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Improving asphalt road pavement using engineered nano mineral composites

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a new, greener nano asphalt binder that produces a new type of asphalt which uses less energy and produces less vapor and fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

Mar 29, 2022

Nickel Cells Sell More-Affordable Hydrogen Power

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Conventional hydrogen fuel cells hold great promise as clean, efficient sources of energy for vehicles and other applications, but they rely on precious-metal catalysts that drive up their cost. Now scientists have created a precious-metal-free hy...

Mar 28, 2022

Researchers use carbon monoxide to synthesize high-quality graphene

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A team of international researchers, including ones from Skoltech, MIPT, the RAS Institute of Solid State Physics and Aalto University, have proposed a unique graphene synthesis technique that utilizes carbon monoxide as the carbon source.

Mar 28, 2022

Fleet Space Technologies to revolutionise mineral exploration with launch of Geosphere

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

GeoSphere is a first-of-its-kind system that combines wireless Geodes, edge computing and a constellation of low earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellites to discover critical resources up to 100 times faster than traditional methods.

Mar 28, 2022

Spin-Glass Consisting of Nanomagnets Being Developed to Replicate Neural Network, a Strategy for Mathematical Thinking of Material Structure

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers are developing a spin glass that could spark a new paradigm in AI. Learn more about this nanomagnet-contained structure to copy neural networks.

Mar 28, 2022

Optimizing Graphene/Polymer Composite Synthesis for Flexible Electronics

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In an article available as a pre-proof in the journal Carbon, researchers review the development, underlying mechanisms, and applications of flexible polymer nanocomposite fabricated through laser integration of graphene.

Mar 28, 2022

Light Induces Propulsion Mechanism Switch in New Nanomotor

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a study published in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, a novel flask-like nanomotor possessing a photo-triggered switching mechanism between bubble propulsion and non-ionic self-diffusiophoresis has been proposed.

Mar 28, 2022

Growing quantum dots in a regular arrangement

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum dots could one day constitute the basic information units of quantum computers. In collaboration with colleagues from Copenhagen and Basel, researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have de...

Mar 28, 2022

Researchers Trim “Hairs” Off Nanocrystals to Increase Their Electronic Characteristics

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Since technical building blocks have shrunk in size since the 1950s, users can now obtain an entire computer in their pocket. However, to create future generations of electronics—for example, more potent phones, more effective solar cells, or even...

Mar 28, 2022

Researchers Use LCPG Approach to Measure Single Nanostructure’s Circular Dichroism

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The function of a molecule or nanostructure is determined by its 3D configuration. A left-handed amino acid, for example, can be beneficial to human health, whereas its right-handed compartment can be harmful. Today’s modern optical imaging method...

Mar 28, 2022

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