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An autonomous synthesis bot for quantum dots

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed an intelligent flow-based QD synthesis strategy, which utilizes plug-and-play fluidic microreactors capable of autonomous synthesis and optimization of colloidal QDs across multiple target parameters simultaneously.

Aug 3, 2020

Researchers develop technique for processing surfaces on an atomic scale

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nobody can shoot a bullet through a banana in such a way that the skin is perforated but the banana remains intact. However, on the level of individual atomic layers, researchers at TU Wien (Vienna) have now achieved such a feat—they developed a n...

Aug 3, 2020

Nano-sponges of solid acid transform carbon dioxide to fuel and plastic waste to chemicals

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Solid acids are amongst the most essential heterogeneous catalysts, which have the potential to replace environmentally harmful liquid acids, in some of the most important processes, such as hydrocarbon cracking, alkylation, as well as plastic wa...

Aug 3, 2020

Graphene oxid based test detects infections in just 15 minutes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed a handy graphene oxid based sensor platform to detect acute infections such as sepsis or the antibodies against the coronavirus within minutes.

Aug 3, 2020

New Method Improves Performance, Efficiency of Ultrafine Bimetallic Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Supported bimetallic catalysts are an important class of catalysts in heterogeneous catalysis. They can be applied in various fields, such as electrocatalysis, biomass conversion, and hydrogen...

Aug 3, 2020

Moth eye inspires self-cleaning, anti-icing, antireflection, and self-healing coating

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers demonstrate a facile, icephobic, highly transparent, and self-healable solid slippery surface to overcome the mentioned drawbacks using a combination of the biomimetic nanopillar structure (moth-eye structure) and the biomimetic solid ...

Aug 3, 2020

New Technique to Synthesize 3D Nanocarbons

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of scientists led by Kenichiro Itami, Professor and Director of the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), has developed a new method for the synthesis of three-dimensional...

Aug 3, 2020

Tiny Crustaceans Are Fragmenting Microplastics Into Even Smaller Nanoplastics

ScienceAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Microplastics are widespread in seas and oceans, and their harmful effects on many different marine animals are well known. However, we know relatively little about the microplastics in our freshwater rivers, streams and lakes.

Aug 3, 2020

Diverse amyloid structures and dynamics revealed by high-speed atomic force microscopy

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Kanazawa University report in ACS Nano a high-speed atomic-force microscopy study of the formation of protein fibrils (amyloids) associated with pathologies in collaborated research with Showa University. Mixing different variants ...

Aug 3, 2020

Novel approach improves graphene-based supercapacitors

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

An efficient in situ pathway to generate andattach oxygen functional groups to graphitic electrodes for supercapacitors by inducing hydrolysis of water molecules within the gel electrolyte.

Aug 3, 2020

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