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Bio-composite combines hardness of aluminum with toughness of bone

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

When it comes to plant-based materials, many people may picture something that's "green" but not very robust. Such is not the case with a new MIT-designed composite, however, which is claimed to be as hard as aluminum and as tough a...

Feb 11, 2022

Nanopores Feel the Heat: Breakthrough May Lead to More Efficient DNA Sequencing Technology

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Osaka University use a tiny thermometer to directly monitor changes in temperature when ions pass through a nanopore, which may lead to more efficient DNA sequencing technology.

Feb 11, 2022

Self-healing ice, AI beats humans at Gran Turismo, aerogel insulation turns a profit in Zurich – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The post Self-healing ice, AI beats humans at Gran Turismo, aerogel insulation turns a profit in Zurich appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 11, 2022

Nanopores feel the heat

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers directly monitored the increase in temperature that occurs when ionic current passes through a nanopore. By using a thermocouple, the team was able to show nearly linear behavior with applied voltage. This work may help lead to the cre...

Feb 11, 2022

Tiny thermometer directly monitors changes in temperature when ions pass through a nanopore

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists from SANKEN (the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research) at Osaka University measured the thermal effects of ionic flow through a nanopore using a thermocouple. They found that under most conditions, both the current and heatin...

Feb 11, 2022

Realizing direct lithography of composition-tunable perovskite NCs inside of glass

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in China has realized direct lithography of composition-tunable perovskite nanocrystals inside of glass. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes thei...

Feb 11, 2022

CRISPR-Cas9 Non-Viral Nanocarriers

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Non-viral vectors based on nanotechnology are a novel piece of research for use as carriers in order to replace conventional viral vectors within the delivery of the CRISPR-Cas9 system.

Feb 11, 2022

Toward idealized thermal stratification in a novel phase change emulsion storage tank

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Materials Scientists have shown how phase change materials can improve the energy density in thermal energy storage, although with limits relative to low charging/discharging speeds. In a new report now published in Elsevier's Applied Energy,...

Feb 11, 2022

New System Speeds Screening of Drug-Delivering Nanoparticles

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

James Dahlman and Phil Santangelo are helping to define an evolving era in medicine, one in which messenger ribonucleic acid —

Feb 11, 2022

Raffia Nanofibrillated Cellulose - an Eco-Friendly Housing Solution

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The physical, thermodynamic, and thermal properties of extruded earth-based composites reinforced with 0.1 percent, 0.3 percent, and 0.5 percent wt. of nanofibrillated cellulose was investigated in a recent paper published in the journal Case Stud...

Feb 11, 2022

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