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Improving the Thermal Properties Magnetic Nanofluids for Energy Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

With the ever-increasing demand for energy, ways to find efficient energy sources have become more critical than ever before. While catering to this energy demand, one element needs attention: the enhancement of thermal conductivity. A new study ...

Jun 16, 2022

Self-Powered MXene Marine Environment Sensor

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) offer a wide range of applications in self-powered sensory systems. In a paper published in the journal Nano Energy, a liquid-solid TENG, driven by waves, was created to provide a self-powered detection platfor...

Jun 16, 2022

Constructing Graphene Grain Boundaries to Control Graphene Plasmons

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Although graphene offers tremendous advantages for plasmon technologies, it is often difficult to co-excite multiple graphene plasmons on a highly dense single graphene sheet. In an article recently published in the journal ACS Nano, the researche...

Jun 16, 2022

Microarray Formation Maximizes Quantum Dot Color Conversion

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

To enhance the color conversion process of quantum dots for use in LEDs, micro-LEDS, near-field displays, and other devices, researchers from Beijing Institute of Technology have developed perovskite quantum dot (PQD) microarrays. The assembly str...

Jun 16, 2022

PHOQUSING Project Yields Largest Photonic Processor to Date

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

As part of the European Union (EU) funded PHOQUSING project, quantum technology startup company QuiX Quantum has created what is reportedly the largest quantum photonic processor to date, compatible with quantum dots. The processor is the central ...

Jun 16, 2022

Cryo-electron microscopy structure of SARS-CoV-2 membrane protein

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers illustrated the cryo-electron microscopic (cryo-EM) structure of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) membrane (M) protein in lipid nanodiscs to 3.5 ang...

Jun 16, 2022

Novel cellulose aerogel radiative coolers for building applications

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The development of efficient cooling technology based on environmentally friendly and biobased materials is crucial to many day-to-day activities. A novel, highly efficient cellulose nanocrystal aerogel radiative cooler acts as a dual-function the...

Jun 16, 2022

Nanochannels light the way towards new medicine

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new technique, called nanofluidic scattering microscopy, can help to find the most promising drug candidates at an earlier stage.

Jun 16, 2022

This AI Chip Hits New Ultralow Power Lows

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Our brains may not be big, but they pack a lot of computing power, given their size. For this reason, many researchers have been interested in creating artificial networks that mimic the neural signal processing of the brain. These artificial netw...

Jun 15, 2022

World's first ultra-fast photonic computing processor using polarization

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In a paper published today in Science Advances, researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a method using the polarization of light to maximize information storage density and computing performance using nanowires.

Jun 15, 2022

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