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Long-term study shows rapid formation of micro- and nanoplastics in the environment

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Most microplastic particles in the environment originate from larger pieces of plastic. In a long-term study, an interdisciplinary research team at the University of Bayreuth has simulated how quickly plastic breaks down into fragments under natur...

Jun 18, 2021

Nondestructive Method Uses Lasers to Characterize Nanomaterials’ Properties

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A noncontact measurement method that uses laser ultrasound so that the detailed elastic properties of nanostructured materials can be characterized will help engineers and scientists decide whether nanomaterials can be processed into certain compo...

Jun 18, 2021

Urban Waste Being Used to Create Graphene

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Graphenea is part of a flagship project CIRCULAR BIOCARBON, which kicked off this week, and which has been awarded over 23 M€ to develop a first-of-its kind flagship biorefinery, designed to turn...

Jun 18, 2021

World’s lightest sound insulator could radically reduce jet engine noise

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

This graphene-based aerogel is the lightest sound insulation material ever manufactured, say researchers at the University of Bath, who have demonstrated its ability to damp down noise by up to 16 decibels despite weighing just 2.1 kg per cubic me...

Jun 18, 2021

Nanodecoys made from human lung spheroid cells can neutralize SARS-CoV-2

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanodecoys made from human lung spheroid cells (LSCs) can bind to and neutralize SARS-CoV-2, promoting viral clearance and reducing lung injury in a macaque model of COVID-19.

Jun 18, 2021

Compact quantum computer for server centers

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

So far, quantum computers have been one-of-a-kind devices that fill entire laboratories. Now, physicists at the University of Innsbruck have built a prototype of an ion trap quantum computer that can be used in industry. It fits into two 19-inch s...

Jun 18, 2021

Meringue-like material could make aircraft as quiet as a hairdryer

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

An incredibly light new material that can reduce aircraft engine noise and improve passenger comfort has been developed at the University of Bath.The graphene oxide-polyvinyl alcohol aerogel weighs just 2.1kg per cubic metre, making it the lightes...

Jun 18, 2021

Graphene drum: Researchers develop new phonon laser design

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Professor Konstantin Arutyunov of the HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM HSE), together with Chinese researchers, has developed a graphene-based mechanical resonator, in which coherent emission of sound energy quant...

Jun 18, 2021

AI app could help diagnose HIV more accurately

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Academics from the London Centre for Nanotechnology at UCL (University College London) and AHRI used deep learning (artificial intelligence/AI) algorithms to improve health workers' ability to diagnose HIV using lateral flow tests in rural So...

Jun 18, 2021

Atomic-scale tailoring of graphene approaches macroscopic world

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Properties of materials are often defined by imperfections in their atomic structure, especially when the material itself is just one atom thick, such as graphene. Researchers at the University of Vienna have now developed a method for controlled ...

Jun 18, 2021

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