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Nanoparticles to immunize plants against heat stress

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Civil and Environmental Engineering's Greg Lowry and his team are creating nanoparticles (NP) and NP coatings that will revolutionize the agricultural industry. Already, his research has demonstrated that NPs that are coated with the right po...

Aug 14, 2020

Australia publishes guidance for nanomaterials and cosmetics containing sunscreen

Chemical Watch   -   Scientific News Websites

Aims to assist companies categorising chemicals under the AICIS

Aug 14, 2020

Porous Liquids Allow for Efficient Gas Separation

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Jointly with cooperation partners, a researcher of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has developed “porous liquids”: Nanoparticles, that are able to separate gas molecules of different sizes from each other, float – finely distributed – in ...

Aug 14, 2020

Nanotechnology to prevent bird strikes

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Bird-strike incidences with airplanes and high-rise building are very common, yet there is no effective solution to prevent

Aug 14, 2020

New phase of nanoconfined water discovered

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at MIPT Laboratory of Terahertz Spectroscopy together with their Russian and international colleagues discovered a new phase

Aug 14, 2020

Fracture toughness of the material for aircraft construction is increased by 1.5 times

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists from NUST MISIS have found a way to increase the fracture toughness of silicon carbide, a promising structural material for the production of refractory parts, by 1.5 times. These results were achieved due to the formation of reinforcin...

Aug 14, 2020

Nanoparticles to immunize plants against heat stress

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have created a new type of nanoparticle that may be able to immunize plants against harsh environmental conditions and pathogens.

Aug 14, 2020

De novo designed SARS-CoV-2 nanoparticle vaccine

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

In light of the continuing threat to public health, social functioning, and economic activity posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are working urgently to bring out a vaccine that is both safe and effective, and capable of mass production. A...

Aug 14, 2020

UCLA computer scientists set benchmarks to optimize quantum computer performance

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Two UCLA computer scientists have shown that existing compilers, which tell quantum computers how to use their circuits to execute quantum programs, inhibit the computers' ability to achieve optimal performance. Specifically, their research h...

Aug 14, 2020

A light bright and tiny: NIST scientists build a better nanoscale LED

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A new design for light-emitting diodes achieves a dramatic increase in brightness as well as the ability to create laser light -- characteristics that could make it valuable in a range of applications. The device shows an increase in brightness of...

Aug 14, 2020

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