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Scientists investigate Walker breakdown in 3-D magnetic nanowires

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Physicists from Russia, Chile, Brazil, Spain and the U.K., have studied how the magnetic properties change in 3-D nanowires, promising materials for various magnetic applications, depending on the shape of their cross-section. In particular, they ...

Feb 26, 2021

Graphene with Artificial Magnetic Texture Could Enable More Robust Electronic Devices

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Graphene is unbelievably strong, conductive, lightweight and the list of its superior properties continues. The image shows eight electrodes around a 20 nm-thick magnet (white rectangle) and...

Feb 26, 2021

Light-twisting 'chiral' nanotechnology could accelerate drug screening

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A new approach makes liquid-crystal-like beacons out of harmful amyloid proteins present in diseases such as Type II diabetes.

Feb 26, 2021

Physicists Probe into the Walker Breakdown Phenomenon in 3D Magnetic Nanowires

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Physicists from Russia, Chile, Brazil, Spain, and the UK, have studied how the magnetic properties change in 3D nanowires, promising materials for various magnetic applications, depending on the shape...

Feb 26, 2021

A more effective nanomedicine developed for the treatment of rare Fabry disease

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The results have been made possible thanks to nanotechnology and the approach developed could be applied to other drugs in the future. The new drug improves on current treatments, helps reduce costs and improve patients' quality of life.

Feb 26, 2021

Physicists develop a new method for counting molecules

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Picosecond time-resolved photon antibunching measures nanoscale exciton motion and the true number of chromophores.

Feb 26, 2021

On the line: Watching nanoparticles get in shape

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Liquid structures - liquid droplets that maintain a specific shape - are useful for a variety of applications, from food processing to cosmetics, medicine, and even petroleum extraction, but researchers have yet to tap into these exciting new mat...

Feb 26, 2021

Weakness is strength for this low-temperature battery

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanoengineers have discovered new fundamental insights for developing lithium metal batteries that perform well at ultra-low temperatures; mainly, that the weaker the electrolyte holds on to lithium ions, the better.

Feb 26, 2021

Sustainable harvesting of electrical energy with nanoporous materials

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Scientists are investigating whether phase transitions of water in nanopores can be used to generate electrical energy on a larger scale.

Feb 26, 2021

Adding nanofibers to the silkworm's diet makes them spin stronger silk

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers tweaked the diet of silkworms by adding cellulose nanofiber to their food. The resultant silk was stronger and more durable. This new method of realizing cellulose nanofiber synthesized silk is a sustainable way to produce biomaterials.

Feb 26, 2021

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