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Scientists develop new magnetic nanomaterial for counterfeit money prevention

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An international research team led by NUST MISIS has developed a new iron-cobalt-nickel nanocomposite with tunable magnetic properties. The nanocomposite could be used to protect money and securities from counterfeiting. The study was published in...

Mar 10, 2021

Graphene nanoparticles and their influence on neurons

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Effective, specific, with a reversible and non-harmful action: the identikit of the perfect biomaterial seems to correspond to graphene flakes, the subject of a new study carried out by SISSA—International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste, C...

Mar 10, 2021

Scientists develop new magnetic nanomaterial for counterfeit money prevention

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An international research team has developed a new iron-cobalt-nickel nanocomposite with tunable magnetic properties. The nanocomposite could be used to protect money and securities from counterfeiting.

Mar 10, 2021

Graphene nanoparticles and their influence on neurons

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New research shows that the nanomaterial acts on the excitatory synapses, interfering with the development of anxiety related behaviours in vertebrates.

Mar 10, 2021

'Lost' ocean nanoplastic might be getting trapped on coasts

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As plastic debris weathers in aquatic environments, it can shed tiny nanoplastics. Although scientists have a good understanding of how these particles form, they still don't have a good grasp of where all the fragments end up. Now, researche...

Mar 10, 2021

'Lost' ocean nanoplastic might be getting trapped on coasts

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As plastic debris weathers in aquatic environments, it can shed tiny nanoplastics. Although scientists have a good understanding of how these particles form, they still don't have a good grasp of where all the fragments end up. Now, researche...

Mar 10, 2021

Ultralow-Temperature Supercapacitors Using Porous Carbon Aerogel – Could Power Mars & Polar Missions

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover recently made a successful landing on Mars, embarking on a two-year mission to seek signs of ancient life and collect samples. Because... The post Ultralow-Temperature Supercapacitors Using Porous Carbon Aerogel – Could ...

Mar 10, 2021

Nano-mapping phase transitions in electronic materials

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Phase transitions are a central phenomenon in physical sciences. Despite being technical-sounding, they are actually something we all experience in everyday life: ice melting into liquid water, or hot water evaporating as steam. Solid, liquid, and...

Mar 10, 2021

Face masks and the environment: Preventing the next plastic problem

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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 10, 2021

Nano-mapping phase transitions in electronic materials

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Scientists have combined two powerful, cutting-edge techniques to uncover the physics behind an exotic phase transition that turns a metal into an insulator. The materials they looked at are rare-earth nickelates, which are of great interest for i...

Mar 10, 2021

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