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Elecjet launches crowdfunding campaign for new graphene power bank

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

In January 2019, Elecjet announced its plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign for its graphene-enhanced USB-C / A fast charging power bank. Now, Elecjet is back with the Elecjet Apollo Ultra - a 37Wh (10,000mAh) power bank that can be charged at 1...

Nov 14, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: 'Dancing molecules' successfully repair severe spinal cord injuries: After single injection, paralyzed animals regained ability to walk within four weeks

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New injectable therapy uses synthetic nanofibers to mimic the natural environment around the spinal cord By matching this environment, the synthetic materials effectively communicate with cells to...

Nov 13, 2021

SmartIR uses graphene to allow satellites to control thermal radiation

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

SmartIR, a spin-out of the University of Manchester, is working on a graphene-based smart coating for satellites, to allow them to control thermal radiation on demand, depending on whether a satellite’s surface is Earth’s shadow or on the side clo...

Nov 13, 2021

Founder of MIT’s Microsystems Technology Labs Dies at 88

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Penfield's academic career at MIT spanned 45 years. He was instrumental in increasing the school's involvement in silicon integrated circuit design. In 1977 he founded the institute's Microsystems Technology Laboratories, which prov...

Nov 12, 2021

Strange Quasiparticles – Called Anyons – May Be Useful in Future Quantum Computers

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers Show New Strategy for Detecting Non-Conformist Particles Called Anyons By observing how strange particles called anyons dissipate heat, researchers have shown that they can... The post Strange Quasiparticles – Called Anyons – May Be U...

Nov 12, 2021

Quantum confinement discovered in porous nano-photocatalyst

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Green hydrogen production from solar water splitting has attracted a great deal of interest in recent years because hydrogen is a fuel of high energy density. A research team discovered the quantum confinement effect in a photocatalyst of a 3D-ord...

Nov 12, 2021

Team engineers new way to get medication past blood-brain barrier: UT Dallas researchers method uses light and nanoparticles to pry open tight junction

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A team of researchers has developed a new technique to open the blood-brain barrier temporarily to deliver medication to the brain. Getting medication past the brain's unique and protective blood vessels, known as the blood-brain barrier, is ...

Nov 12, 2021

Flattening the curve: Nano-film enhanced supercontinuum edition

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Providing light with tailored properties through ultrafast supercontinuum generation represents an active field of nonlinear science research. A German-Australian research collaboration has presented a new concept that includes a longitudinally va...

Nov 12, 2021

Elecjet’s graphene power bank is as exciting as a power bank can be

Engadget   -   General News Websites

In the space of a few years, we’ve gone from 5W USB adapters being the norm, to iPads and Nintendo Switches being able to charge at 18W, all the way up to modern laptops drawing up to 140W. This explosion in charging rates over a (somewhat) standa...

Nov 12, 2021

Record-high thermal conductivity anisotropy comes with a twist – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Random stacking of 2D nanosheets could help cool nanoelectronic devices The post Record high thermal conductivity anisotropy comes with a twist appeared first on Physics World.

Nov 12, 2021

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