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Do you know the way to Berkelium, Californium? Heavy elements and a really powerful microscope help scientists map uncharted paths toward new materials and cancer therapies

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Scientists have demonstrated how to image samples of heavy elements as small as a single nanogram. The new approach will help scientists advance new technologies for medical imaging and cancer therapies.

Mar 24, 2021

Copper foam as a highly efficient, durable filter for reusable masks and air cleaners

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Metal foams are durable, and their small pores and large surface areas suggest they could effectively filter out microbes. Researchers have transformed copper nanowires into metal foams that could be used in facemasks and air filtration systems.

Mar 24, 2021

Wafer-thin nanopaper changes from firm to soft at the touch of a button: Bioinspired cellulose nanofibrils can be controlled by electricity / Strength and stiffness can be modulated via an electrical switch

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Materials science likes to take nature and the special properties of living beings that could potentially be transferred to materials as a model. A research team has succeeded in endowing materials with a bioinspired property: Wafer-thin stiff nan...

Mar 24, 2021

Researchers Use Nanobiomaterial to Boost Neuronal Growth in Mice with Spinal Cord Injuries

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Researchers from the Department of Orthopedics of Tongji Hospital at Tongji University in Shanghai have successfully used a nanobiomaterial called layered double hydroxide (LDH) to inhibit the...

Mar 24, 2021

Study reveals auger-assisted electron transfer mechanism between adjacent quantum wells in 2D layered perovskites

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Two-dimensional (2D) perovskites are multiple quantum well (QW) structures formed by alternating inorganic and organic layers. They are promising in applications of solar cells, LEDs, and photodetectors.

Mar 24, 2021

Novel Thermometer Leads to Quantum Leap in Future Computing, Thermodynamics

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Researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden developed a novel thermometer seen to revolutionize quantum computing and thermodynamics.

Mar 24, 2021

Copper foam as a highly efficient, durable filter for reusable masks and air cleaners

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have grown accustomed to wearing facemasks, but many coverings are fragile and not easily disinfected. Metal foams are durable, and their small pores and large surface areas suggest they could effectively filte...

Mar 24, 2021

Microscopy Method Resolves Fluorescence at Nanometer Scale

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Researchers led by Stefan Hell at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Biophysical Chemistry and the Heidelberg-based MPI for Medical Research have developed a light microscopy method, MINSTED, that is able to resolve fluorescently labeled details w...

Mar 24, 2021

Metal-Modified Nanocomposites Help Produce “Green” Hydrogen

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For many years, sustainable catalysts that play a key role in global Energiewende—that is, the phase-out of nuclear and fossil fuels—have been a proven research theme at the University of...

Mar 24, 2021

Stacking and Twisting of Layered Graphene Forms Moiré Effect

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Graphene is made of one single layer of carbon atoms, and the discovery of this material was the starting point for a worldwide race: currently, the so-called “2D materials” are made of...

Mar 24, 2021

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