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Graphene aerogel particles for efficient water purification

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have produced 3-dimensional particles made of graphene, of many interesting shapes, using a variation of the vortex ring effect. These particles have also been shown to be exceptionally efficient in adsorbing contaminants from water, t...

Feb 10, 2023

Scientists invent 3D printed fiber microprobe for measuring in vivo biomechanical properties of tissues

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Fiber sensing scientists at Shenzhen University have developed a compact fiber optical nanomechanical probe (FONP) for measuring in vivo biomechanical properties of tissue and even single cells.

Feb 10, 2023

Scientists develop graphene aerogel particles for efficient water purification

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Writing in the Journal of Molecular Liquids, a team led by Professor Aravind Vijayaraghavan based in the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have produced three-dimensional particles made of graphene, of many interesting shapes, using a variation of...

Feb 10, 2023

Distinguishing Between NCS-Sensitized and Molecular-Sensitized TTA-UC

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Due to their easy bandgap tunability and low inter-system crossing loss, semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) offer tremendous potential as sensitizers for triplet-triplet annihilation up-conversion...

Feb 10, 2023

Finely-tuned quantum dots enhance nonlinear optics

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Quantum dots with finely-tuned spherical defects could display advanced nonlinear optical properties, new calculations have suggested. Adjusting the sizes of these defects could enable researchers to tightly control the brightness and frequency of...

Feb 10, 2023

Nanoscale Machines can Evolve New Functionalities by Being Broken Apart

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"Every act of creation," Picasso famously noted, "is first an act of destruction." Taking this concept literally, researchers in Canada have now discovered that...

Feb 10, 2023

Ultrabright Fluorescent Nanolabels can be Integrated into Lateral Flow Assays for Better Sensitivity

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

When Srikanth Singamaneni and Guy Genin, both professors of mechanical engineering and materials science at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, established a new...

Feb 10, 2023

Electrochromic Smart Window Provides High Performance at Low Cost

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) and the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have fabricated a smart window that provides a low-cost alternative to the traditional smart windows used ...

Feb 10, 2023

Nano-Scientists Create Thin Antiferroelectric Materials Holding Ferroelectricity, Using High-Density Semiconductor

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Nano-scientists develop a thin antiferroelectric material that possesses ferroelectricity. Know more about these materials and capabilities, read now!

Feb 10, 2023

New diagnostic test is 1,000 times more sensitive than conventional tests

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Rersearchers developed an ultrasensitive lateral-flow assays via plasmonically active antibody-conjugated fluorescent nanoparticles.

Feb 10, 2023

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