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Highly efficient dye-sensitized, lanthanide-doped, upconversion luminescent nanoprobes

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Lanthanide (Ln3+)-doped upconversion (UC) nanocrystals (NCs) have attracted considerable interest due to their superior optical features. Unfortunately, the relatively low luminescence intensity is a major drawback that seriously hinders their pra...

Jan 11, 2022

Utilizing 3D Printing and Nanoparticles to Treat Polluted Water

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

3D printing for macrostructures application using TiO2 nanoparticles for arsenic removal has been explored in a new study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment....

Jan 11, 2022

Novel Nanomaterial Helps Visualize Fingerprints in Crime Scenes

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In a study published recently in the journal ACS Omega, the manufacturing and packaging of nano-Fe3O4 were accomplished using facile precipitation. Triethoxysilane was chemically integrated into Fe3O4...

Jan 11, 2022

Applied Graphene Materials launches new graphene-enhanced range of coatings, paints and additives

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) has announced the introduction of two new products based on its GNPs. The Company has launched a range of industrial anti-corrosion paint incorporating its Genable graphene additives. The two epoxy-based prototype ...

Jan 11, 2022

Nanothermite Properties Give Insight into Functional Material Design

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A new nitride sprayed aluminum/copper ferrite (Al/CuFe2O4@NC) high explosive composite with intermediate energy release was developed through electrodeposition in a study published in the journal...

Jan 11, 2022

New Thermal Rectification Method Leaves Graphene Structure Intact

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The thermal rectification of pristine graphene was explored in a recent work published in the journal Carbon. Two-dimensional graphene was reinforced by a hybrid platform comprising SiO2 and GaN...

Jan 11, 2022

Graphene Square shows transparent graphene toaster at CES

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

At the recent CES event, South Korea-based Graphene Square presented its 'kitchen styler' - a transparent toaster that uses graphene.In addition to tracking the level of toasting of the bread, the device is also said to offer 50% less po...

Jan 11, 2022

Haydale's GNPs to improve textiles used by iCraft and Pro-Spec

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Haydale has announced that, following the successful incorporation of graphene nano-platelets (GNPs) in its cosmetic face mask sheets and PPE face masks, iCraft is using Haydale’s functionalized GNPs in its graphene-coated fabric, THERMiT™.

Jan 11, 2022

Glowing nanoantennas made of DNA spy on proteins in action

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Examining the tiny world of proteins is tricky, but researchers at the Université de Montréal have developed a new tool that can let scientists peer closer, aiding study of disease and drug development. The team used DNA to create nanoantennas tha...

Jan 11, 2022

Researchers create a DNA-based fluorescent nanoantenna to monitor the motions of proteins

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Researchers at Université de Montréal have created a nanoantenna to monitor the motions of proteins. Reported this week in Nature Methods, the device is a new method to monitor the structural change of proteins over time – and may go a long way to...

Jan 10, 2022

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