To disclose molecular processes behind AuNP growth in protein nanocages, a group of biomolecular engineers used high-resolution crystallography and analyzed the formation of Au nanoclusters in ferritin.
Mar 16th, 2017
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GreenDiamond, with its 14 partners, is a European Horizon 2020 project to develop breakthrough 10 kV diamond transistor technology for sustainable high power electronics.
Mar 16th, 2017
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Discovery could greatly improve energy-efficiency of separation and purification processes in the chemical and petrochemical industries.
Mar 15th, 2017
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Researchers have proposed a new, sophisticated method of detecting molecules with sensors based on ultra-thin nanomaterials.
Mar 15th, 2017
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A research team has observed the counterintuitive motion of electrons during experiments. Because this sort of quantum transport is very efficient, it could play a key role in a new type of manmade material that could be used someday in solar cells and electronics.
Mar 15th, 2017
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Physicists demonstrate a technique for optically controlled acceleration, deceleration and deflection of electrons.
Mar 15th, 2017
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Future computer chip stacks could be supplied with electrical power and cooled at the same time by tiny integrated redox flow batteries.
Mar 15th, 2017
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A new technique synchronized high-energy electrons with an ultrafast laser pulse to probe how vibrational states of atoms change in time.
Mar 15th, 2017
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Nanomagnetism researchers have reported so-far unknown anomalies near dynamic phase transitions.
Mar 15th, 2017
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Study sheds light on interactions that change the way heat and electricity move through microchips.
Mar 15th, 2017
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A recent study has evaluated frameworks and tools used in Europe to assess the potential health and environmental risks of manufactured nanomaterials. The study identifies a trend towards tools that provide protocols for conducting experiments, which enable more flexible and efficient hazard testing.
Mar 15th, 2017
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Scientists have revealed how materials such as gold can help create protein crystals.
Mar 14th, 2017
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Researchers have shown how to prevent the absorption loss of ultrathin CIGSe cells. They designed nanostructured back contacts for light trapping and could achieve a new record value of the the short circuit current density reaching nearly the best values for thicker CIGSe-cells.
Mar 14th, 2017
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The first of a new class of medication that delivers a combination of drugs by nanoparticle may keep melanoma from becoming resistant to treatment.
Mar 14th, 2017
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Direct evidence confirms structure of conductor promising for energy, catalysis, electronics.
Mar 14th, 2017
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Cleaning lab equipment leads to the discovery of Leidenfrost behavior of acetone droplets on the surface of water, and surprising effects of drag and self-propulsion, studied for the first time.
Mar 14th, 2017
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