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Bright Future for Nanophotonic Chips with Topological Rainbow Device

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A paper recently published in the journal Nature Communications demonstrated an effective method to realize on-chip nanophotonic topological rainbow devices using the concept of synthetic dimensions.​​​​​​​

May 16, 2022

Magnetite-Graphene Nanocomposite Effectively Filters Toxic Lead

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Water contaminated with toxic metal ions such as lead is a major cause of the spread of deadly illnesses and disorders. The creation of one-pot production of iron-oxide incorporated into a reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposite to remove hazar...

May 16, 2022

Reduced graphene oxide enables stretchable strain sensor for monitoring of physical activities

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A new work by scientists at India's National Institute of Technology Rourkela describes the fabrication of extremely flexible, accurate, and robust strain sensors employing electrochemically produced reduced graphene oxide (rGO).

May 15, 2022

Printable, Self-Assembled Logic Circuits Created From Proteins

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In a proof-of-concept study, scientists created self-assembled, protein-based circuits that can perform simple logic functions. The work demonstrates that it is feasible to create stable digital circuits that take advantage of an electron’s proper...

May 15, 2022

Breast Cancer Drug Resistance Tackled By Polymer Nanoparticles

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Drug resistance is a common phenomenon, with drugs becoming less and less effective as their usage increases. To address this issue, a novel technique employing conjugated polymer-based nanoparticles is presented in the study published in the jour...

May 13, 2022

Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Membrane Makes Bubbles to Clear Biofouling

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In an article recently published in the journal Desalination, investigations were made to remove microorganisms from water using membrane-based filtration processes employing graphene composites/carbon nanotubes using electrical conduction to gene...

May 13, 2022

Maple Seeds Inspire Efficient Spinning Microdrone

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The relatively simple and now quite pervasive quadrotor design for drones emphasizes performance and manufacturability, which is fine, but there are some trade-offs—namely, endurance. Four motors with rapidly spinning tiny blades suck up battery ...

May 13, 2022

Versarien's graphene revenues grew 170% in the past year

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Versarien announced its latest financial results. The company reports increased interest from global companies, with an increase in revenues and a drop in net loss.In the year that ended on March 2022, Versarien's revenues grew to £7.6 millio...

May 13, 2022

Researchers Create Nanomechanical Oscillators with Record-Low Losses, Likely to Promote Potential Applications

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EPFL scientists have created nanomechanical oscillators that can oscillate billions of times before halting. The symmetry of mechanical resonators shaped as regular polygons enables these record-low mechanical losses.

May 13, 2022

Russian Scientists Synthesize a New Ultra-Hard Material

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Russian scientists have synthesized a new ultra-hard material containing scandium and carbon. It consists of polymerized fullerene molecules with scandium and carbon atoms inside. The work paves the way for future studies of fullerene-based ultra-...

May 13, 2022

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