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Recycling Silicon Waste to Make New Lithium-ion Battery Anodes

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An article published in the journal Materials Today Nano describes a novel approach of preparing composite materials to be used in next-generation lithium-ion batteries. The authors present an ingenious solution of utilizing silicon cutting waste ...

Nov 29, 2021

Diamond Based Graphene Thin-Film Substrate Improves Raman Spectroscopy Sensitivity

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The latest research in the journal Diamond and Related Material focuses on a novel diamond multi-layer graphene nanohybrid (DMGN) film, which offers better characteristic features for...

Nov 29, 2021

Steam disinfection of baby bottle nipples exposes babies and the environment to micro- and nanoplastic particles

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Using a new microspectroscopic technique, scientists have found that steam disinfection of silicone-rubber baby bottle nipples exposes babies and the environment to micro- and nanoplastic particles.

Nov 29, 2021

Researchers propose a simpler design for quantum computers

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Today's quantum computers are complicated to build, difficult to scale up, and require temperatures colder than interstellar space to operate. These challenges have led researchers to explore the possibility of building quantum computers that...

Nov 29, 2021

Steam disinfection of baby bottle nipples exposes babies and the environment to micro- and nanoplastic particles

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Using a new microspectroscopic technique, collaborating scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Nanjing University in China have found that steam disinfection of silicone-rubber baby bottle nipples exposes babies and the environm...

Nov 29, 2021

A catalytic recipe for transforming quantum states

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Quantum physicists at the University of Warsaw have discovered new applications for quantum catalysis—the quantum equivalent of chemical catalysis used in industry—revealing that quantum catalysts are useful in many more setups than previously kno...

Nov 29, 2021

New Transparent Aerogel “Sponge” Spikes The Solar Power Ball

CleanTechnica   -   Scientific News Websites

It's only a matter of time before concentrating solar power slips into the industrial process heat field, if a new aerogel pans out.

Nov 29, 2021

Innovative silicon nanochip can reprogram biological tissue in living body

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A silicon device that can change skin tissue into blood vessels and nerve cells has advanced from prototype to standardized fabrication, meaning it can now be made in a consistent, reproducible way. As reported in Nature Protocols, this work, deve...

Nov 29, 2021

Getting the most therapeutic potential out of cells

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A simple change in the way donor cells are processed can maximize a single cell's production of extracellular vesicles, which are small nanoparticles naturally secreted by cells, according to new research from researchers at the University of...

Nov 29, 2021

Getting the most therapeutic potential out of cells: Researchers find environment can boost quantity, potency of therapeutic particles

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A simple change in the way donor cells are processed can maximize a single cell's production of extracellular vesicles, which are small nanoparticles naturally secreted by cells, according to new research.

Nov 29, 2021

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