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'Blinking' nanocrystals may convert CO2 into fuels

Nanowerk.com - 16 июля, 2020 - 13:07
Unusual nanoparticles could also benefit the quest to build a quantum computer.
Категории: Nano planet

Graphene-adsorbate van der Waals bonding memory inspires 'smart' graphene sensors

Nanowerk.com - 16 июля, 2020 - 11:04
To clarify the bonding retention of adsorbed gas molecules on graphene with and without electric field tuning, scientists monitored the time-dependent vdW interaction decay of adsorbed CO2 molecules on graphene at different electric fields.
Категории: Nano planet

New material mimics strength, toughness of mother of pearl

Nanowerk.com - 16 июля, 2020 - 10:46
Researchers have made a material with interlocked mineral layers that resembles nacre and is stronger and tougher than previous mimics.
Категории: Nano planet

The world's lightest mirror is made of only a monolayer of 200 atoms

Nanowerk.com - 16 июля, 2020 - 08:54
Physicists succeed at engineering an optical mirror made of only a few hundred atoms. It is the lightest one in the world and even imaginable.
Категории: Nano planet

Ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers open window into the nanoworld

Nanowerk.com - 15 июля, 2020 - 20:15
Researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials more than 100 times thinner than a human red blood cell.
Категории: Nano planet

Designing DNA from scratch: Engineering the functions of micrometer-sized DNA droplets

ScienceDaily.com: Nanotechnology News - 15 июля, 2020 - 20:12
Scientists have constructed ''DNA droplets'' comprising designed DNA nanostructures. The droplets exhibit dynamic functions such as fusion, fission, Janus-shape formation, and protein capture. Their technique is expected to be applicable to a wide variety of biomaterials, opening doors to many promising applications in materials design, drug delivery, and even artificial cell-like molecular systems.
Категории: Nano planet

New technology prolongs blood circulation for virtually any nanomedicine, boosting therapeutic efficiency

Nanowerk.com - 15 июля, 2020 - 20:06
Scientists have developed a breakthrough technology to resolve a key problem that has prevented the introduction of novel drugs into clinical practice for decades.
Категории: Nano planet

New material mimics strength, toughness of mother of pearl

ScienceDaily.com: Nanotechnology News - 15 июля, 2020 - 19:31
In the summer, many people enjoy walks along the beach looking for seashells. Among the most prized are those that contain iridescent mother of pearl (also known as nacre) inside. But many beachcombers would be surprised to learn that shimmery nacre is one of nature's strongest, most resilient materials. Now, researchers have made a material with interlocked mineral layers that resembles nacre and is stronger and tougher than previous mimics.
Категории: Nano planet

New promising treatment uses smart nanoparticles to target lung cancer

ScienceDaily.com: Nanotechnology News - 15 июля, 2020 - 19:31
A new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer has been developed. The treatment combines a novel surgical approach with smart nanoparticles to specifically target lung tumors.
Категории: Nano planet

Low-cost catalyst helps turn seawater into fuel at scale

ScienceDaily.com: Nanotechnology News - 15 июля, 2020 - 19:31
The Navy's quest to power its ships by converting seawater into fuel is one step nearer fruition. Chemical engineers have demonstrated that a potassium-promoted molybdenum carbide catalyst efficiently and reliably converts carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, a critical step in the process.
Категории: Nano planet

Higher-order topology found in 2D crystal

ScienceDaily.com: Nanotechnology News - 15 июля, 2020 - 18:14
The research team took a new approach by using the Josephson junctions to spatially resolve the supercurrent flow and to show that WTe2 does indeed appear to have hinge states and be a higher-order topological insulator. They have identified a new higher-order topological insulator. It is a layered two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) called WTe2. This is a famous material in condensed matter physics that displays a variety of exotic properties from titanic magnetoresistance to quantized spin hall effect.
Категории: Nano planet

Higher-order topology found in 2D crystal

Nanowerk.com - 15 июля, 2020 - 17:06
The research team took a new approach by using the Josephson junctions to spatially resolve the supercurrent flow and to show that WTe2 does indeed appear to have hinge states and be a higher-order topological insulator.
Категории: Nano planet

The smallest micro-gripper, grown on optical fibers, is operated remotely with light

Nanowerk.com - 15 июля, 2020 - 16:59
The 200-micrometer gripers are controlled remotely, without electric wiring or pneumatic tubing, with green light delivered through the fibers - absorbed light energy is directly converted into the gripper jaws' action.
Категории: Nano planet

A nanomaterial path forward for COVID-19 vaccine development

ScienceDaily.com: Nanotechnology News - 15 июля, 2020 - 16:55
From mRNA vaccines entering clinical trials, to peptide-based vaccines and using molecular farming to scale vaccine production, the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing new and emerging nanotechnologies into the frontlines and the headlines. Nanoengineers detail the current approaches to COVID-19 vaccine development, and highlight how nanotechnology has enabled these advances, in a review article.
Категории: Nano planet

Using magnetic worms to engineer nanoscale communication systems

Nanowerk.com - 15 июля, 2020 - 16:52
Researchers have shown that electromagnetic waves coupled to precisely engineered structures known as artificial ferromagnetic quasicrystals allow for more efficient information transmission and processing at the nanoscale. Their research also represents the first practical demonstration of Conway worms, a theoretical concept for the description of quasicrystals.
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Scientists identify new 2D material with potential for brain-like computing

Nanowerk.com - 15 июля, 2020 - 12:48
The work demonstrates the effectiveness of a design strategy that functionalizes a 2D material with an organic molecule.
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The force necessary to kill a single bacterium

Nanowerk.com - 15 июля, 2020 - 12:40
Scientists quantify the forces that cause critical damage on a single bacterium E.coli under physiological conditions using two combined techniques: AFM nanoindentation and fluorescence imaging.
Категории: Nano planet

A nanomaterial path forward for COVID-19 vaccine development

Nanowerk.com - 15 июля, 2020 - 11:13
Nanoengineers detail the current approaches to COVID-19 vaccine development, and highlight how nanotechnology has enabled these advances.
Категории: Nano planet

Nanocomposites with rich oxygen vacancies promote sensitive electroanalysis of heavy metal ions

Nanowerk.com - 15 июля, 2020 - 10:49
Researchers developed ruthenium-loaded cerium dioxide nanocubes with rich oxygen vacancies to construct electrochemical sensing interface, which was used to detect Hg(II).
Категории: Nano planet

Unusual state of matter holds promise for transformative quantum technologies

Nanowerk.com - 15 июля, 2020 - 10:36
New research provides evidence of a highly unusual quantum state, a quantum spin liquid for potential use in the development of spintronic devices, quantum computers and other transformative quantum technologies.
Категории: Nano planet