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Nanowires under tension create the basis for ultrafast transistors

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Nanowires have a unique property: These ultra-thin wires can sustain very high elastic strains without damaging the crystal structure of the material. A team of researchers has now succeeded in experimentally demonstrating that electron mobility i...

Feb 7, 2022

Columns designed from nanographenes

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Graphene is a carbon material that forms extremely thin layers. Because of its unusual properties, it is interesting for many technical applications. This also applies to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which can be regarded as cut-outs o...

Feb 7, 2022

A CMOS-based chip that integrates silicon quantum dots and multiplexed readout electronics

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Researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory have recently designed an integrated circuit (IC) that integrates silicon quantum dots with conventional readout electronics. This chip, introduced...

Feb 7, 2022

A New Era of Sustainable Palm Oil with Nanotechnology

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Available as a pre-proof in the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, researchers present a thorough overview of current achievements in oil palm-based lignocellulosic biomass, from its...

Feb 7, 2022

Altering Nanoparticle Content to Improve Copper-Based Composites

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A team of researchers recently published a paper available as a pre-proof in the journal Ceramics International that evaluated the electrical conductivity and mechanical strength of...

Feb 7, 2022

Carbon Nitride Nanotubes Boost Efficiency of Sensitized Solar Cells

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Nitrogen enriched carbon quantum dot (CQD)-integrated carbon nitride (CN) nanotubes (CCNTs) were created using cryodesiccated urea and CQD substrates in a study published in Materials...

Feb 7, 2022

Improving Melatonin Drug Delivery with Nanoscale Techniques

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The use of nanotechnology in Melatonin-based therapeutic agents to treat multiple disorders has been reviewed in a study published in Cancer Cell International.

Feb 7, 2022

ZIF-8 Nanofibers Enhance MOF CO2 Capture Capabilities

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In a study available as a pre-proof in the Journal of Membrane Science, a metal organic framework (MOF) transportation channel for carbon dioxide (CO2) with minimal impedance was built in a mixed matrix membrane (MMM) with the help of electrospun ...

Feb 7, 2022

Researchers create strong synthetic enamel similar to natural tooth covering

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A team of researchers from Beihang University, the Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology and the Michigan Institute of Translational Nanotechnology has developed a synthetic enamel with properties similar to natural tooth enamel. In...

Feb 7, 2022

Nanodiamonds Are Key to Efficient Hydrogen Purification – And a Zero-Carbon Future

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanodiamonds may be tiny, but they can help with one of the biggest problems facing humanity today: Climate change.

Feb 7, 2022

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