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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: A molecule like a nanobattery: Chemical scientists decipher complex electronic structure of a three-nuclear metallorganic compound with the capacity of donating and receiving multiple electrons

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

How do molecular catalysts - molecules which, like enzymes, can trigger or accelerate certain chemical reactions - function, and what effects do they have? A team of chemists at the University of Olde...

Dec 9, 2020

Electricity-Carrying Bacteria Lead to New Applications—and New Questions

Scientific American   -   Scientific News Websites

As researchers develop sensors and other devices based on conductive microbes’ nanowires, they continue to debate exactly how the organisms conduct electricity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Dec 9, 2020

New tools 'turn on' quantum gases of ultracold molecules

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

JILA researchers have developed tools to "turn on" quantum gases of ultracold molecules, gaining control of long-distance molecular interactions for potential applications such as encoding data for quantum computing and simulations.

Dec 9, 2020

Hidden symmetry could be key to more robust quantum systems

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have found a way to protect highly fragile quantum systems from noise, which could aid in the design and development of new quantum devices, such as ultra-powerful quantum computers.

Dec 9, 2020

Chemists get peek at novel fluorescence

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

That carbon nanotubes fluoresce is no longer a surprise. Finding the second level of fluorescence is surprising and

Dec 9, 2020

Silver-Doped Metal Nanocluster Shows 18-Fold Greater Photoluminescence

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

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

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

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

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

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

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

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

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