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Taming ‘tubes: For computer chips, new technique puts carbon nanotubes squarely in their place

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

For half a century, researchers have regularly found techniques for shrinking silicon transistors, roughly doubling the number that can be crammed onto a computer chip and driving the transition from room-sized computers to smartwatches in the spa...

Sep 9, 2021

Realization of Omnipotent Catalysts Expected After Breakthrough Creation of Super Multi-Element Catalyst

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A research group in Japan has successfully developed a “nanoporous super multi-element catalyst”[1] that contains 14 elements[2] which are mixed uniformly at the atomic level and used as a catalyst. A high-entropy alloy composed of 10 or more elem...

Sep 9, 2021

‘Anti-rust’ coating for plants protects against disease with cellulose nanofiber

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have found that coating soybean plant leaves with cellulose nanofiber (CNF) gives protection against an aggressive fungal disease. The CNF coating changed leaf surfaces from water repellent to water absorbent, and suppressed pathogen g...

Sep 8, 2021

How confined protons migrate

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Protons in aqueous solution can usually migrate very quickly -- much faster compared to other ions. However, this only applies when they are in a space greater than two nanometers, as a new study shows. In confined spaces the so-called Grotthuss m...

Sep 8, 2021

MXene Nanomaterial Offers Flexible and Stretchable High-Capacity Energy Storage

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Some electronics can bend, twist and stretch in wearable displays, biomedical applications, and soft robots. While these devices’ circuits have become increasingly pliable, the batteries and supercapacitors that power them are still rigid. Now, re...

Sep 8, 2021

Researchers Develop Organic Nanomaterial Capable of Repelling Water

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a new nanomaterial capable of repelling water and staying dry even when submerged underwater. Debashis Chanda, a professor at...

Sep 8, 2021

Stretching the capacity of flexible energy storage

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Some electronics can bend, twist and stretch in wearable displays, biomedical applications and soft robots. While these devices' circuits have become increasingly pliable, the batteries and supercapacitors that power them are still rigid. Now...

Sep 8, 2021

Stretching the capacity of flexible energy storage

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Some electronics can bend, twist and stretch in wearable displays, biomedical applications and soft robots. While these devices' circuits have become increasingly pliable, the batteries and supercapacitors that power them are still rigid. Now...

Sep 8, 2021

LEDs Developed Using Perovskite Nanocrystals Found to Be More Eco-Friendly and Low-Cost

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A new and more efficient version of LED lights are developed through the use of perovskite nanocrystals that were stabilized under MOF.

Sep 8, 2021

Plant and Bacteria Nanoparticles Used to Develop Fridge-Free COVID-19 Vaccine; Here's How It Works

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A new research from UCSD developed a COVID-19 vaccine candidate that were made from plants and bacterias.

Sep 8, 2021

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