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Silver-Doped Metal Nanocluster Shows 18-Fold Greater Photoluminescence

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Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have discovered that a silver-doped platinum thiolate nanometal complex shows 18-fold greater photoluminescence than the original platinum complex. In their...

Dec 9, 2020

2D Holey ZnO Nanosheets for Supersensitive Hydrogen Sensors

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In recent years, hydrogen (H2) has emerged as the best option for clean energy in our pursuit of an alternative fuel for mitigating environmental problems such as global warming. Hailed as...

Dec 9, 2020

Atom-thin transistor uses half the voltage of common semiconductors, boosts current density

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University at Buffalo researchers are reporting a new, two-dimensional transistor made of graphene and the compound molybdenum disulfide that could help usher in a new era of computing.

Dec 9, 2020

Simple Method Helps Understand the Effects of Nano-Plastics in the Environment

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A ground-breaking method to label and track manufactured nano-plastics could signal a paradigm shift in how we understand and care for environments, finds a new study. Nano-plastics are particles of...

Dec 9, 2020

Atom-thin transistor uses half the voltage of common semiconductors, boosts current density

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers are reporting a new, two-dimensional transistor made of graphene and the compound molybdenum disulfide that could help usher in a new era of computing.

Dec 9, 2020

Optical Nanosensor Detects, Monitors Arsenic Level in Plants

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A novel plant nanobionic optical sensor, capable of both detecting and, in real time, monitoring levels of arsenic in underground environments, exhibits changes in fluorescence intensity to indicate the presence and quantity of the metal. Scientis...

Dec 9, 2020

Light-Matter Coupling Offers Implications for Quantum Optics

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An international research team led by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has produced a quantum state that is part light and part matter. The research has implications for the next generation of quantum-based optical and electronic devices, a...

Dec 9, 2020

Research on semiconductors: Light weakens magic nanoclusters

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They are known as 'magic sized nano clusters' because they have special properties: The particles consist of only a few atoms, but since they are arranged in a special crystal structure, they are extremely stable. Unless you expose them ...

Dec 9, 2020

Nanospindles of V-TiO2 Enhance Effect of Ultrasound for Tumor Destruction

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Cancer can be treated by using ultrasound in conjunction with molecules sensitizing the system to sound waves. Such sonosensitizers tend to produce toxic reactive oxygen species that attack and...

Dec 9, 2020

Energy-efficient magnetic RAM: A new building block for spintronic technologies

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Researchers have developed the first prototype of a non-volatile magnetic memory device entirely based on a nanometer-thin layered material, which can be tuned with a tiny current.

Dec 9, 2020

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