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Artificial organelles based on hybrid protein nanoparticles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Compartmentalization is one of the main strategies by which nature allows for control over many biological processes. For the proper functioning of living cells, organelles, small compartments within the cell, are essential. Researchers are workin...

Apr 7, 2022

"Higher solar yield, less power effort: Large energy offset is not prerequisite for efficient organic solar cells"

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Organic solar cells that are based on nonfullerene-acceptors, or NFAs, have now been found to generate electricity efficiently even with a relatively low offset of 0.1 eV.

Apr 7, 2022

Solar nanowire-nanotube filter offers easy access to clean drinking water

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Scientists have developed a highly efficient water purification filter that uses only solar power. The prototype can supply clean drinking water even at remote places to small populations and can be easily scaled-up.

Apr 7, 2022

Solar Nanowire-Nanotube Purification Filter Offers Easy Access To Clean Drinking Water

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Even today, clean water is a privilege for many people across the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 1.8 billion people... The post Solar Nanowire-Nanotube Purification Filter Offers Easy Access To Clean Drinking Wa...

Apr 7, 2022

6-Axis Stage Based on Precision Hexapod Micro-Robot is Designed for New Nano-Positioning Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

PI has added to its family of compact hexapod 6-axis stages based on the Stewart Platform principle. The H-840.G2IHP micropositioning robot is equipped with brushless precision motors...

Apr 7, 2022

SpaceX delivers several NanoAvionics satellites to orbit

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Vilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 Friday's SpaceX Transporter-4 mission included three satellites built by smallsat mission integrator NanoAvionics for multiple customers. MP42 is NanoAvionics' largest satellite built and launch...

Apr 7, 2022

Novel use of iron-laced carbon nanofibers yields high-performance energy storage

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Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 A new study by Chinese researchers demonstrates a novel approach to enhancing the storage performance of batteries and capacitors. The researchers developed a simple yet efficient way to produce a material with...

Apr 7, 2022

A mathematical shortcut for determining quantum information lifetimes

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Scientists have derived an elegant equation that provides allows them to instantly calculate the quantum information lifetime for 12,000 different potential qubit materials.

Apr 6, 2022

More Proof That Far-UV Lamps Could Curb Pandemics

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Ultraviolet light became an important tool to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with virus-zapping UV robots plying hospitals and airports, and a plethora of personal UV gadgets to sanitize phones and keyboards. Those devices emit UV light at a wavelen...

Apr 6, 2022

"In race to build quantum computing hardware, silicon begins to shine"

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Research conducted by Princeton University physicists is paving the way for the use of silicon-based technologies in quantum computing, especially as quantum bits—the basic units of quantum computers. This research promises to accelerate the use o...

Apr 6, 2022

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