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Scientists Establish Relationship Between Nanotube Length and Friction, To Guide Creation of Stronger Fibers

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While carbon nanotube fibers are known to be less durable than the nanotubes within them, a new study could help close the gap between these materials.

Jan 20, 2021

Gold nanoparticles more stable by putting rings on them

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Scientists have found a way to prevent gold nanoparticles from clumping, which could help towards their use as an anti-cancer therapy.

Jan 20, 2021

Ultra-Efficient, Nano-Thin Piezoelectric Materials Advance Self-Powered Electronics

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A new design for ultra-efficient, nano-thin piezoelectric materials could revolutionize self-powered electronics, such as wearable gadgets and medical implants like pacemakers.

Jan 20, 2021

Chemists Invent Shape-Shifting Nanomaterial With Intriguing Biomedical Potential

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Chemists have developed a nanomaterial that they can trigger to shape shift – from flat sheets to tubes and back to sheets again – in... The post Chemists Invent Shape-Shifting Nanomaterial With Intriguing Biomedical Potential appeared first on S...

Jan 20, 2021

Sponge-like aerogel turns airborne vapor into drinkable water

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Water security is a significant problem and pulling it out of the air, as fanciful as that may sound, is shaping as a potential part of the solution. A team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has put forward a promising example of thi...

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

Researchers develop ultra-small nanomedicines to target intractable cancers

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Ultra-small nanomedicines of approximately 18 nm were fabricated by dynamic ion-pairing between Y-shaped block copolymers and nucleic acid drugs, such as siRNA and antisense drugs.

Jan 19, 2021

Nanotherapeutic Injections Targeting Cartilage Loss May Slow Down Osteoarthritis

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A new study shows nanotherapeutic injections can slow down cartilage loss and delay osteoarthritis.

Jan 19, 2021

Gas flows follow conventional theory even at the nanoscale – Physics World

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Century-old “Knudsen flow” model remains valid for holes just 0.3 nm across The post Gas flows follow conventional theory even at the nanoscale appeared first on Physics World.

Jan 19, 2021

Entangled electron pairs created using heat – Physics World

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Cooper pairs in a superconductor split and electrons collected by quantum dots The post Entangled electron pairs created using heat appeared first on Physics World.

Jan 19, 2021

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