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Direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide with a platinum-gold nanoparticle catalyst

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Hydrogen peroxide diluted in water is used as a disinfectant to treat wounds. It is widely used across the industry as an eco-friendly oxidizing agent for removing impurities from semiconductors, for waste treatment, and other applications. Curren...

Feb 16, 2021

A performance leap for graphene modulators in next generation datacom and telecom

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An international team of researchers reports the development of a graphene-based optical modulator that proves outstanding performances in modulation efficiency, stability and high speed.

Feb 16, 2021

Creating the Smallest Ever Microchips with Graphene “Nano-Origami”

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Image Credit: Shutterstock.com / Neon_dust Graphene and other 2D materials could be used to create tiny microchips through a folding process dubbed ‘nano-origami.’ The development...

Feb 16, 2021

Wrinkling atom-thin layers of carbon could make tiniest chips yet

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Ridges and wrinkles in a graphene sheet can affect electrons and cause them to behave as they do inside electrical components, creating the possibility of smaller and faster computer processors

Feb 16, 2021

Wrinkling atom-thin layers of carbon could make tiniest chips yet

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Ridges and wrinkles in a graphene sheet can affect electrons and cause them to behave as they do inside electrical components, creating the possibility of smaller and faster computer processors

Feb 16, 2021

Wrinkling atom-thin layers of carbon could make tiniest chips yet

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Ridges and wrinkles in a graphene sheet can affect electrons and cause them to behave as they do inside electrical components, creating the possibility of smaller and faster computer processors

Feb 16, 2021

A sharper look at the interior of semiconductors: A high-resolution imaging technique can be used to investigate materials in a non-destructive manner and with nanometer precision

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A research team has developed a high-resolution imaging method based on extreme short-wave UV light. It can be used to examine internal structures in semiconductors non-destructively, and with nanometer precision.

Feb 16, 2021

Nanotechnologies reduce friction and improve durability of materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have suggested using innovative thin films to considerably reduce friction and thus increase the durability of surfaces in mechanisms. This discovery can be important for many fields, from medicine to space technologies.

Feb 16, 2021

Tapping into waste heat for electricity by nanostructuring thermoelectric materials

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In our ongoing struggle to reduce the usage of fossil fuel, technology to directly convert the world's waste heat into electricity stands out as very promising. Thermoelectric materials, which carry out this energy conversion process, have, t...

Feb 16, 2021

Graphene 'nano-origami' creates tiniest microchips yet: Nanomaterial developments could lead to computers and phones running thousands of times faster

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Experimental physicists have developed the smallest microchips ever - 100 times smaller than conventional microchips. They believe that this next generation of microchips could lead to computers and phones running thousands of times faster.

Feb 16, 2021

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