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Nanomaterials may ease wear and tear on extraterrestrial vehicles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

As NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover continues to explore the surface of Mars, scientists on Earth have developed a new nanoscale metal carbide that could act as a superlubricant to reduce wear and tear on future rovers.

Mar 12, 2021

Peering into bacteria with X-ray nanovision

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists use X-ray-sensitive tags to see protein molecules in cells, opening new doors for studies in health, medicine, and bioscience.

Mar 12, 2021

Controlled by light alone, new smart materials twist, bend and move (w/video)

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Technology paves way for intelligent solar cells, other highly efficient devices programmed at the macro- and nanoscale.

Mar 12, 2021

Shutting the nano-gate

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers create voltage-controlled nanopores that can trap particles as they try to pass through, which may lead to single-molecule sensors, along with cheaper and faster genomic sequencing.

Mar 12, 2021

Experimental microsphere anodes triple capacity of lithium batteries

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Through experimentation with a newly created type of material, scientists in Russia have landed on a battery design with a number of promising performance benefits, in particular an ability to offer triple the capacity of today's solutions. T...

Mar 12, 2021

Optimized nano-micelles can induce efficient genome editing in the mouse brain

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

The research group of Deputy Principal Research Scientist Dr. Satoshi Uchida (Associate Professor, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine) at the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (Director General: Prof. Kazunori Kataoka, Location: Kawasaki-Jap...

Mar 12, 2021

Oxford Instruments NanoScience Gains Momentum in Quantum Computing

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Oxford Instruments NanoScience is today announcing its latest innovation in Cryofree® dilution refrigerator technology for quantum computing scale up, the ProteoxLX, as well as new quantum computing customer collaborations worldwide.

Mar 12, 2021

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

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Tiny bubbles making large impact on medical ultrasound imaging

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Bubbles are proving increasingly useful in medical ultrasound, both for diagnosis and therapy. But they fizzle out soon after being injected into the body. Researchers have now engineered nanobubbles with customizable shells that are so tiny and d...

Mar 12, 2021

Shutting the nano-gate

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Osaka University 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 co...

Mar 12, 2021

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