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New Scientist's predictions for the big science stories of 2022

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

From a crucial biodiversity meeting to dozens of missions aiming for the moon, coronavirus evolution to progress on quantum computers, these are the stories we think will shape 2022

Dec 29, 2021

2022 preview: Quantum computers may finally become useful tools

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

"Google and other research teams have proved that quantum computers can operate faster than a regu-lar machine, but in 2022 we might actually see them tackle useful problems

Dec 29, 2021

Nanotube Fibers Stand Strong – But for How Long Under Stresses and Strains?

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Rice scientists calculate how carbon nanotubes and their fibers experience fatigue. Up here in the macro world, we all feel fatigue now and then. It’s... The post Nanotube Fibers Stand Strong – But for How Long Under Stresses and Strains? appeare...

Dec 29, 2021

Nano-Chocolates That Store Hydrogen: Innovative Energy Carrier of the Future

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

An innovative approach could turn nanoparticles into simple reservoirs for storing hydrogen. The highly volatile gas is considered a promising energy carrier for the future, which could provide climate-friendly fuels for airplanes, ships, and lorr...

Dec 29, 2021

Tuning a Magnetic Fluid With an Electric Field Creates Complex Controllable Dissipative Patterns

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Researchers at Aalto University have shown that a nanoparticle suspension can serve as a simple model for studying the formation of patterns and structures in more complicated non-equilibrium systems, such as living cells. The new system will not ...

Dec 29, 2021

Helium Nanodroplets Collide with Surfaces and Act Like Water Droplets

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from the Department of Ion Physics and Applied Physics headed by Fabio Zappa and Paul Scheier observed an astonishing phenomenon while investigating helium nanodroplets. Ions packed in...

Dec 29, 2021

Developing Innovative Approach for Storing Hydrogen

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An innovative method converts nanoparticles into simple reservoirs for the storage of hydrogen. The palladium nanoparticles (green) are stabilized by a core of iridium (red). Hydrogen can...

Dec 29, 2021

Green, Eco-Friendly Nanocomposite Synthesis with Waste Jaman Fruit

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a research paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, a group of researchers focused on the environmentally friendly synthesis of Fe3O4/α-Fe2O3 nanocomposite utilizing surplus pulp...

Dec 29, 2021

Sol-Gel Synthesis of Multifunctional Nano Titania Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new approach for using the sol-gel process to change titania nanoparticles during their synthesis level to develop UV protection, antimicrobial, and super-hydrophobicity textile materials has been...

Dec 29, 2021

Novel Synthesis of Nanocomposite Antiviral Face Mask is Effective Against COVID-19

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Due to the high transmissibility rate and the necessity for adequate personal protective equipment, the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic represents a major challenge to the medical industry. A recent...

Dec 29, 2021

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