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'Seeing' previously unseen nano-level glass damage

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

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

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

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

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

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

Superfast-charging aluminum-ion batteries outpower lithium-ion

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Australian company Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has announced exciting performance test results for a new type of aluminum-ion battery that can charge 10X faster than today's lithium-ion units, while lasting much longer and needing no c...

May 18, 2021

New atomically precise graphene nanoribbon heterojunction sensor developed

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

An international research team led by the University of Cologne has succeeded for the first time in connecting several atomically precise nanoribbons made of graphene, a modification of carbon, to form complex structures. The scientists have synth...

May 18, 2021

NanoGear: An Interlocking Mechanical System in the Molecular Scale

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Gears and transmission systems are among the most widely used mechanical systems today, and a new study could take its basic concepts down to the molecular level.

May 18, 2021

Molecular Machines: NanoGear – Mechanics of the Infinitely Small

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

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 Synthesis and Photoreactivity of the National Resea...

May 18, 2021

Nanofiber filter captures almost 100% of coronavirus aerosols

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

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

May 18, 2021

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

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

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 visualises genome assemblies ...

May 18, 2021

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