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Ocean May Absorb Excess Carbon Dioxide Through Nanoparticles [Study]

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Read on to know how planktons and nanoparticles would help keep excess carbon dioxide in the ocean.

Nov 30, 2022

Physicists observe wormhole dynamics using a quantum computer: The research is a step toward studying 'quantum gravity' in the lab

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have developed a quantum experiment that allows them to study the dynamics, or behavior, of a special kind of theoretical wormhole.

Nov 30, 2022

Nanodiamonds can be activated as photocatalysts with sunlight

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Nanodiamond materials have potential as low-cost photocatalysts. But until now, such carbon nanoparticles required high-energy UV light to become active. The DIACAT consortium has therefore produced and analysed variations of nanodiamond materials...

Nov 30, 2022

New monochromator optics for tender X-rays

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Until now, it has been extremely tedious to perform measurements with high sensitivity and high spatial resolution using X-ray light in the tender energy range of 1.5 -- 5.0 keV. Yet this X-ray light is ideal for investigating energy materials suc...

Nov 30, 2022

Novel 3D printing method to fabricate complex metal–plastic composite structures

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Three-dimensional (3D) metal–plastic composite structures have widespread potential applicability in smart electronics, micro/nanosensing, internet-of-things (IoT) devices, and even quantum computing. Devices constructed using these structures hav...

Nov 30, 2022

Single-atom-driven dynamic carburization boosts CO2 conversion during long-term reaction

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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are a new type of heterogeneous catalysts due to their ultimate efficiency of metal atom use and unique activity/selectivity compared with nanoparticle catalysts.

Nov 30, 2022

Novel mix-charged nanofiltration membrane developed for wastewater treatment

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A research group led by Prof. Wan Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel "etching-swelling-planting" strategy following interfacial polymerization (IP) to prepare a...

Nov 30, 2022

Novel bovine serum albumin-magnetite nanotorpedo system constructed for drug delivery

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According to a study published in the Chemical Engineering Journal, a team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has designed a safe and efficient nanotorpedo for the delivery of chemotherapeutic ...

Nov 30, 2022

Gorgeous rainbow-colored, stretchy film for distinguishing sugars

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Rainbows and sugar may conjure up images of a certain leprechaun-branded breakfast cereal. But now, researchers in ACS Nano report a kaleidoscope-like film for telling different sweeteners apart that displayed multiple colors when stretched by han...

Nov 30, 2022

Various graphene technologies to be tested during moon and space missions

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Graphene Flagship Partners University of Cambridge (UK) and Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB, Belgium) collaborated with the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC, United Arab Emirates) and the European Space Agency (ESA) to test graphene on t...

Nov 30, 2022

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