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Animal-free method predicts nanoparticle toxicity for safer industrial materials

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Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München together with scientists across Europe developed a novel animal-free method to predict the toxic effect of nanoparticles to the human lung. The method aims to enable the safety-by-design development of saf...

Nov 26, 2020

Shining a light on nanoscale dynamics

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Physicists from the University of Konstanz, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich) and the University of Regensburg have successfully demonstrated that ultrashort electron pulses experience a quantum mechanical phase shift through th...

Nov 26, 2020

Improved 3D printing for aerospace composites using nanocarbon additives from oil waste

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The nanocarbon additive to aluminum powder, obtained from the products of processing associated petroleum gas, will improve the quality of 3D printed aerospace composites by increasing the hardness of products by 1.5 times.

Nov 26, 2020

Lanthanide nanocrystals brighten molecular triplet excitons

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NUS scientists have developed an approach to improve the generation and luminescent harvesting of molecular triplets by coupling them with lanthanide-doped nanoparticles. This innovation provides new insights on lanthanide nanocrystal-molecule int...

Nov 26, 2020

Carbon nanocomposites one step closer to practical industrial application

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A research team from the Center for Design, Manufacturing and Materials at Skoltech has recently published a study focusing on multifunctional materials created through the addition of carbon...

Nov 26, 2020

Lanthanide nanocrystals brighten molecular triplet excitons

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Scientists have developed an approach to improve the generation and luminescent harvesting of molecular triplets by coupling them with lanthanide-doped nanoparticles. This innovation provides new insights on lanthanide nanocrystal-molecule interac...

Nov 26, 2020

Researchers develop first plant-based gel to support organoid growth for biomedical applications

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Monash University researchers have created the world's first bioactive plant-based nanocellulose hydrogel to support organoid growth for biomedical applications. This includes cancer development and treatment.

Nov 25, 2020

Direct Visualization of Quantum Dots Reveals Shape of Quantum Wave Function of the Trapped Electrons

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Researchers used a scanning tunneling microscope to visualize quantum dots in bilayer graphene, an important step toward quantum information technologies. Trapping and controlling electrons in... The post Direct Visualization of Quantum Dots Reve...

Nov 25, 2020

Researchers use fluorescent nanosensors to track down bacteria

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Researchers from Bochum, Göttingen, Duisburg and Cologne have developed a new method for detecting bacteria and infections.

Nov 25, 2020

Carbon nanofibers boost the hardness of 3D-printed aluminum

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While 3D-printed aluminum parts are becoming increasingly common in the aerospace industry, any weaknesses in those parts can cause them to fail catastrophically. A new additive could help, by making the aluminum 1.5 times harder.Continue ReadingC...

Nov 25, 2020

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