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Titanium Dioxide Nanopillars Control Both Color and Intensity of Incident Light

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By shining white light on a glass slide stippled with millions of tiny titanium dioxide pillars, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their collaborators have...

Sep 7, 2020

Self-assembled peptides exhibit surprisingly strong diamagnetism – Physics World

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Peptides containing aromatic rings are especially diamagnetic when they combine to form microfibres, which might help explain magnetic sensitivity in animals The post Self-assembled peptides exhibit surprisingly strong diamagnetism appeared first ...

Sep 7, 2020

Belgian Nanosatellite Carries Finland's Remote Sensing Technology To Space

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

PICASSO, the first CubeSat nanosatellite mission for the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), will carry technology developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Ltd. to conduct scientific studies in Earth orbit.

Sep 7, 2020

Scientists synthesize lead-free zirconium-based vacancy-ordered double perovskite nanocrystals

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In recent years, all-inorganic CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, I) perovskite nanocrystals have attracted extensive research attention due to their excellent photoelectric properties. However, the problems of Pb toxicity and poor stability hinder their practic...

Sep 7, 2020

Windows become transparent solar panels with added nanoparticles

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Windows can be converted into solar panels by sandwiching nanoparticles between panes of glass – which could make them useful in cities where space for solar panels may be limited

Sep 7, 2020

Windows become transparent solar panels with added nanoparticles

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Windows can be converted into solar panels by sandwiching nanoparticles between panes of glass – which could make them useful in cities where space for solar panels may be limited

Sep 7, 2020

Windows become transparent solar panels with added nanoparticles

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Windows can be converted into solar panels by sandwiching nanoparticles between panes of glass – which could make them useful in cities where space for solar panels may be limited

Sep 7, 2020

Flat bands appear in buckled graphene superlattices – Physics World

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Result offers a new way of creating correlated states in 2D carbon, physicists say The post Flat bands appear in buckled graphene superlattices appeared first on Physics World.

Sep 7, 2020

Autonomous Robot Plays with NanoLEGO

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Molecules are the building blocks of everyday life. Many materials are composed of them, a little like a LEGO model consists of a multitude of different bricks. But while individual LEGO bricks can be simply shifted or removed, this is not so eas...

Sep 7, 2020

Photocatalysts show promise in creating self-cleaning surfaces and disinfecting agents

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A joint paper by Kazan Federal University, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, and Russian Oil and Gas University was published in Chemistry - A European Journal. The team produced and studied new active photocatalysts based on natural aluminosilica...

Sep 7, 2020

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