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3D nanometer-thin membrane borrows from biology

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Mimicking the structure of the kidney, a team of scientists has created a three-dimensional nanometer (nm)-thin membrane that breaks the permeance-selectivity trade-off of artificial membranes.

Jul 30, 2020

Machine learning model may perfect 3-D nanoprinting

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Two-photon lithography (TPL)—a widely used 3-D nanoprinting technique that uses laser light to create 3-D objects—has shown promise in research applications but has yet to achieve widespread industry acceptance due to limitations on large-scale pa...

Jul 30, 2020

Self-healing soft material outsmarts nature

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

A soft material that heals itself instantaneously is now reality. A team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and at Pennsylvania State University tune the nanostructure of a new stretchable material in such a way tha...

Jul 30, 2020

Machine learning model may perfect 3D nanoprinting

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Two-photon lithography (TPL) — a widely used 3D nanoprinting technique that uses laser light to create 3D objects — has shown promise in research applications but has yet to achieve widespread industry acceptance due to limitations on large-scale ...

Jul 30, 2020

New Method can Improve Optical, Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Transparent Conductors

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Aalto University have discovered that electrochemical doping with ionic liquid can significantly enhance the optical and electrical properties of...

Jul 30, 2020

Using protons to tune interlayer forces in van-der-Waals materials

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A Chinese-Australian collaboration has demonstrated for the first time that interlayer coupling in a van der Waals (vdW) material can be largely modulated by a protonic gate, 'injecting' protons into the device. The same weak interlayer ...

Jul 30, 2020

Quantum chip fabrication paves way for scalable processors

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

An Army-funded project marks a turning point in the field of scalable quantum processors, producing the largest quantum chip of its type using diamond-based qubits and quantum photonics.

Jul 30, 2020

TU Graz researchers synthesize nanoparticles tailored for special applications

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

"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.

Jul 30, 2020

Nanoreactor strategy generates superior supported bimetallic catalysts

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Prof. WANG Guanghui and Prof. JIANG Heqing from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. LIU Jian from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DIC...

Jul 30, 2020

Samsung looks forward to quantum dot TVs, new game systems and phones

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Samsung released its earnings results for between April and June and despite the pandemic, the company’s operating profit jumped 23 percent from the same time last year, reaching $6.81 billion even as its revenue dropped. As more people shifted to...

Jul 29, 2020

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