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3D print experts discover how to make tomorrow's technology using ink-jet printed graphene

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The University of Nottingham has cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print novel electronic devices with useful properties, such as an ability to convert light into electricity.

Nov 4, 2020

Nature-inspired design--Mimicking moth eyes to produce transparent anti-reflective coatings

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The eyes of moths have a biological nanostructure that grants them anti-reflective properties. Though researchers have managed to mimic this structure to produce anti-reflective coatings, current techniques are not easily scalable. Now, researcher...

Nov 4, 2020

Water-energy nanogrid provides solution for rural communities lacking basic amenities

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Researchers at Texas A&M University have come up with an economical, green solution that can help underprivileged communities with their water and electricity needs.

Nov 4, 2020

Luminescent wood could light up homes of the future

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The right indoor lighting can help set the mood, from a soft romantic glow to bright, stimulating colors. But some materials used for lighting, such as plastics, are not eco-friendly. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have developed a bio-ba...

Nov 4, 2020

Scientists grow carbon nanotube forest much longer than any other

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Carbon nanotube (CNT) forests are a solution to scaling up the production of CNTs, which are becoming a staple in many industries. However, even the best catalyst used to grow these forests deteriorates quickly, capping possible forest length at ~...

Nov 4, 2020

Laser-powered nanomotors chart their own course

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The University of Tokyo introduced a system of gold nanorods that acts like a tiny light-driven motor, with its direction of motion is determined by the orientation of the motors. This work may lead to smaller and more precise nanomachines.

Nov 4, 2020

3D-printing novel electronic devices with graphene inks

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A new study shows that it is possible to jet inks, containing tiny flakes of 2D materials such as graphene, to build up and mesh together the different layers of complex, customised electronic structures.

Nov 3, 2020

Breakthrough for Quantum Dot Electronics | NextBigFuture.com

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Los Alamos Researchers have created fundamental electronic building blocks out of quantum dots This could lead to cheaper and more powerful complex electronic devices that can be fabricated in a chemistry laboratory via simple, solution-based tech...

Nov 3, 2020

Desalination: Industrial-strength brine, meet your kryptonite: Boron nitride coating is key ingredient in hypersaline desalination technology

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A thin coating of the 2D nanomaterial hexagonal boron nitride is the key ingredient in a cost-effective technology developed by engineers for desalinating industrial-strength brine.

Nov 3, 2020

Boron nitride coating is key ingredient in hypersaline desalination technology

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A thin coating of the 2-D nanomaterial hexagonal boron nitride is the key ingredient in a cost-effective technology developed by Rice University engineers for desalinating industrial-strength brine.

Nov 3, 2020

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