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Researchers Develop Carbon Nanotube Water Filters

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Desalination processes to produce potable water are essential for all communities, especially in areas where water is scarce. However, traditional methods go through multiple processes resulting in additional costs and energy. Scientists developed...

Sep 18, 2020

Shape matters for light-activated nanocatalysts: Study: Pointed tips on aluminum 'octopods' increase catalytic reactivity

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Points matter when designing nanoparticles that drive important chemical reactions using the power of light, according to recent research.

Sep 18, 2020

Shape matters for light-activated nanocatalysts

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Points matter when designing nanoparticles that drive important chemical reactions using the power of light.

Sep 18, 2020

Floating oil droplet contains hundreds of degenerate optical modes – Physics World

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“Hyperdegeneracy” could be used in quantum computing The post Floating oil droplet contains hundreds of degenerate optical modes appeared first on Physics World.

Sep 18, 2020

Self-induced ultrafast demagnetization limits the amount of light diffracted from magnetic samples at soft x-ray energies

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Free electron X-ray lasers deliver intense ultrashort pulses of x-rays, which can be used to image nanometer-scale objects in a single shot. When the x-ray wavelength is tuned to an electronic resonance, magnetization patterns can be made visible....

Sep 18, 2020

Nano-microscope gives first direct observation of the magnetic properties of 2D materials

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Widefield nitrogen-vacancy microscope solves problem of there being no way to tell exactly how strongly magnetic a 2D material was.

Sep 18, 2020

New diamond-based nano-microscope gives first direct observation of the magnetic properties of 2D materials

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Scientists have shown that it is possible to study the magnetic properties of ultrathin materials directly, via a new microscopy technique that opens the door to the discovery of more two-dimensional magnetic materials, with all sorts of potential...

Sep 18, 2020

Carbon nanotubes going with the flow

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Researchers have created carbon nanotube pores that are so efficient at removing salt from water that they are comparable to commercial desalination membranes.

Sep 18, 2020

Nanostructured surface inactivates SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus within six hours

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Researchers have successfully produced durable antiviral surfaces that inactivate SARS-CoV-2 within 6 hours. In contrast, on various non-nanostructured surfaces or smooth surfaces, the SARS-COV-2 virus remained viable for up to 48 hours. These res...

Sep 18, 2020

Subtleties in Magnetic Fields Detected by Ultrathin Graphene Sensors

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As with actors and opera singers, when measuring magnetic fields it helps to have range. Cornell researchers used an ultrathin graphene “sandwich” to create a... The post Subtleties in Magnetic Fields Detected by Ultrathin Graphene Sensors appear...

Sep 18, 2020

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