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Taking sieving lessons from nature

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Nanostructure-templated electrochemical polymerization enhances speed and selectivity in organic membrane-based processes.

Jan 21, 2021

Highly functional membrane developed for producing freshwater from seawater

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Researchers at Kobe University's Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology have successfully developed a new desalination membrane by laminating a two-dimensional carbon material on to the surface of a porous polymer membrane. This mem...

Jan 21, 2021

How Quantum Computers Could Usher In a Golden Age of Computing Power

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Quantum computers could usher in a golden age of computing power, solving problems intractable on today’s machines.

Jan 20, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Scientists synthetize new material for high-performance supercapacitors

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Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with colleagues from the University of Lille (Lille, France) synthetized a new material based on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) for supercapacitors, en...

Jan 20, 2021

An anode-free zinc battery that could someday store renewable energy

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Renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, could help decrease the world's reliance on fossil fuels. But first, power companies need a safe, cost-effective way to store the energy for later use. Massive lithium-ion batteries can ...

Jan 20, 2021

Transforming quantum computing’s promise into practice

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Electrical engineer William Oliver develops technology to enable reliable quantum computing at scale.

Jan 20, 2021

A little friction goes a long way toward stronger nanotube fibers

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Carbon nanotube fibers are not nearly as strong as the nanotubes they contain, but Rice University researchers are

Jan 20, 2021

Nanocarbon nucleation layer allows an anode-free zinc battery

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Researchers report a prototype of an anode-free, zinc-based battery that uses low-cost, naturally abundant materials.

Jan 20, 2021

Novel nanomaterial generates powerful beams for enhanced optical imaging

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using DNA as a scaffold, engineers create a synthetic nanomaterial that could pave the way for rapid and more accurate diagnostic testing from a single molecule.

Jan 20, 2021

Exploiting DNA Origami to Build Superconducting Nanoarchitectures

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The search for ever-smaller electronic components has made an international research group examine the use of molecular building blocks to develop them. (Left) Schematic illustration of a niobium...

Jan 20, 2021

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