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A Breakthrough in Battery Recycling Helps Enable the Green Transition

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Graphmatech, Graphenea, and Northvolt have succeeded in up-cycling end-of-life EV batteries into graphene oxide at industrial pilot scale. This breakthrough uses the material left after Northvolt has extracted valuable metals and minerals. Until n...

Jul 7, 2022

Nanotechnology Advances Regenerative Medicine: Bone Formation Comes Down to the Nanowire

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

New nanotechnology that accelerates the transition of stem cells into bone could transform regenerative medicine. A nanotechnology platform developed by King Abdullah University of Science... The post Nanotechnology Advances Regenerative Medicine...

Jul 7, 2022

"Quantum flute" gets light moving in way never seen before"

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists have created a “quantum flute” that can coax photons to move in sync and interact with each other, which they almost never do in nature. The device could help improve future quantum computer designs.

Jul 7, 2022

Another universal coronavirus vaccine readies for human trials

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

As scientists frantically chase a rapidly mutating SARS-CoV-2 virus by trying to update current COVID vaccines to better target circulating variants, a huge project is bubbling away in the background. The goal is to create a universal coronavirus ...

Jul 7, 2022

"Geckos Have Nanometer-Thin Lipids in Their Feet Allowing Them to Stick to Walls, Study Reveals"

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Geckos can virtually stick to any material thanks to the ultra-thin hairy structures on their feet. Read the article to know the fascinating adhesion of gecko and how it can be used in various applications, including space missions.

Jul 6, 2022

Frequency-domain STED microscopy for selective background noise suppression

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanoscopy describes the ability to see beyond the generally accepted optical limit of 200–300 nm. Stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy, developed by Stefan W. Hell and Jan Wichmann in 1994, and experimentally demonstrated by Hell and Th...

Jul 6, 2022

Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Trailblazing Optics

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

“Build something that will absolutely, positively work.” This was the mandate from NASA for designing and building the James Webb Space Telescope—at 6.5 meters wide the largest space telescope in history. Last December, JWST launched famously and ...

Jul 6, 2022

Testing Antimicrobial Nanoparticles on Tomato Plants

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A recent study published in the journal ACS Agricultural Science & Technology investigates the hybridization of chitosan and silver nanoparticles for boosting the antibacterial properties in tomato plants.

Jul 6, 2022

"Single-Step, Lithography-Free Synthesis of High-Density Nanoribbon Arrays"

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A paper published in the journal Materials Today describes a single-step, lithography-free chemical vapor deposition (CVD) fabrication approach for producing single-crystalline molybdenum ditelluride (MoTe2) nanoribbon matrices on standard SiO2/Si...

Jul 6, 2022

Novel all-in-one vaccine developed to tackle future coronavirus

University of Oxford   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Up to $30 million in funding has been announced by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to bring a new nanoparticle vaccine offering protection against a range of coronaviruses to clinical trial.

Jul 6, 2022

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