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New form of carbon tantalises with prospects for electronics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A newly created form of carbon in a mesh just one atom thick is tantalizing scientists with hints that it could sharply improve rechargeable batteries and allow wires so small that they can operate at a scale where metals fail. The material, know...

Aug 26, 2021

Tiny 'Nanojars' Capture Carbonate and Certain Toxic Anions

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere can dissolve in oceans, lakes and ponds, forming bicarbonate ions and other compounds that change water chemistry, with possible harmful effects on aquatic...

Aug 26, 2021

Non-magnetic shell coating of magnetic nanoparticles as key factor for cytotoxicity

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Russian scientists have found that coating magnetic nanoparticles with a non-magnetic silica shell coating significantly decreased the viability of cancer cells in a low frequency alternating magnetic field. The coating increases nanoparticles sta...

Aug 26, 2021

Study unveils strain-induced quantum phase transitions in magic-angle graphene

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Over the past few years, many physicists and material scientists worldwide have been investigating the properties and characteristics of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (MATBG). MATBG is a strongly correlated material that was first experimen...

Aug 26, 2021

Novel Acid-Resistant Nanofiltration Membranes for Efficient Wastewater Treatment

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A team of scientists headed by Professor Yinhua Wan from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences created a novel highly permeable acid-resistant nanofiltration...

Aug 26, 2021

Janus Graphene Exhibits Potential to Create Sustainable Sodium-Ion Batteries

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology have introduced a new concept to fabricate high-performance electrode materials for sodium batteries. The work is an attempt to find sustainable...

Aug 26, 2021

Most Perfect Graphene: Single-Crystal Specimen Has No Wrinkles, Folds, Adlayers

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A new study has grown large-area, single-crystal graphene that has no flaws - and it may be the most perfect sample synthesized so far.

Aug 26, 2021

Shreyes Melkote Appointed Novelis Innovation Hub Executive Director at Georgia Tech | Research Horizons

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Aug 26, 2021

Let’s get small: New method greatly improves X-ray nanotomography resolution

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Using the powerful X-ray beams of the Advanced Photon Source with new computer-driven algorithms, scientists will be able

Aug 26, 2021

Nanojars" capture carbon dioxide dissolved in water

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere attracts most of the attention in environmental concerns, but much of that ends up in oceans, making them more acidic. Now scientists have created “nanojars” that can easily capture this and other pollutants from w...

Aug 26, 2021

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