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Boundaries no barrier for thermoelectricity

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers find potentially useful electrical phenomenon in gold nanowires.

Sep 8, 2020

A tiny instrument to measure the faintest magnetic fields

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Physicists have developed a minuscule instrument able to detect extremely faint magnetic fields. At the heart of the superconducting quantum interference device are two atomically thin layers of graphene, which the researchers combined with boron ...

Sep 8, 2020

The new composite prevents malfunctions of electronic devices

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Scientists from South Ural State University, in collaboration with colleagues from Belarus, India and China, have created a composite material for nanoelectronics. The material can be used as a dielectric (insulating substance) in polymer capacito...

Sep 8, 2020

Paving the way for tunable graphene plasmonic THz amplifiers

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Tohoku University Professor Taiichi Otsuji has led a team of international researchers in successfully demonstrating a room-temperature coherent amplification of terahertz (THz) radiation in graphene, electrically driven by a dry cell battery.

Sep 8, 2020

Physicists achieve tunable spin wave excitation

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Scientists excite magnons in nanostructures with laser pulses.

Sep 8, 2020

Researchers Demonstrate Ambient Coherent Amplification of THz Radiation in Graphene

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of international researchers has been successful in achieving coherent amplification of terahertz (THz) radiation in graphene at room temperature. A scanning-electron microscopic top-view...

Sep 8, 2020

Eco-Friendly Method to Convert Silicon Waste into Nanoparticles

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A new technique for recycling silicon has been developed by researchers from Skoltech and their collaborators from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU). The study was reported in ACS Sustainable...

Sep 8, 2020

A tiny instrument to measure the faintest magnetic fields

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists at the University of Basel have developed a minuscule instrument able to detect extremely faint magnetic fields. At the heart of the superconducting quantum interference device are two atomically thin layers of graphene, which the rese...

Sep 8, 2020

Chemist developed a green catalyst for pharmaceutical and industrial chemistry

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Many production facilities (e.g. plastic manufacturers, pharma companies, and others) use nanocatalysts that contain palladium--an expensive component that is not sustainably produced. A chemist from RUDN University found a way to reduce palladiu...

Sep 8, 2020

Engineers turn pineapple leaves into biodegradable aerogels for food preservation and wastewater treatment

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

When coated with specific chemicals, these biodegradable aerogels that can be used to keep fruits and vegetables for a longer period, and to remove toxic metals from wastewater, among a wide range of other applications.

Sep 8, 2020

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