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Photocatalytic Nano-Coating Destroys Microbes from Surfaces and Improves Indoor Air Quality – Prevents COVID-19 Epidemic Already in Seven European Countries

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A nanotechnology company Nanoksi Finland has introduced a self-disinfecting nanocoating that reduces the number of viruses and bacteria on surfaces and improves indoor air quality. The company’s...

Apr 6, 2021

2D "borophane" offers new building block for advanced electronics

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

The world of 2D material science is an exciting one where new advances continue to open up new possibilities, most notably through adaptations of the wonder material graphene. Scientists in the US have introduced a new player to this game in the f...

Apr 6, 2021

Tattoo made of gold nanoparticles revolutionizes medical diagnostics

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists have developed a novel type of implantable sensor that continuously transmits information on vital values and concentrations of substances or drugs in the body and can be operated in the body for several months. The sensor is based on c...

Apr 6, 2021

Ammonia decomposition for hydrogen economy, improvement in hydrogen extraction efficiency

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

For the implementation of the effective hydrogen economy in the forthcoming years, hydrogen produced from sources like coal and petroleum must be transported from its production sites to the end user often over long distances and to achieve succes...

Apr 6, 2021

Discovering DNA methylation from bacteria and microbiome using nanopore technology

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Bacterial DNA methylation occurs at diverse sequence contexts and plays important functional roles in cellular defense and gene regulation. An increasing number of studies have reported that bacterial DNA methylation has important roles affecting ...

Apr 5, 2021

Elasticity to position microplates on curved 2D fluids: Research is a leap forward in the quest for flexible ultrathin materials

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A team of polymer science and engineering researchers has demonstrated for the first time that the positions of tiny, flat, solid objects integrated in nanometrically thin membranes - resembling those of biological cells - can be controlled by mec...

Apr 5, 2021

Research team discovers use of elasticity to position microplates on curved 2D fluids

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of polymer science and engineering researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has demonstrated for the first time that the positions of tiny, flat, solid objects integrated in nanometrically thin membranes—resembling those of bi...

Apr 5, 2021

Diamond-Based Quantum Accelerator Puts Qubits in a Server Rack

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Its makers envision this device growing to 50+ qubits and fitting aboard satellites, autonomous vehicles

Apr 5, 2021

Less than a nanometer thick, stronger and more versatile than steel

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists report a breakthrough involving a material called borophane, a sheet of boron and hydrogen a mere two atoms in thickness.

Apr 5, 2021

DNA methylation from bacteria and microbiome using nanopore technology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Bacterial DNA methylation occurs in diverse sequence contexts and plays important functional roles in cellular defense and gene regulation. An increasing number of studies have reported that bacterial DNA methylation has important roles affecting ...

Apr 5, 2021

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