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“Wearable Microgrid” Harvests Energy From Human Body to Power Electronic Gadgets

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Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a “wearable microgrid” that harvests and stores energy from the human body to power small... The post “Wearable Microgrid” Harvests Energy From Human Body to Power Electronic ...

Mar 9, 2021

'Wearable microgrid' uses the human body to sustainably power small gadgets

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This shirt harvests and stores energy from the human body to power small electronics. UC San Diego nanoengineers call it a ''wearable microgrid''-- it combines energy from the wearer's sweat and movement to provide sustain...

Mar 9, 2021

Combined technique using diamond probes enables nanoscale imaging of magnetic vortex structures

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Obtaining a precise understanding of magnetic structures is one of the main objectives of solid-state physics. Significant research is currently being undertaken in this field, the aim being to develop future data processing applications that use ...

Mar 9, 2021

Integration of 2D materials on silicon Mie resonators for electrically controlled nanopixels

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have develop Si-WS2 hybrid nanopixels with electromechanically controlled Mie-exciton optical responses with high modulation depth.

Mar 9, 2021

Iron-based catalysts discovered in light-driven carbon dioxide hydrogenation

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Chinese researchers recently prepared a series of Fe-containing catalysts from MgFeAl Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) nanosheet by thermal reduction with H2 at temperatures ranging from 300 °C to 700 °C. The new discovery is applied to the light-dr...

Mar 9, 2021

Research Strategy Opens the Door to Creation of "Intelligent" Nanostructures

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at the UAB have designed minimalist biostructures that imitate natural enzymes, capable of carrying out two differentiated and reversibly regulated activities thanks to a unique...

Mar 9, 2021

Cheap Carbon Nanodots can be Purified to Replace Toxic Metal Quantum Dots

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Tiny fluorescent semiconductor dots, called quantum dots, are useful in a variety of health and electronic technologies but are made of toxic, expensive metals. Nontoxic and economic carbon-based dots...

Mar 9, 2021

Optical Tweezing Inspires Nanoscopic Trapping Method

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Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have deployed the existing principles of optical tweezer technology, which enables the manipulation and assemblage of nanoparticles, as a base for a technique that allows them to manipulat...

Mar 9, 2021

Gold-phosphorus nanosheets catalyzes nature gas to greener energy selectively

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Advances in hydraulic fracturing technology have enabled discovery of large reserves of natural gas which primarily contains methane, which is mainly burned directly and causing global warming potentially. Upgrading methane to greener energy such...

Mar 9, 2021

Carbon Nanodots Could Serve as Cheaper, Cleaner Quantum Dot Alternatives for the Future

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum dots generally refer to specially fabricated nanocrystals that exhibit unique electrical and optical properties due to their inherent quantum properties. However, conventional technology has limited quantum dots to toxic and costly metals ...

Mar 9, 2021

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