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High-throughput computing and in situ technologies boost atomic nanomaterials development

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers demonstrate the selective catalytic double metal single atom of heavy metal redox reaction via combined high-throughput calculation and in situ characterization technology.

Feb 26, 2025

OSG to adopt graphene-based propeller coatings on seven tankers

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Following good results from a vessel treated with GIT Coatings’ graphene-based propeller coating XGIT-PROP in 2023, Tampa, Fla.-headquartered Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (OSG) is to adopt the solution on seven further crude oil tankers.

Feb 26, 2025

Prolonged super-microscopy: Nanographenes allow longer observation times

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy, including STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion) microscopy. This method can be used to observe processes, e.g., in cells, at particularly h...

Feb 25, 2025

Using weak spots in semiconductor nanoplatelets to direct nanoscale assemblies

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Cadmium selenide nanoplatelets provide a promising foundation for the development of innovative electronic materials. Researchers around the world have taken a particular interest in these tiny platelets, which are only a few atoms thick, as they ...

Feb 25, 2025

Laser-textured metal surfaces mimic shark skin to combat bacterial biofilms

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Keeping work surfaces clean during meat processing is a challenge. Bacteria from meat can attach, grow, and build up to create a biofilm that is difficult to remove, even on stainless steel surfaces used in industrial facilities. It can also aggre...

Feb 25, 2025

Modifying graphene sheets with plasma to produce better gas sensors

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Gas sensing technologies play a vital role in our modern world, from ensuring our safety in homes and workplaces to monitoring environmental pollution and industrial processes. Traditional gas sensors, while effective, often face limitations in th...

Feb 25, 2025

Mesoporous silicon: Etching technique reveals unique electronic transport properties

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Silicon is the best-known semiconductor material. However, controlled nanostructuring drastically alters the material's properties. Using a specially developed etching apparatus, a team at HZB has now produced mesoporous silicon layers with c...

Feb 25, 2025

Material's 'incipient ferroelectricity' could jumpstart fast, low-power electronics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Penn State have harnessed a unique property called incipient ferroelectricity to create a new type of computer memory that could revolutionize how electronic devices work, such as using much less energy and operating in extreme envir...

Feb 25, 2025

Nanoparticles deliver microRNAs to muscle stem cells for potential muscular dystrophy treatment

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In an international collaboration, researchers have made an important breakthrough in the therapeutic delivery of microRNAs against Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease with no cure, to date.

Feb 25, 2025

From defect to high-tech material

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Cadmium selenide nanoplatelets provide a promising foundation for the development of innovative electronic materials. Since the turn of the millennium, researchers around the world have taken a particular interest in these tiny platelets, which ar...

Feb 25, 2025

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