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Researchers develop cheap and efficient ethanol catalyst from laser-melted nanoparticles

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Ethanol fuel cells are regarded as promising sources of green electricity. However, expensive platinum catalysts are used in their production. Research on laser melting of suspensions carried out at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish A...

Nov 9, 2023

Neutral-atom quantum computers are having a moment – Physics World

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Three new studies show record low error rates and a new error erasure strategy for two-qubit quantum gates The post Neutral-atom quantum computers are having a moment appeared first on Physics World.

Nov 9, 2023

Photonics team develops high-performance ultrafast lasers that fit on a fingertip

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Scientists demonstrate a novel approach for creating high-performance ultrafast lasers on nanophotonic chips. The new advance will enable pocket-sized devices that can perform detailed GPS-free precision navigation, medical imaging, food safety in...

Nov 9, 2023

Zooplankton in ocean and freshwater are rapidly escalating the global environmental threat of plastics

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A collaborative research team has recently revealed that rotifers, a kind of microscopic zooplankton common in both fresh and ocean water around the world, are able to chew apart microplastics, breaking them down into even smaller, and potentially...

Nov 9, 2023

Injectable Nanoparticles Release Naloxone After Blue LED Trigger

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In a proof-of-concept study published in Nano Letters, a team of researchers created injectable nanoparticles that, in response to blue light, released naloxone. This mechanism was triggered one month following injection in mice.

Nov 9, 2023

Lipid Nanoparticles: A Potent Weapon Against Antibiotic Resistance

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An Australian research team, under the direction of Monash University, has developed a novel strategy for eliminating bacteria resistant to antibiotics by utilizing lipid nanoparticles that specifically target different bacterial cell surface layers.

Nov 9, 2023

Is This Nanosheet the Boost Sustainable Manufacturing Needed?

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A novel self-assembling nanosheet has the potential to significantly quicken the creation of sustainable and useful nanomaterials for a variety of applications, including energy storage, electronics, health, and safety.

Nov 9, 2023

Research demonstrates surface diffusion enhanced ion transport through two-dimensional channels

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Materials scientists have extensively studied fast ion permeation in nanofluidic channels in the past decades due to their potential within filtration technologies and osmotic energy harvesting. While the mechanisms underlying ion transport have y...

Nov 9, 2023

The Synthescope vision for future nanomaterial synthesis

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The Synthescope concept represents a visionary fusion of synthesis with atomic-scale fabrication in the field of materials science.

Nov 9, 2023

Energy-efficient transistor enables AI analysis of health data within wearable devices – Physics World

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Nanoelectronic device is 100 times more energy efficient than silicon electronics for machine learning classification of medical data The post Energy-efficient transistor enables AI analysis of health data within wearable devices appeared first on...

Nov 9, 2023

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