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3-D nanometer-thin membrane borrows from biology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Mimicking the structure of the kidney, a team of scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) have created a three-dimensional nanometer (nm)-thin membrane that breaks the permeance-...

Jul 31, 2020

Researchers synthesize nanoparticles tailored for special applications

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“Core-shell” clusters pave the way for new efficient nanomaterials that make catalysts, magnetic and laser sensors or measuring devices for detecting electromagnetic radiation more efficient. Whether in innovative high-tech materials, more powerf...

Jul 31, 2020

Photonic Crystal Generates VUV Light at Wavelengths Suitable for Spectroscopy

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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a tabletop device that efficiently generates circularly polarized vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) light using an ultrathin film with nanoscale perforations. VUV wavelengths, which can be absorbed by a...

Jul 31, 2020

New depths in infrared nanospectroscopy

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Researchers from the Nanooptics Group at CIC nanoGUNE (San Sebastian) demonstrate that nanoscale infrared imaging - which is established as a surface-sensitive technique - can be employed for chemical nanoidentification of materials that are loca...

Jul 31, 2020

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

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The primary cause of climate change is atmospheric CO2, and levels are rising every day. There is, therefore, a great need to find ways to reduce CO2 levels. On other hand, an excessive amount of plastic waste has become a serious environmental pr...

Jul 31, 2020

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

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In this work, researchers dealt with both these problems at one stroke, by developing nano solid acids that transform carbon dioxide directly to fuel (dimethyl ether) and plastic waste to chemicals (hydrocarbons).

Jul 31, 2020

New Technique to Assemble Nanomaterials Enables High Light Field Amplification

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Whether in innovative high-tech materials, more powerful computer chips, pharmaceuticals or in the field of renewable energies, nanoparticles - smallest portions of bulk material - form the basis for...

Jul 31, 2020

3D nanometer-thin membrane borrows from biology

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Mimicking the structure of the kidney, a team of scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the University of Illinois

Jul 31, 2020

Nanoreactor strategy generates superior supported bimetallic catalysts

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

To improve the performance and efficiency of the supported bimetallic nanoparticles, researchers recently proposed a nanoreactor strategy for their scalable synthesis.

Jul 31, 2020

Physicists find misaligned carbon sheets yield unparalleled properties

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A material composed of two one-atom-thick layers of carbon has grabbed the attention of physicists worldwide for its intriguing -- and potentially exploitable -- conductive properties. University of Texas at Dallas physicists are studying how the ...

Jul 31, 2020

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