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Coating plastics with porous MOF nanofilms

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research team has developed a new method for creating metal-organic framework (MOF) thin films that can be applied to sensors and electric devices.

Nov 9, 2020

Hollow porphyrinic nanospheres

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Making such purely organic, atomically precise hollow molecular spheres or cages is synthetically challenging. Now, researchers have successfully developed a template-free, one-pot synthesis of a porphyrin-based gigantic organic cages composed of ...

Nov 9, 2020

A more resistant material against microorganisms is created to restore cultural heritage

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The study was performed by a research team at the University Research Institute into Fine Chemistry and Nanochemistry at the University of Cordoba and Seville's Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of the Spanish National Research C...

Nov 9, 2020

Water predictions: Telling when a nanolithography mold will break through droplets

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Ultraviolet nanoimprint lithography is powerful method of producing polymer nanostructures by pressing a curable resin onto a mold. However, there are no convenient methods to determine the lifetime of molds. Now, in a recent study in Japan, scien...

Nov 9, 2020

Oil-eating worms provide valuable assistance in soil remediation

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Bionanotechnology Lab of Kazan Federal University works on adapting nematodes to consuming oil waste.Co-author, Chief Research Associate Rawil Fakhrullin explains, 'We've improved existing methods of biological remediation of soils. Our ...

Nov 9, 2020

Coating plastics by porous nanofilm

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A research team has developed a new method for creating metal-organic framework (MOF) thin films that can be applied to sensors and electric devices.

Nov 9, 2020

Hollow porphyrinic nanospheres

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

IBS research team developed a template-free, one-pot synthesis of a porphyrin-based gigantic organic cages composed of multi-porphyrin units.

Nov 9, 2020

Bringing drugs to the brain with nanoparticles to treat neurodegenerative diseases

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Researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have shown that nanoparticles could be used to deliver drugs to the brain to treat neurodegenerative diseases.

Nov 9, 2020

A better understanding of coral skeleton growth suggests ways to restore reefs

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In a new study, University of Wisconsin-Madison physicists observed reef-forming corals at the nanoscale and identified how they create their skeletons. The results provide an explanation for how corals are resistant to acidifying oceans and sugge...

Nov 9, 2020

Scientists Grow Carbon Nanotube Forest Much Longer Than any Other

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Novel technique yields a carbon nanotube forest of record length, potentially revolutionizing the future of many industries Today, a multitude of industries, including optics, electronics, water...

Nov 8, 2020

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