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Researchers produce tiny nanoparticles and reveal their inner structure for the first time

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Tiny nanoparticles can be furnished with dyes and could be used for new imaging techniques, as chemists and physicists show in a recent study. The researchers have also been the first to fully determine the particles' internal structure.

Feb 8, 2021

Researchers create plastic film that suppresses the coronavirus

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A consortium comprised by companies Braskem, AplFilm and Nanox and the UFSCar (Brazil) and Jaume I of Castellón (Spain) universities have released a plastic film capable of deactivating 99.99% of the new coronavirus in 15 minutes. The new product ...

Feb 8, 2021

New Microscopy Raises the Prospect of Force Sensing at the Fundamental Limit

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In the early 1980s, the advent of scanning probe microscopes revolutionized imaging, paving a way into the nanoscale realm. Photograph of the experimental setup. The separation of the islands is...

Feb 8, 2021

A magnetic twist to graphene

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

By combining ferromagnets and two rotated layers of graphene, researchers open up a new platform for strongly interacting

Feb 8, 2021

Rapid, reliable on-site drug detection using wearable sensor

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers in South Korea have successfully developed a wearable sensor that can detect illegal drugs in sweat by using nanomaterials technology that amplify the optical signal of narcotics to a flexible, body-worn material. Led by Dr. Ho Sang Ju...

Feb 8, 2021

Researchers create low-cost, AI-powered device to measure optical spectra

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has demonstrated a new approach to an old problem: measuring spectra of light, also known as spectroscopy. By leveraging scalable, cost-effective nano-fabrication techniques, as well ...

Feb 8, 2021

Newly developed material could lead to lighter, safer car designs

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new form of 3-D-printed material made by combining commonly-used plastics with carbon nanotubes is tougher and lighter than similar forms of aluminium, scientists say.

Feb 8, 2021

Design of a nanometric structure that improves solar cell efficiency

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a new nanostructure that can cover the surface of some silicon solar panels and improve their performance by up to 40%. This design could be applied to future solar installations to achieve a better energy efficiency.

Feb 8, 2021

Switching nanolight on and off

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A unique platform to program a layered crystal, producing imaging capabilities beyond common limits on demand.

Feb 8, 2021

Rapid, reliable on-site drug detection using wearable sensor with nanomaterials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a wearable sensor that can detect illegal drugs in sweat by using nanomaterials technology that amplify the optical signal of narcotics to a flexible, body-worn material.

Feb 8, 2021

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