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Nanofiber filter captures almost 100 percent of coronavirus aerosols in experiment: The filter could help curb airborne spread of COVID-19 virus, researchers say

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A filter made from polymer nanothreads blew three kinds of commercial masks out of the water by capturing 99.9 percent of coronavirus aerosols in an experiment. The study compared the effectiveness of surgical and cotton masks, a neck gaiter, and ...

May 18, 2021

Scientists to take a new step in microelectronics' development

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Researchers at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) developed a new approach to determine the best electrode materials composition for solid-state lithium-ion batteries. The results of the study were published in the journ...

May 18, 2021

New material could create 'neurons' and 'synapses' for new computers

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Classic computers use binary values (0/1) to perform. By contrast, our brain cells can use more values to operate, making them more energy-efficient than computers. This is why scientists are interested in neuromorphic (brain-like) computing. Phys...

May 18, 2021

When one become two: Separating DNA for more accurate nanopore analysis

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A new software tool will help bioinformaticians improve the quality and accuracy of their biological data, and avoid mis-assemblies. The fast, lightweight, user-friendly tool visualizes genome assemblies and gene alignments from the latest next ge...

May 18, 2021

When one become two: Separating DNA for more accurate nanopore analysis

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A new software tool developed by Earlham Institute researchers will help bioinformaticians improve the quality and accuracy of their biological data, and avoid mis-assemblies. The fast, lightweight, user-friendly tool visualizes genome assemblies ...

May 18, 2021

'Bite' defects revealed in bottom-up graphene nanoribbons

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Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), narrow strips of single-layer graphene, have interesting physical, electrical, thermal, and optical properties because of the interplay between their crystal and electronic structures. These novel characteristics have ...

May 18, 2021

'Seeing' previously unseen nano-level glass damage

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For the first time, the subsurface structural changes of silica glass due to nanoscale wear and damage has been revealed via spectroscopy, which may lead to improvements in glass products such as electronic displays and vehicle windshields, accord...

May 18, 2021

Gold nanorods are ideal candidates for long-term biosensing – Physics World

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Novel nanoparticle sensor promises to increase the lifetime of implantable biosensors by several months The post Gold nanorods are ideal candidates for long-term biosensing appeared first on Physics World.

May 18, 2021

Nanofiber filter captures almost 100% of coronavirus aerosols

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A filter made from polymer nano threads blew three kinds of commercial masks out of the water by

May 18, 2021

Researchers Construct and Operate New NanoGear

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Gears and mechanical transmissions are at home in the Emilia-Romagna region, the Motor Valley of northern Italy. A team of researchers from the University of Bologna and the Institute for Organic...

May 18, 2021

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