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Wrapping of nanosize copper cubes can help convert carbon dioxide into other chemicals

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As the need to mitigate climate change accelerates, scientists are trying to find new ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. One process, called electrochemical reduction or electrolysis, uses electricity and a catalyst to convert carbon dioxide...

Sep 22, 2022

Reduced power consumption in semiconductor devices

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Stepping stones are placed to help travelers to cross streams. As long as there are stepping stones that connect both sides of the water, one can easily get across with just a few steps. Using the same principle, a research team at POSTECH has dev...

Sep 22, 2022

Differentiate right- and left-handed particles by the force exerted by light

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Scientists used an experimental technique of optical trapping to observe the circular-polarization dependent optical gradient force exerting on chiral gold nanoparticles.

Sep 22, 2022

Upgrading your computer to quantum

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Researchers grow a nanoscale layer of a superconducting material on top of a nitride-semiconductor substrate, which may help facilitate the integration of quantum qubits with existing microelectronics.

Sep 22, 2022

Wrapping of nanosize copper cubes can help convert carbon dioxide into other chemicals

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers found a new way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by wrapping copper nanocubes with an organic layer, solving instability and selectivity problems with copper nanocubes in catalysis, and improving how this electrocatalyst converts CO2...

Sep 22, 2022

Activated carbon could lead to odorless diapers

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While activated carbon is used in kitchen fans to eliminate food odors, a new dissertation from the University of Gothenburg shows that activated carbon could also eliminate the smell of urine from diapers. Experiments with the odor molecule p-cre...

Sep 22, 2022

Researchers show that chiral oxide catalysts align electron spin

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Controlling the spin of electrons opens up future scenarios for applications in spin-based electronics (spintronics), for example in data processing. It also presents new opportunities for controlling the selectivity and efficiency of chemical rea...

Sep 22, 2022

Nanoparticles for Selective Cancer: Scientists Explore To Enhance Nanomaterials for Potential Treatment, Prevention of the Serious Illness

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Nanoparticles can be used as powerful vehicles to provide vaccines and stop severe illness and deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to cancer cells. Read to know more.

Sep 22, 2022

Study shows plastics disrupting metabolism of lung and liver cells

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Though we have much to learn about the health impacts of exposure to tiny plastic particles, studies continue to shed important light on how they might behave in the human body. The latest findings in this space center on liver and lung cells, whi...

Sep 22, 2022

Maritime Launch and Nanoracks partner with Ukraine to develop a cubesat program for Ukrainian Universities

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Paris, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) and Nanoracks have signed a Letter of Intent with State Space Agency of Ukraine to support the development of a CubeSat program in Ukraine. State Space Age...

Sep 21, 2022

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