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Flashing creates hard-to-get 2D boron nitride

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Rice University scientists who "flash" materials to synthesize substances like graphene have turned their attention to boron nitride, highly valued for its thermal and chemical stability.

Jul 11, 2022

"Nanocellulose may help wild blueberry yield when applied with fertilizer, study finds"

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Nanocellulose may help increase the yield from wild blueberry plants when used with liquid fertilizer applied to leaves, according to a new University of Maine study.

Jul 11, 2022

Future smart homes could be powered with electronics built on stones

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What if you could power the smart thermostats, speakers and lights in your home with a kitchen countertop? Stones, such as marble and granite, are natural, eco-friendly materials that many people building or renovating houses already use. Now, in ...

Jul 11, 2022

"UV micro-LEDs for sensing, production and communication"

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Researchers at the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) in Berlin have successfully produced the first prototypes of micro-LEDs that emit in the ultraviolet spectral range (UVB). The micro-LEDs with 310 nanometers (nm) emission wavelength feature a smal...

Jul 11, 2022

How gas nanobubbles accelerate solid-liquid-gas reactions

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Solid-liquid-gas reactions are common in various natural phenomenon and industrial applications, such as hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell reactions, heterogeneous catalysis and metal corrosion in ambient environments. However, the gas transport in liquid...

Jul 11, 2022

New Nanocomposite Electrochemical Sensor to Detect Catechol

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Catechol (CC) is classified as a human carcinogen and environmental contaminant because of its high toxicity and low degradability. A pre-proof paper from the journal Food Chemistry focuses on the development of metal-organic framework (MOF) based...

Jul 11, 2022

Functionalities of Essential-Oil Mediated Nanoparticles Explored

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Essential oil-based biocompatible nanoparticles are employed in a variety of commercial applications where photochemical and biological properties are important.

Jul 11, 2022

Quantum Dot Cellular Automata Used to Create 1-bit Comparator

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Complementary metal-oxide semiconductors (CMOSs) with low area requirement, power dissipation, and reliability characteristics are integrated into nanosystems for better performance. However, quantum dot cellular automata are improved alternatives...

Jul 11, 2022

Nanoparticles can save historic buildings

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Buildings made of porous rock can weather over the years. Now, for the first time, scientists have studied in detail how silicate nanoparticles can help save them.

Jul 11, 2022

Macrophages Polarized to Kill Cancer Cells with Nanotechnology

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The outstanding mechanical, electronic, and thermal properties of graphdiyne oxide nanosheets make them useful for biomedical applications. In nanotechnology-based biomedical applications, tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) serves as a potential ce...

Jul 11, 2022

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