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Better together: Scientists discover applications of nanoparticles with multiple elements

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As catalysts for fuel cells, batteries and processes for carbon dioxide reduction, alloy nanoparticles that are made up of five or more elements are shown to be more stable and durable than single-element nanoparticles.

Jan 4, 2021

DARPA's On-chip Terabit Laser Communication Program | NextBigFuture.com

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American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics), a program of NY CREATES gave $19 million in research program awards for advanced integrated photonics under The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Lasers f...

Jan 3, 2021

Strained Diamond Electronics | NextBigFuture.com

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Researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have demonstrated large, uniform tensile elastic straining of microfabricated diamond arrays through the nanomechanical approach. This has the potential of strained diamonds as prime candidates f...

Jan 3, 2021

Controlling the nanoscale structure of membranes is key for clean water

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A desalination membrane acts as a filter for salty water: push the water through the membrane, get clean water suitable for agriculture, energy production and even drinking. The process seems simple enough, but it contains complex intricacies that...

Jan 3, 2021

Scientists Replicate Self-Cleaning Anti-reflective Nanocoating of Insects’ Eyes

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Scientists from Russia and Switzerland have probed into nanostructures covering the corneas of the eyes of small fruit flies. Investigating them the team learned how to produce the safe biodegradable nanocoating with antimicrobial, anti-reflective...

Jan 2, 2021

Nanoscale Control of Desalination Membranes Could Lead to Cheaper Water Filtration

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Producing clean water at a lower cost could be on the horizon after researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and Penn State solved a complex problem that has baffled scientists for decades, until now.

Jan 2, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Controlling the nanoscale structure of membranes is key for clean water, researchers find

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A desalination membrane acts as a filter for salty water: push the water through the membrane, get clean water suitable for agriculture, energy production and even drinking. The process seems simple e...

Jan 2, 2021

Nanoparticle drug-delivery system developed to treat brain disorders

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To facilitate successful delivery of therapeutic agents to the brain, a team of bioengineers and physicians created a nanoparticle platform, which can facilitate therapeutically effective delivery of encapsulated agents in mice with a physically b...

Jan 1, 2021

Nanoparticle drug-delivery system developed to treat brain disorders

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To facilitate successful delivery of therapeutic agents to the brain, a team of bioengineers, physicians, and collaborators at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital created a nanoparticle platform, which can facilit...

Jan 1, 2021

Stretching diamond for next-generation microelectronics

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Diamond is the hardest material in nature. It also has great potential as an excellent electronic material. A research team has demonstrated for the first time the large, uniform tensile elastic straining of microfabricated diamond arrays through ...

Dec 31, 2020

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