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Mesoporous silicon: Etching technique reveals unique electronic transport properties

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Silicon is the best-known semiconductor material. However, controlled nanostructuring drastically alters the material's properties. Using a specially developed etching apparatus, a team at HZB has now produced mesoporous silicon layers with c...

Feb 25, 2025

Material's 'incipient ferroelectricity' could jumpstart fast, low-power electronics

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Scientists at Penn State have harnessed a unique property called incipient ferroelectricity to create a new type of computer memory that could revolutionize how electronic devices work, such as using much less energy and operating in extreme envir...

Feb 25, 2025

Nanoparticles deliver microRNAs to muscle stem cells for potential muscular dystrophy treatment

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In an international collaboration, researchers have made an important breakthrough in the therapeutic delivery of microRNAs against Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease with no cure, to date.

Feb 25, 2025

From defect to high-tech material

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Cadmium selenide nanoplatelets provide a promising foundation for the development of innovative electronic materials. Since the turn of the millennium, researchers around the world have taken a particular interest in these tiny platelets, which ar...

Feb 25, 2025

Mesoporous silicon: Semiconductor with new talents

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Silicon is the best-known semiconductor material. However, controlled nanostructuring drastically alters the material's properties. Using a specially developed etching apparatus, a team has now produced mesoporous silicon layers with countles...

Feb 25, 2025

Mimicking shark skin to create clean cutting boards

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Keeping work surfaces clean during meat processing is a challenge, and now researchers deliver key insights into a solution that could change the current practice altogether: Instead of working to prevent bacteria buildup, they created surfaces th...

Feb 25, 2025

Atomic-level nanosynthesis transforms defects into advanced materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers gain critical insights into atomic-scale synthesis of cadmium selenide nanoplatelets, enabling systematic production of these atom-thin materials with extraordinary optical properties.

Feb 25, 2025

Prolonged super-microscopy: Nanographenes allow longer observation times

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Researchers enhanced Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) microscopy by replacing traditional fluorophores with nanographenes, enabling the observation of longer-duration processes, overcoming a limitation of STED microscopy to date.

Feb 25, 2025

DNA origami suggests route to reusable, multifunctional biosensors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using an approach called DNA origami, scientists have developed a technique that could lead to cheaper, reusable biomarker sensors for quickly detecting proteins in bodily fluids, eliminating the need to send samples out to lab centers for testing.

Feb 25, 2025

Modifying graphene with plasma to produce better gas sensors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers investigate how functionalizing graphene sheets via plasma treatment can lead to enhanced sensitivity for specific gases.

Feb 25, 2025

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