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Biomorphic batteries could provide 72x more energy for robots

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers develop a new rechargeable zinc battery that integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy. The battery membrane is a nano-material based on cartilage, using recycled Kevlar.

Mar 12, 2021

Use of perovskite nanomaterials will be a key feature of the next generation of electronic appliances

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Nanomaterials of perovskite dispersed in hexane and irradiated by laser; light emission by these materials is intense thanks to resistance to surface defects.

Mar 12, 2021

Delivering semiconductor quantum dots into live cells

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Researchers achieved a milestone in exploring biology using nanotechnology utilizing single-particle tracking to investigate the interaction between human T cells and individual fluorescent nanoparticles of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The re...

Mar 12, 2021

Core/shell nanoparticles as efficient reducing agents

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Generally it is believed that core quantum dots (QDs) are good reducing agents and are used for that purpose in solar hydrogen generation and various organic transformations. However, core QDs are very unstable. Core/shell dots are more robust, bu...

Mar 12, 2021

Progress in fused-ring electron acceptors

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From 1995-2015, fullerene derivatives had been the dominating electron acceptors in organic solar cells (OSCs) owing to their performance superiority to other acceptors. However, the drawbacks of fullerenes, such as weak visible absorption, limite...

Mar 12, 2021

“Photonic Sunflower” – Controlled by Light Alone, New Smart Materials Twist, Bend and Move

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Technology paves way for intelligent solar cells, other highly efficient devices programmed at the macro and nano scale. Researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering... The post “Photonic Sunflower” – Controlled by Light Alone, New Smart...

Mar 12, 2021

Shutting the Nano-Gate: Breakthrough May Lead to Single-Molecule Sensors and Cheaper Genomic Sequencing

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Researchers at Osaka University create voltage-controlled nanopores that can trap particles as they try to pass through, which may lead to single-molecule sensors, along with... The post Shutting the Nano-Gate: Breakthrough May Lead to Single-Mol...

Mar 12, 2021

Shutting the nano-gate

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Scientists used circular gate electrodes set around tiny nanopores to hold particles just outside the opening, or make them pass through very slowly. This work may lead to revolutionary advances in single-molecule detection and cost-effective DNA ...

Mar 12, 2021

A protocol to explore entanglement dynamics via spacetime duality

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In recent years, there have been significant advancements in the development of digital quantum computers and simulators. These emerging physical systems are opening up unprecedented possibilities for controlling and measuring a variety of quantum...

Mar 12, 2021

Scientists build the smallest cable containing a spin switch

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A study published in Nature Communications involving researchers from the Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Nanoscience (IMDEA) and the University of Sevilla has measured for the first time the electrical conductivity of a single carbon nan...

Mar 12, 2021

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