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Acoustic graphene plasmons study paves way for optoelectronic applications

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

KAIST researchers and their collaborators at home and abroad have successfully demonstrated a new methodology for direct near-field optical imaging of acoustic graphene plasmon fields. This strategy will provide a breakthrough for the practical ap...

Mar 16, 2021

Self-Stacking Cuboid Copper Nanoclusters

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Copper nanomaterials with a cubic shape so perfect that they form neatly aligned stacks when brought together have been created by researchers at KAUST. The cuboid copper nanoclusters, developed by...

Mar 16, 2021

Nanotec Names Sales Director, Adds to Executive Management Team

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanotec Electronic GmbH and Co. KG, a manufacturer of motors and controllers for industrial automation and medical engineering applications, named Durmus Özcan sales director, a position in which he will coordinate sales activities with the compan...

Mar 16, 2021

Microscope Technology Based on NanoLED Array Platform Moves Toward Commercialization

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An international team led by researchers at the University of Barcelona developed a superresolution optical chip-size microscope that is supported by nanoLEDs functioning as a light source. The nanoLEDs can determine the resolution of the microsco...

Mar 16, 2021

Spongy wood nanogenerators make for energy-harvesting smart floors

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

There are untold energy sources all around us, if we can just figure out how to tap into them. Swiss researchers have now demonstrated an environmentally friendly way to make spongy wood flooring that can generate electricity with every step.Conti...

Mar 16, 2021

Nanotechnology to Fight Against Coronavirus: A Review of Techs and Studies Against COVID-19

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A new scientific report reviews the role nanotechnology plays in the ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus, examining its role in diagnosing and curing the highly-contagious COVID-19.

Mar 16, 2021

2D nanomaterial shows promise as superlubricant for Mars rovers

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

New two-dimensional nanomaterials called MXenes that are being examined by the Missouri University of Science and Technology may lead to new superlubricants that could better protect the delicate moving parts of future Mars rovers.Continue Reading...

Mar 16, 2021

Catching electrons in action in an antiferromagnetic nanowire

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

The electron is one of the fundamental particles in nature we read about in school. Its behavior holds clues to new ways to store digital data. A new study explores alternative materials to improve capacity and shrink the size of digital data stor...

Mar 16, 2021

Army, Air Force fund research to pursue quantum computing

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Joint Army- and Air Force-funded researchers have taken a step toward building a fault-tolerant quantum computer, which could provide enhanced data processing capabilities.

Mar 16, 2021

Project investigates remote control of enzymes using light

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

The study showed that not only the composition of the material but also its geometry influenced the effect of the nanoparticles on the enzyme.

Mar 16, 2021

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