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An innovative imaging technique for dynamic optical nanothermometry

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new imaging technique developed by the teams of Professors Jinyang Liang and Fiorenzo Vetrone at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) can quickly measure temperature in 2D without contact. The results of their research were ...

Nov 9, 2021

An innovative imaging technique for dynamic optical nanothermometry: Measuring temperature in 2D, without contact, with an ultrafast single-shot camera

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new imaging technique can measure temperature in 2D, without contact, and in just a snap.

Nov 9, 2021

Intracellular temperature sensors: Protein complex exhibits temperature-sensitive activity

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Investigators have demonstrated temperature-sensitive regulation of actomyosin, a critical protein complex involved in neuronal development. By applying optically controlled heating, the team demonstrated that the protein drebrin E acts as a switc...

Nov 9, 2021

New nanocomposite improves solar evaporation for water purification

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Global drinking water scarcity is a severe problem for humans. Water purification consumes a large amount of fossil energy and generates secondary pollution.

Nov 9, 2021

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

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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

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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

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