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Nanoparticles Could Deliver Heat Stress Relief to Plants

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Image Credit: Carnegie Mellon University New research suggests that nanotechnology could help protect plants against heat stress caused by soaring temperatures and lengthy heatwaves. The...

Aug 26, 2020

Sandwich catalysts offer higher activity and durability

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A professor has developed a double-layered nanoporous platinum catalyst that activates hydrogen generation.

Aug 26, 2020

Compound may magnetically outperform neodymium magnets

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

NIMS and Tohoku Gakuin University have developed a boron-doped anisotropic Sm(Fe0.8Co0.2)12 thin film containing only small amount of rare earth elements. The compound exhibited 1.2 tesla coercivity, sufficient for use in automotive electric motor...

Aug 26, 2020

Thin layer protects battery, allows cold charging

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In the search for a reliable, quick-charging, cold-weather battery for automobiles, a self-assembling, thin layer of electrochemically active molecules may be the solution, according to a team or researchers.

Aug 26, 2020

Two-faced nanoparticles help make stickier, more water-repellent paint

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers in the US and UK have found a new way to improve paints and coatings, by adding “two-faced” nanoparticles. With one face that attracts water and another that repels it, the particles arranged themselves into a flat layer on a painted s...

Aug 26, 2020

Hip fracture risk linked to nanoscale bone inflexibility

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The study found that flexibility, as well as density, in the bone nanostructure is an important factor in assessing how likely someone is to suffer fractures.

Aug 26, 2020

New graphene device can measure toxic lead within minutes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers create portable lab-on-a-chip that could detect many contaminants.

Aug 26, 2020

Unconventional gold nano-crystals reveal their inner structure

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Gold nanoparticles can be better catalysts if their atoms are packed differently from the conventional arrangement. This alternate inner structure leads to different inherent properties.

Aug 26, 2020

Scientists use reinforcement learning to train quantum algorithm

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists are investigating how to equip quantum computers with artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches. Recent advancements in

Aug 26, 2020

Nanotechnology for explosives trace detection

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Explosive trace detection (ETD) is a challenging task. Various factors, such as wide variety of compounds that can be used as explosives, the vast number of deployment means, and the lack of inexpensive sensors providing both high sensitivity and ...

Aug 26, 2020

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