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Coupled nanoscale antennas pave the way for lightwave electronics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Integrated lightwave electronic circuits allow the absolute phase of a light wave to be determined.

Aug 17, 2020

Newly Designed Nanowire Material For Face Masks Can Actually Destroy Pathogens

ScienceAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

The benefits of wearing face masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 are now well understood, but scientists are still searching for better materials to use – and a filter 'paper' made up of titanium oxide nanowires is showing a lot of...

Aug 17, 2020

Atomically precise nanocluster may provide fresh direction for nanocatalysts

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A unique nanocluster of copper atoms created by KAUST researchers could serve as a roadmap to guide the design of new catalysts and imaging agents.

Aug 17, 2020

The easy way to get a square deal

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Osaka University have discovered a new method to easily add lanthanide cubanes into a previously synthesized metallo-supramolecular framework. By simply soaking a crystal in a cubane-containing solution, the molecules become interca...

Aug 17, 2020

Lab steps on the gas to enhance chemical production

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

To optimize catalyst performance, a team of scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and collaborators has developed a detailed understanding of the effect of pretreatment-induced nanoscale structural and compositional changes...

Aug 17, 2020

Combination of nanotechnology and genetic engineering for regulating fatal cancer stemness

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

The development of chemotherapeutic agents with selective anti-cancer activities is increasingly unattractive due to the emergence of resistance, poor targeting of cancer tissues, and subsequent metastasis.

Aug 17, 2020

Converting Solar Energy into Hydrogen Fuel with Photosynthesis

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from the Israel Institute of Technology are designing a photocatalyst capable of breaking down water into hydrogen fuel. The group reports record efficiency for solar-to-fuel conversion and intends to incorporate the mechanics of photo...

Aug 17, 2020

New One-step Fabrication Technique Yields Ultrathin Flat Lenses

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

An international team of researchers has developed a method of fabricating high-performance lenses in monolayer two-dimensional transitional metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) material using a femtosecond laser. The lens has a subwavelength resolution an...

Aug 17, 2020

Micro- and nanoplastics detectable in human tissues

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Plastic pollution of land, water and air is a global problem. Even when plastic bags or water bottles break down to the point at which they are no longer an eyesore, tiny fragments can still contaminate the environment. Animals and humans can inge...

Aug 17, 2020

Black silicon photodetector hits record-breaking 132% efficiency

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Aalto University have developed a photovoltaic device that has an external quantum efficiency of 132 percent. This impossible-sounding feat was achieved using nanostructured black silicon, and could represent a major breakthrough fo...

Aug 17, 2020

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