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Efficient Carbon Dioxide Reduction under Visible Light with a Novel, Inexpensive Catalyst

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

A novel coordination polymer-based photocatalyst for CO2 reduction exhibits unprecedented performance, giving scientists at Tokyo Tech hope in the fight against global warming. Made from abundant elements and requiring no complex post-synthesis tr...

Aug 22, 2022

The electron slow motion: Ion physics on the femtosecond scale

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

How do different materials react to the impact of ions? This is a question that plays an important role in many areas of research -- for example in nuclear fusion research, when the walls of the fusion reactor are bombarded by high-energy ions. Ho...

Aug 22, 2022

How effective are nanotechnology-based vaccines, drugs, and antibodies to combat variants of SARS-CoV-2?

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers explored how effectively nanotechnology-based novel and potential vaccines, drugs, and monoclonal antibodies could combat the current and yet to emerge SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Aug 22, 2022

A neural network–based strategy to enhance near-term quantum simulations

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Near-term quantum computers, quantum computers developed today or in the near future, could help to tackle some problems more effectively than classical computers. One potential application for these computers could be in physics, chemistry and ma...

Aug 22, 2022

Researchers use trilayer graphene to achieve superconducting diode effect without external magnetic field

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from Brown University, the University of New South Wales, Columbia University, University of Innsbruck, and the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan have carried out new experiments involving trilayer graphene, in which an...

Aug 22, 2022

Graphene efficiently recovers gold from waste electronics

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Discarded electronics can be a gold mine – literally. Researchers have developed an efficient new way to use graphene to recover gold from electronic waste, without needing any other chemicals or energy.

Aug 22, 2022

Visualizing nanoscale structures in real time

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Computer chip designers, materials scientists, biologists and other scientists now have an unprecedented level of access to the world of nanoscale materials thanks to 3D visualization software that connects directly to an electron microscope. It e...

Aug 21, 2022

Graphene enables highly efficient and selective extraction of gold

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Scientists from The University of Manchester, Tsinghua University in China and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently reported that graphene can facilitate gold extraction from waste containing only trace amounts of gold (down to billionth...

Aug 20, 2022

Quantum computing gets down to business – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Martijn Boerkamp reports how investments into quantum computing have ballooned in the past year, bringing huge expectations for the sector The post Quantum computing gets down to business appeared first on Physics World.

Aug 20, 2022

New nanosheet photocatalyst boosts water splitting efficiency for clean hydrogen production

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The surface-modified, dye-sensitized nanosheet catalyst shows immense potential, as it can suppress undesirable back electron transfer and improve water splitting activity up to a hundred times.

Aug 20, 2022

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