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Researchers Develop Nanocellulose Paper Semiconductors for Better Tunability of Electronic Properties

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Semiconducting nanomaterials with 3D network architectures have large surface areas and lots of pores, making them ideal for adsorption, separation and sensing applications. Moreover, achieving...

Apr 27, 2022

Researchers Show How Nanoparticles May Turn Sunlight into Alternate Forms of Energy

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Novel technologies to convert sunlight into power and fuels will be enabled by new materials. These materials are made possible by the combination of molecules and nanoparticles. These...

Apr 27, 2022

The use of magnetic nanoparticles for cancer therapy

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A joint research paper from Chemnitz University of Technology and Shivaji University (India) titled "APTES monolayer coverage on self-assembled magnetic nanospheres for controlled release of anticancer drug Nintedanib" was downloaded 4,4...

Apr 27, 2022

Direct printing of nanodiamonds at the quantum level

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Diamond nanocrystals, namely nanodiamonds, which host point defects such as nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers, are a promising quantum material.

Apr 27, 2022

AGP enters agreement with Nanosphere for the supply of graphene for the production of anti-corrosion paint

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It was recently reported that Advanced Graphene Products (AGP) has signed a long-term deal with Nanosphere to supply large amounts of graphene, which will be added to the anti-corrosion paint used in the production of innovative next-generation au...

Apr 26, 2022

Electronics can grow on trees thanks to nanocellulose paper semiconductors

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A team in has created a nanocellulose paper semiconductor with both trans-scalability of structural design and wide electrical property tunability. The structure and function of the nanopaper semiconductor could be customized according to the desi...

Apr 26, 2022

Measuring the 'wettability' of graphene and other 2D materials

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Measuring the 'wettability' of graphene and other 2D materials. Microscopic understanding of wettability can be achieved at the molecular level using 'vibrational sum-frequency generation spectroscopy' (VSFG).

Apr 26, 2022

Research reveals a new mechanism to transfer chirality between molecules in the nanoscale field

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If we compare the right to the left hand, we can see these are specular images—that is, like symmetrical shapes reflected in a mirror—and they cannot superimpose on each other. This property is chirality, a feature of the matter that plays with th...

Apr 26, 2022

Search for Buried Treasure With This DIY Magnetometer

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

In the 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, an oddness in the moon’s magnetic field leads scientists to an alien monolith buried under Tycho crater. The notion of being led to a hidden object by virtue of the magnetic anomaly it creates must have rea...

Apr 26, 2022

Gold Nanoparticles May Enhance Healing through Promotion of Key Proteins

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A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Scientific Reports that demonstrated the effectiveness of gold nanoparticles synthesized using hydrogels as reducing and capping agents for wound healing and antimicrobial applications.

Apr 26, 2022

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