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‘Wearable Microgrid’ Uses the Human Body to Sustainably Power Small Gadgets

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Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a “wearable microgrid” that harvests and stores energy

Mar 14, 2021

COVID Face Masks Are a Ticking Plastic Bomb – 3 Million Thrown Away Every Minute

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Every minute of the day we throw away 3 million face masks. Many end up as potentially toxic micro- and nanoplastic or carriers for other toxicants in the environment, researchers warn.

Mar 14, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Scientists build the smallest cable containing a spin switch

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*IMDEA Nanociencia researchers report the first encapsulation of spin-crossover (SCO) molecules inside carbon nanotubes.* ·*SCO molecules present a radical spin change with temperature, relevant ...

Mar 13, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Remote control for quantum emitters:Novel approach could become a asset in quantum computers and quantum simulation

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In order to exploit the properties of quantum physics technologically, quantum objects and their interaction must be precisely controlled. In many cases, this is done using light. Researchers at the U...

Mar 13, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Use of perovskite will be a key feature of the next generation of electronic appliances: Nanomaterials of perovskite dispersed in hexane and irradiated by laser; light emission by these materials is intense thanks to resistance to surface defects

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Quantum dots are manmade nanoparticles of semiconducting material comprising only a few thousand atoms. Because of the small number of atoms, a quantum dot's properties lie between those of single ato...

Mar 13, 2021

Molecular qubits stick around for longer – Physics World

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Researchers have extended the spin coherence time of a single-molecule quantum bit beyond 1 millisecond for the first time The post Molecular qubits stick around for longer appeared first on Physics World.

Mar 13, 2021

Wider horizons for highly ordered nanohole arrays

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Scientists have developed a new method for making ordered arrays of nanoholes in metallic oxide thin films using a range of transition metals. The process makes a wider selection of ordered transition metal nanohole arrays available for new cataly...

Mar 13, 2021

Wider horizons for highly ordered nanohole arrays

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Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new method for making ordered arrays of nanoholes in metallic oxide thin films using a range of transition metals. The team used a template to pre-pattern metallic surfa...

Mar 13, 2021

Molecules inside carbon nanotubes as spin switches for electrical current

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A research work published in Nature Communications, involving researchers from the Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Nanoscience

Mar 12, 2021

Size matters: Bimodal imaging receives nanoparticle enhancement

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A nanoparticle’s size is fine-tuned to offer high-resolution images before and during surgical procedures.

Mar 12, 2021

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