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Black Swan Graphene is now a public company, with a $52 million market cap

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Black Swan Graphene has successfully completed its IPO yesterday, and the company now trades at Toronto's Venture Exchange with the ticker SWAN. The company has a market value of $68 million CAD ($52 million USD) and raised $5 million as part...

Aug 10, 2022

Novel double slot structure gives rise to the enhanced performance of graphene/silicon hybrid photodetector

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists propose a novel double slot structure for high-performance photodetection, taking advantages of both silicon photonics and plasmonics. With the optimized structural parameters, the double slot structure significantly promotes graphene a...

Aug 10, 2022

Heat and manipulate, one cell at a time

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers report the development of a nanoparticle that acts as a heater and a thermometer. Inserting the nanoparticle in living cells results in a heat spot that, by switching it on and off, enables the controlled modulation of local cellular a...

Aug 10, 2022

Researchers 3D print first high-performance nanostructured alloy that's both ultrastrong and ductile

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have 3D printed a dual-phase, nanostructured high-entropy alloy that exceeds the strength and ductility of other state-of-the-art additively manufactured materials.

Aug 10, 2022

Checking road traffic inside cells with nano GPS

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a super-resolution microscopy that can observe 3D rotational motion of endosomes using gold nanoparticles.

Aug 10, 2022

A strategy to control and observe the chemical reaction of a single nanocatalyst using an optical microscope

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The technique is expected to contribute to catalyst design based on accurate understanding of the photocatalytic reaction through an analysis method that helps understanding the electron excitation phenomenon and transition path.

Aug 10, 2022

Experimental drug reduces risk of death from blood vessel rupture in mice: Could lead to therapies for people at risk of sudden rupture due to abdominal aortic aneurysm

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have shown that an experimental nanoparticle-based drug therapy protects mice from sudden death due to the rupture of a major blood vessel in the abdomen, pointing the way toward a new strategy for treating deadly abdominal aortic aneu...

Aug 9, 2022

Graphene synapses advance brain-like computers

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed synaptic transistors for brain-like computers using the thin, flexible material graphene. These transistors are similar to synapses in the brain, that connect neurons to each other.

Aug 9, 2022

Unconventional Superconductor: Unusual Superconductivity in Twisted Trilayer Graphene

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

So-called “magic-angle twisted graphene” provides the ability to turn superconductivity off and on with a literal flip of a switch. This has allowed engineers at Caltech to observe an unusual phenomenon that may shed new light on superconductivity...

Aug 9, 2022

Scientists improve the power output of triboelectric nanogenerators with carbon particles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Most of us have felt the shock from static electricity by touching a metallic object after putting on a sweater or walking across a carpet. This occurs as a result of charge build-up whenever two dissimilar materials (such as our body and the fabr...

Aug 9, 2022

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