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Fast-deploying solar/hydrogen nanogrid wheels emergency power off-grid

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Michigan energy systems company Sesame Solar announced this week what it calls the world's first 100-percent renewable mobile nanogrid. Powered by both its wing-like solar panel spread and green hydrogen, the next-generation modular nanogrid ...

Jun 17, 2022

Electrons take the fast and slow lanes at the same time

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Imagine a road with two lanes in each direction. One lane is for slow cars, and the other is for fast ones. For electrons moving along a quantum wire, researchers in Cambridge and Frankfurt have discovered that there are also two "lanes,"...

Jun 17, 2022

Electrons take the fast and slow lanes - at the same time

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Imagine a road with two lanes in each direction. One lane is for slow cars, and the other is for fast ones. For electrons moving along a quantum wire, researchers have discovered that there are also two 'lanes', but electrons can take bo...

Jun 17, 2022

Researchers develop hybrid sensor that could help diagnose cancer

Medical Xpress   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers from HSE University, Skoltech, MPGU, and MISIS have developed a nanophotonic-microfluidic sensor whose potential applications include cancer detection, monitoring and treatment response assessment. Today, the device can ident...

Jun 17, 2022

Controlled synthesis of crystal flakes paves path for advanced future electronics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The third dimension may be responsible for preventing electronics from becoming thinner, tinier and more flexible, according to an international collaboration that developed a way to manufacture new, idealized two-dimensional semiconductor materia...

Jun 17, 2022

Study Show How Nanochannels May Help to Develop New Generation of Medicines

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Detailed knowledge of nature’s smallest biological building elements — biomolecules — is essential to generating new medications and vaccinations. Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a revolutionary micros...

Jun 17, 2022

Researchers Discover the Health Hazards Posed by Graphene to Be Benign

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The health consequences of graphene-based particles produced from polymer composites following abrasion are insignificant. An international research group of the Graphene Flagship project did a study on the health hazards of graphene-containing na...

Jun 17, 2022

New Insights Into Exfoliating High-Quality h-BNNSs From h-BN Flakes

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Chinese researchers have recently published a paper describing a novel mechanical approach for exfoliating hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets in a controlled manner (h-BNNSs).

Jun 17, 2022

Dying stars could seed interstellar medium with carbon nanotubes

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Evidence suggests that carbon nanotubes, tiny tubes consisting of pure carbon, could be forged in the envelopes of dust and gas surrounding dying stars. The findings propose a simple, yet elegant mechanism for the formation and survival of complex...

Jun 17, 2022

Disinfectant mechanism of nano-sized electrostatic atomized water particles on SARS-CoV-2

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Current disinfection strategies have major drawbacks, which is why the World Health Organization does not advise routine spraying or fogging of biocidal agents, or UV light sterilization, in occupied areas. One possible alternative is nano-sized e...

Jun 17, 2022

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