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Researchers from NUS create 'whirling' nano-structures in anti-ferromagnets

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Inspired by the Big Bang cooling, the new finding could lead to super-fast, energy-efficient memory chips.

Feb 4, 2021

Polymer-derived carbon as metal-free, "green" alternative to catalysts and nano carbons

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Darmstadt, February 4, 2021. The research group of Professor Bastian Etzold at the Department of Chemistry at TU Darmstadt has succeeded in synthesizing macroscopic carbons that are similar in handling to common technical catalysts. The research t...

Feb 4, 2021

Nickel phosphide nanoparticle catalyst is the full package

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Osaka University researchers prepared a nickel phosphide nanoparticle catalyst on a hydrotalcite support (nano-Ni2P/HT) that showed high activity and selectivity in the hydrogenation of D-glucose to D-sorbitol. The catalyst was air-stable, reusabl...

Feb 4, 2021

Quantum tunneling in graphene advances the age of terahertz wireless communications

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Scientists from MIPT, Moscow Pedagogical State University and the University of Manchester have created a highly sensitive terahertz

Feb 3, 2021

Nanotech plastic packaging could leach silver into some types of foods and beverages

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Antimicrobial packaging is being developed to extend the shelf life and safety of foods and beverages. However, there is concern about the transfer of potentially harmful materials, such as silver nanoparticles, from these types of containers to c...

Feb 3, 2021

Nanotech plastic packaging could leach silver into some types of foods and beverages

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Antimicrobial packaging is being developed to extend the shelf life and safety of foods and beverages. However, there is concern about the transfer of potentially harmful materials, such as silver nanoparticles, from these types of containers to c...

Feb 3, 2021

Researchers engineer "Nanotraps" that block SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Researchers at Chicago University have developed an innovative new anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapy called “Nanotraps” – a family of nano-enabled virus-trapping particles – which have shown positive results in vitro, in vivo, and in human ex vivo trials.

Feb 3, 2021

Quantum tunneling in graphene advances the age of terahertz wireless communications

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Scientists from MIPT, Moscow Pedagogical State University and the University of Manchester have created a highly sensitive terahertz detector based on the effect of quantum-mechanical tunneling in graphene. The sensitivity of the device is already...

Feb 3, 2021

How the cell binds the virus: SARS-CoV-2 under the helium ion microscope for the first time

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Scientists at Bielefeld University's Faculty of Physics have succeeded for the first time in imaging the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus with a helium ion microscope. In contrast to the more conventional electron microscopy, the samples do not need a ...

Feb 3, 2021

Researchers develop new method for biomanufacturing of vascularized tissue

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Vascularized structures infiltrated within a nanofibrous extracellular matrix (ECM) play vital roles in maintaining functions and metabolism of tissue and organs. Nanofibrous scaffolds are promising in tissue engineering owing to their ECM-mimicki...

Feb 3, 2021

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