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‘Nanolites’ Can Trigger Dangerous Volcanic Explosions

Scientific American   -   Scientific News Websites

Tiny crystals play a big role in unexpectedly violent eruptions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Jan 13, 2021

Turning pyrolyzed ash into graphene for improving concrete, other compounds

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have turned their attention to Joule heating of the material, a byproduct of plastic recycling processes. A strong jolt of energy flashes it into graphene.

Jan 13, 2021

Avalanching nanoparticles break barriers to imaging cells in real time

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Study could lead to simple, high-resolution bioimaging in real time by overcoming a fundamental property of light.

Jan 13, 2021

Engineers observe avalanches in nanoparticles for the first time

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Columbia Engineering report today that they have developed the first nanomaterial that demonstrates "photon avalanching," a process that is unrivaled in its combination of extreme nonlinear optical behavior and efficiency....

Jan 13, 2021

Bound-charge engineering: A new strategy to develop nanowire transistors

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In recent years, physicists and electronic engineers have been trying to identify materials that could be used to fabricate new types of electronic devices. One-dimensional (1-D) and two-dimensional (2-D) materials have been found to have particul...

Jan 13, 2021

High-sensitivity nanophotonic sensors with passive trapping of analyte molecules in hot-spots

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have demonstrated an optical sensor design which utilizes nano-scale trenches to passively concentrate and trap trace analytes in a solution, leading to the capability of detecting picogram level biomolecules such as glucose and amino a...

Jan 13, 2021

UT Austin Researcher Recognized for Using Nanotechnology to Provide World-Changing Solutions

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Guihua Yu, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, is the recipient of the 2021 Edith and...

Jan 13, 2021

Nanoparticle Vaccine Technology Could Offer Protection from Different Coronaviruses

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The SARS-CoV-2 virus that is causing the COVID-19 pandemic is just one of many different viruses in the coronavirus family. Many of these are circulating in populations of animals like bats and have...

Jan 13, 2021

New Nanomagnetism Principle for Next-Generation Memory Devices

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) reports that a team of researchers under Dr Kyoung-Whan Kim from the Center for Spintronics has come up with a new principle for spin memory...

Jan 13, 2021

NTU Singapore Develops Oral Insulin Nanoparticles That Could Be An Alternative To Jabs

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed insulin nanoparticles that may one day become the basis for an oral medicine, and an alternative to insulin...

Jan 13, 2021

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