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Researchers develop Si-based super-high frequency nanoelectromechanical resonator

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Recently, a group led by Prof. GUO Guoping from the University of Science and Technology of China of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborating with Prof. ZHANG Zhen's group from Uppsala University, Sweden, designed and fabricated CMOS-co...

Dec 15, 2020

New fullerene crystal production method 50 times faster than predecessor

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Researchers from Yokohama National University and the University of Electro-Communications in Japan have developed a highly efficient technique for producing a unique fullerene crystal, called fullerene finned-micropillar (FFMP), that is of signif...

Dec 15, 2020

Catalytic activity of individual cobalt oxide nanoparticles determined

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Precious metal-free nanoparticles could serve as powerful catalysts in the future, for example for hydrogen production. To optimize them, researchers must be able to analyze the properties of individual particles. A new method for this has been su...

Dec 15, 2020

Immunity-boosting silica nanoparticles could replace pesticides

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Pesticides may indeed kill plant pathogens, but they're also harmful to the environment. Newly developed nanoparticles may provide a more eco-friendly alternative, as they boost the immune systems of crop plants, then harmlessly dissolve.Cont...

Dec 14, 2020

Nanoengineered cement shows promise for sealing leaky gas wells

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Leaking natural gas wells are considered a potential source of methane emissions, and a new nanomaterial cement mixture could provide an effective, affordable solution for sealing these wells.

Dec 14, 2020

Amazing Twist: “Magic” Angle Graphene and the Creation of Unexpected Topological Quantum States

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Electrons inhabit a strange and topsy-turvy world. These infinitesimally small particles have never ceased to amaze and mystify despite the more than a century that... The post Amazing Twist: “Magic” Angle Graphene and the Creation of Unexpected ...

Dec 14, 2020

Scaled-Down Carbon Nanotube Transistors Inch Closer to Silicon Abilities

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Solution to gate dielectric problem makes devices easier to turn off

Dec 14, 2020

Toward imperceptible electronics that you cannot see or feel

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have fabricated ultrathin, flexible, transparent sensors with cross-aligned silver nanowire microelectrodes fabricated using print technique that are scalable and require minimal raw materials.

Dec 14, 2020

Reducing pesticide use with nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have discovered how certain silica nanoparticles could act as a traceless, degradable, and highly efficient treatment against some plant pathogens.

Dec 14, 2020

'Magic' angle graphene and the creation of unexpected topological quantum states

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Electrons inhabit a strange and topsy-turvy world. These infinitesimally small particles have never ceased to amaze and mystify despite the more than a century that scientists have studied them. Now, in an even more amazing twist, physicists have ...

Dec 14, 2020

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