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Cellulose Nanocrystals Proposed as Eco-Friendly Lubricant Additive

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The design of environmentally benign lubricant additives is critical for preserving the environment. In a paper available as a pre-proof in the journal Carbohydrate Polymers, the lubricating process...

Apr 14, 2022

Hybrid quantum bit based on topological insulators

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With their superior properties, topological qubits could help achieve a breakthrough in the development of a quantum computer designed for universal applications. So far, no one has yet succeeded in unambiguously demonstrating a quantum bit, or qu...

Apr 14, 2022

Pollution from cooking emissions hangs in the air

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Organic aerosols -- such as those released in cooking -- may stay in the atmosphere for several days, because of nanostructures formed by fatty acids as they are released into the air.

Apr 14, 2022

Indoor-active photocatalyst for antiviral coating against various variant types of SARS-CoV-2

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A photocatalyst made using a combination of titanium dioxide and copper oxide nanoclusters inactivates various variant types of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Scientists have developed this antiviral photocatalyst, in a recent breakthrough, which h...

Apr 14, 2022

"Graphene-hBN breakthrough to spur new LEDs, quantum computing"

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In a discovery that could speed research into next-generation electronics and LED devices, a research team has developed a reliable, scalable method for growing single layers of hexagonal boron nitride on graphene.

Apr 14, 2022

Super Stable Hydrogel for Wearable Sensors from Janus Nanosheets

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Self-healing wearable, flexible sensors to detect human motion created using Janus nanosheets hydrogel are presented in a study published in the journal ACS Applied Polymer Materials....

Apr 14, 2022

Significant Insights Gained from TERS-Enabled Raman Imaging of MXenes

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In an article recently published in the journalĀ ACS Nano, authors reported Raman imaging of single- to few-layer flakes of titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene deposited substrates using tip-enhanced...

Apr 14, 2022

Ranking nanodevice functionality methods

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As the demand for nanodevices grows so too does the need to improve the functionality of such devices, which is vulnerable to changes in the charge distribution, energy levels or conformation. Hence the desire to assess the three current charge co...

Apr 14, 2022

Scientists Point to Nanotechnology to Improve Microfluidic Systems

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A team of researchers recently submitted a paper to the journal Trends in Analytical Chemistry that reviewed different nanotechnology-assisted microfluidic systems, specifically nanoparticles...

Apr 14, 2022

Step Forward for 3D Printing at the Nanoscale

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The development of a 3D nanoprinting platform that allows the printing of polymer materials with remarkable control and nanometer spatial accuracy is the subject of a new study published in the...

Apr 14, 2022

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