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Taking an Energy Efficient, Green Chemistry Approach to Nanocomposite Synthesis

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A paper published in the journal Materials Science and Engineering: B reported the green synthesis of graphene oxide/silver nanoparticle nanocomposite via an eco-friendly chemistry approach.

Aug 2, 2022

Researchers improve cement with shrimp shell nanoparticles

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Putting nanoparticles from shrimp shells into cement paste made the material significantly stronger—an innovation that could lead to reduced seafood waste and lower carbon emissions from concrete production.

Aug 2, 2022

Researchers measure a signature of superconducting interference at the atomic scale

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Superconductors, materials that can conduct electricity with no resistance at low temperatures, have many interesting and advantageous properties. In recent years, physicists and computer scientists have been investigating their potential for diff...

Aug 2, 2022

New nanoparticle-based material could detect antibiotics in water

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

An international team of researchers has developed a new type of strong and elastic two-dimensional (2D) membrane. The invention could prove useful, for instance, in detecting remnants of antibiotics from water.

Aug 2, 2022

New nanoparticle-based material could help detect antibiotics in water

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The finding also opens up new avenues for next-generation flexible wearables and biosensors.

Aug 2, 2022

Researchers improve cement with shrimp shell nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Putting nanoparticles from shrimp shells into cement paste made the material significantly stronger - an innovation that could lead to reduced seafood waste and lower carbon emissions from concrete production.

Aug 2, 2022

Malaysia-based graphite and graphene producer Graphjet aims to list on the NASDAQ with a $1.5 billion valuation

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Malaysia-based Graphjet Technology aims to list on the NASDAQ, with a projected valuation of $1.49 billion. The company has signed an agreement with Energem Corp (NASDAQ: ENCP), a special-purpose acquisition company that will merge with Graphjet.

Aug 2, 2022

A nanofluidic osmotic energy generator

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Enormous free-energy dissipation takes place when fresh river water mixes with salty sea water. This so-called osmotic energy, which normally goes to waste, can be harvested with nanostructured membranes that are put between the two types of water...

Aug 2, 2022

Nanopillared lenses let scientists trap individual atoms with light

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

“Optical tweezers” – systems that focus light to trap and manipulate individual atoms – could pave the way for powerful quantum devices, but they can be a little cumbersome. Researchers have now developed a simplified, smaller design for optical t...

Aug 2, 2022

Optical Switch Forms Inroad for All-Optical Signal Processing

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

An optical switch developed by Caltech researchers harnesses the property of optical nonlinearity and aims to enable ultrafast all-optical signal processing and computing. According to its developers, the technology could help to bypass one of the...

Aug 2, 2022

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