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An environmentally friendly way to transform silicon into nanoparticles

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Skoltech scientists and their colleagues from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) have developed a new method of silicon recycling. Their research was published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

Sep 7, 2020

Meta-DNA structures transform the DNA nanotechnology world

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers announced the creation of a new type of meta-DNA structures that will open up the fields of optoelectronics (including information storage and encryption) as well as synthetic biology.

Sep 7, 2020

Human/mechanical powered plasma: Researchers help create the future

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Low-temperature plasmas offer promise for applications in medicine, water purification, agriculture, pollutant removal, nanomaterial synthesis and more. Yet

Sep 7, 2020

A tiny instrument to measure the faintest magnetic fields

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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 resea...

Sep 7, 2020

Study identifies limits on the efficiency of techniques for reducing noise in quantum resources

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Quantum technologies, such as quantum computers, quantum sensing devices and quantum memory, have often been found to outperform traditional electronics in speed and performance, and could thus soon help humans to tackle a variety of problems more...

Sep 7, 2020

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

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

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

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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

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

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