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New research sheds light on nature of friction in multi-layered graphene: New study provides insights into how surface structures influence nanoscale friction in this promising 2D material

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Multi-layered graphene is a promising carbon-based nanomaterial for a variety of next-generation technologies, but the relationships between its surface structures and properties are not entirely clear. Now, in a recent study, scientists analyze h...

Mar 9, 2022

CoC2O4 Nanorods Showcase Photocatalytic Potential of Metal Oxalates

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An article available as a pre-proof in the journal Materials Chemistry and Physics delves into the production, structural, and optoelectronic characteristics of cobalt oxalate nanorods for utilization...

Mar 9, 2022

Helping Agriculture to Reach its Circular Bioeconomy Goals

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have recently published a review in the Journal of Cleaner Production, on the applications of lignin nanoparticles in the agriculture sector. This review assesses the potential use of...

Mar 9, 2022

Novel nanoparticles with potential for enhanced deep tumor therapy

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers Dr. Yansong Feng and Prof. Hong Zhang at the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have designed and synthesized novel multi-layered, multi-functional nanoparticles that enable a combina...

Mar 9, 2022

Sunlight-Driven Water Splitting Capabilities of Semiconducting Nanosheets

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The use of photocatalytic (PC) semiconducting monolayer nanofilms to split hydrogen from water was presented in the study published recently in the journal ACS Applied Nano Materials....

Mar 9, 2022

Growing Parylene Nanograss to Enhance Properties for MEMs

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of researchers recently published a paper in the Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering that successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of the nanograss technique in enhancing the...

Mar 9, 2022

MITO Material Solutions raises $4.6 million for new product development and scale-up

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Specialty chemical company, MITO Material Solutions, raised $4.6 million dollars in a funding round that closed in late January. Funding came from a seed extension by existing and new MITO investors such as specialty chemicals solutions provider, ...

Mar 9, 2022

Bell State Analyzer Brings Quantum Internet Closer

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Collaborators from industry and academia — researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Freedom Photonics, and Purdue University — have made strides toward a fully quantum internet. The collaborators have designe...

Mar 9, 2022

Avadain receives $3.77 million grant to upscale its graphene flakes tech to mass production

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

U.S-based graphene flakes producer Avadain has announced that it will upscale its environmentally friendly process to mass production as part of a two-year project funded by a $3.77 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Ins...

Mar 9, 2022

Genetically modified proteins convert carbon nanotube to programmable optoelectronic device

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Fluorescent proteins, especially green fluorescent protein (GFP), can act as the light-responsive element that transduces events through to electrically conductive transducers, such as single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and graphene. SWCNTs&#...

Mar 9, 2022

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