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Self-templating, solvent-free supramolecular polymer synthesis

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A polymer that catalyzes its own formation in an environmentally friendly solvent-free process has been developed by an all-RIKEN team of chemists. The discovery could lead to the development of inherently recyclable polymer materials that are mad...

Feb 4, 2022

AEH attracts a £3.5 million investment to advance its graphene-based vertical farming system

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UK-based AEH Innovative Hydrogel Limited announced that the company received a £3.5 million investment from agri-tech leader Terra Sana Holdings.AEH, established in 2018 and located at Manchester University's GEIC center, develops food-based ...

Feb 4, 2022

Atomically crafted quantum magnets and their anomalous excitations

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Quantum magnets can be studied using high-resolution spectroscopic studies to access magnetodynamic quantities including energy barriers, magnetic interactions, and lifetime of excited states. In a new report now published in Science Advances, Sas...

Feb 4, 2022

Magic-angle graphene switches from superconductor to ferromagnet – Physics World

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New finding could help researchers study the interplay between superconductivity and magnetism The post Magic-angle graphene switches from superconductor to ferromagnet appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 4, 2022

Fighting Bacteria with Vancomycin-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

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A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Materials that demonstrated the viability of using vancomycin-functionalized gold nanoparticles (V-GNPs) against pathogenic bacterial...

Feb 4, 2022

New chemical glucose sensing tech based on boronic acids and graphene foam

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Researchers at the University of Bath, in collaboration with industrial partner Integrated Graphene, have developed a sensing technique based on graphene foam, for the detection of glucose levels in the blood.

Feb 4, 2022

Novel Nanoarray SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Helps Protect Immunocompromised

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Novel COVID-19 research on a modular vaccine platform has been posted to the Research Square / Scientific Reports preprint* server. The researchers present a peptide nanoarray scaffold vaccine that may prove useful for infection control of the sev...

Feb 4, 2022

Training the Robot Scientist to Synthesize Nanocrystals

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Fabrication of materials using data-based techniques is being welcomed as a new strategy that will replace human scientists' hit and miss tests and labor demanding jobs. In an article...

Feb 4, 2022

Canada will get its first universal quantum computer from IBM

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Quantum computing is still rare enough that merely installing a system in a country is a breakthrough, and IBM is taking advantage of that novelty. The company has forged a partnership with the Canadian province of Quebec to install what it says i...

Feb 3, 2022

Scientists Create Ultrastrong Polymeric Material | Sci-News.com

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The new 2D polymer, named 2DPA-1, is stronger than steel and as light as plastic; it self-assembles into sheets, unlike all other polymers, which form spaghetti-like 1D chains.

Feb 3, 2022

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