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Researchers propose novel method for plasmonic structural color generation

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A research group led by Prof. Cao Hongtao at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has developed a novel direct growth method of vertically orientated nanocavity arrays to ge...

Jul 3, 2020

Researchers propose novel method for plasmonic structural color generation

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Researchers have developed a novel direct growth method of vertically orientated nanocavity arrays to generate plasmonic structural colors, which feature wide gamut, improved color saturation, excellent stability in ambient condition and mass-prod...

Jul 3, 2020

Enhancing the performance of perovskite solar cells with 'graphene armor'

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Researchers have come up with a novel electrode that could greatly improve the stability of perovskite solar cells, the most promising candidate for the next generation solar cells due to their low cost and high power conversion efficiency.

Jul 3, 2020

Wiring a new path to scalable quantum computing

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Last year, Google produced a 53-qubit quantum computer that could perform a specific calculation significantly faster than the world's fastest supercomputer. Like most of today's largest quantum computers, this system boasts tens of qubi...

Jul 3, 2020

Harvesting hydrogen from nanogardens

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Easily produced, nature-like nanostructures of cobalt phosphide are highly effective catalysts for the electrolysis of water, according to research performed by chemist Ning Yan and his team at the University of Amsterdam's Van 't Hoff I...

Jul 3, 2020

Researchers find more precise way to target tumours with anti-cancer drugs

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Using modified nanoparticles to deliver drugs to tumour cells while sparing healthy ones could make treatment more effective,

Jul 3, 2020

Charcoal a weapon to fight superoxide-induced disease, injury

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Nanomaterials soak up radicals, could aid treatment of COVID-19. Artificial enzymes made of treated charcoal could have the

Jul 3, 2020

Enhancing the performance of solar cells with 'graphene armor'

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A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has come up with a novel electrode that could greatly improve the stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), the most promising candidate for the next generation solar cells due to their low cost and h...

Jul 3, 2020

Well shielded but highly active

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Biomacromolecules incorporated into tailored metal–organic frameworks using peptide modulators are well shielded but highly active thanks to carefully tuned nanoarchitecture. As scientists report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, this strategy ca...

Jul 3, 2020

New nano-engineering strategy shows potential for improved advanced energy storage

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Researchers using a strategy called strain-engineering in 2D materials now say new types of cathodes, suitable for advanced energy storage, can be developed using beyond-lithium ion batteries.

Jul 3, 2020

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