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Fine cubic Cu2O nanocrystals serve as highly selective catalyst for propylene oxide production

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Propylene oxide (PO) is a valuable intermediate product in chemical industry. Current industrial production of PO is neither cost-effective nor environmentally friendly. Propylene epoxidation with O2 to PO can overcome these drawbacks. However, it...

Nov 9, 2021

Study Analyzes Nanoporous Polymer Materials for Hydrogen Storage

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Andrey Galukhin, group leader and Associate Professor at Kazan Federal University, performed a new study that examines the processes of polymerization of trifunctional aryl cyanate in melt and in a solution of diphenyl sulfone.

Nov 9, 2021

Nanodiamond-based Phantoms Stabilize Microscope Calibration

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are using microscopic nanodiamonds to calibrate and assess the performance of high-powered microscopes. The work is poised to s...

Nov 9, 2021

Researchers demonstrate Doppler effect and sonic boom in graphene devices

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A team of researchers from universities in Loughborough, Nottingham, Manchester, Lancaster and Kansas (US) has revealed that sonic boom and Doppler-shifted sound waves can be created in a graphene transistor.When a police car speeds past you with ...

Nov 9, 2021

World's Thinnest X-Ray Detector With High Sensitivity, Rapid Response Time Could Lead to Real-Time Imaging Someday

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have developed the thinnest X-ray detector in the world that is only 10 nanometers thick and uses tin mono-sulfide (SnS) nanosheets. Scientists said that this could lead to real-time imaging of cells someday.

Nov 9, 2021

Fluorescent Nanomaterials Given an Eco-Friendly ‘Glow Up’ in a New Study

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Fluorescent dots, small particles that can produce light, might have a swarm of promising biomedical employments, from helping clinical practitioners to better determine tumor margins to the delivery of drugs deep in the body.

Nov 9, 2021

GITAI’s Autonomous Robot Arm Finds Success on ISS

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Late last year, Japanese robotics startup GITAI sent their S1 robotic arm up to the International Space Station as part of a commercial airlock extension module to test out some useful space-based autonomy. Everything moves pretty slowly on the IS...

Nov 8, 2021

Silk modified to reflect sunlight keeps skin 12.5°C cooler than cotton

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Silk has been modified through the addition of nanoparticles to reflect 95 per cent of sunlight, which means the material stays extra cool on a hot day

Nov 8, 2021

Silk modified to reflect sunlight keeps skin 12.5°C cooler than cotton

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Silk has been modified through the addition of nanoparticles to reflect 95 per cent of sunlight, which means the material stays extra cool on a hot day

Nov 8, 2021

Silk modified to reflect sunlight keeps skin 12.5°C cooler than cotton

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Silk has been modified through the addition of nanoparticles to reflect 95 per cent of sunlight, which means the material stays extra cool on a hot day

Nov 8, 2021

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