how chemical changes affect the abilities of enhanced buckyballs to confine greenhouse gases.
Jul 13th, 2015
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Understanding the surface structure of metal nanocrystals with specific facet indices is important due to its impact on controlling nanocrystal shape and functionality.
Jul 13th, 2015
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Researchers seek to advance the development of perovskite solar cells. By means of special thin-film processes, for example, material consumption and costs can be reduced.
Jul 13th, 2015
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Experts from Ministries of Defence, European entities, industry and academia participated in an EDA workshop to discuss current and future areas of application of graphene in defence.
Jul 13th, 2015
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Publication of the report 'Nanotechnologies for pesticides and veterinary medicines: regulatory considerations' marks the culmination of four years of APVMA-led research, consultation and collaboration.
Jul 13th, 2015
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Researchers have designed a nanoparticle transport system for gene delivery that destroys deadly brain gliomas in a rat model, significantly extending the lives of the treated animals. The nanoparticles are filled with genes for an enzyme that converts a prodrug called ganciclovir into a potent destroyer of the glioma cells.
Jul 11th, 2015
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Researchers in the European project PAPETS are getting a more fundamental understanding of how photosynthesis works and this could result in the design of much more efficient solar cells.
Jul 10th, 2015
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The film has a thermal conductivity capacity that is four times that of copper; moreover, the graphene film is attachable to electronic components made of silicon.
Jul 10th, 2015
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In vivo protein crystallization offers exciting new possibilities for proteins that do not form crystals in vitro.
Jul 9th, 2015
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Sensors, memory switches, and circuits can be encoded in a common gut bacterium.
Jul 9th, 2015
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Researchers have harnessed graphene's unique optical and electronic properties to develop a reconfigurable highly sensitive molecule sensor.
Jul 9th, 2015
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Scientists have discovered a new chemical reaction pathway on titanium dioxide (TiO2), an important photocatalytic material.
Jul 9th, 2015
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Chemists have developed a semiconducting material in which individual phosphorus atoms are replaced by arsenic and engineers have built the first field-effect transistors from the new material.
Jul 9th, 2015
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Graphene Week 2015 in Manchester last month saw the launch of Women in Graphene, a support network for women in graphene and related 2D materials research. As in other areas of science and engineering, women make up significant proportion of the 2D materials workforce, but they face a number of gender-specific barriers to career progression.
Jul 9th, 2015
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Scientists report a 250% increase of the thermoelectric conversion efficiency of a CrN thin film compared with the bulk material. This work paves the way for a new generation of thermoelectric materials based on oxides and nitrides.
Jul 9th, 2015
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