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Nanogaps Between Metals Create Light Ten Thousand Times Brighter Than Expected | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanogaps between plasmonic electrodes produced 10,000 times more light than expected. Hot electrons were created by electrons driven to tunnel between gold electrodes, their recombination with holes emitted bright light, and the greater the input ...

Jul 2, 2020

Researchers Propose a Cost-Effective Method for Creating Silica Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers in Australia and China have proposed an innovative and cost-effective new method for creating silica beads, which have a number of key uses, ranging from nanomedicine and bioimaging to the production of paper and polished concrete.

Jul 2, 2020

New Technology Based on Gold Nanoparticles can Detect Food Fraud

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A University of Central Florida researcher is developing new technology to make sure people are getting the food they think they're eating. The work is funded by a recent $490,000 U.S. Department of...

Jul 2, 2020

Researchers Develop Graphene Sensors to Track Safety and Freshness of Food

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Researchers dipped their new, printed sensors into tuna broth and watched the readings.

Jul 2, 2020

The lightest shielding material in the world

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Researchers have succeeded in applying aerogels to microelectronics: Aerogels based on cellulose nanofibers can effectively shield electromagnetic radiation over a wide frequency range ? and they are unrivalled in terms of weight.

Jul 2, 2020

A path to new nanofluidic devices applying spintronics technology

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Substantial increase in the energy conversion efficiency of hydrodynamic power generation via spin currents.

Jul 2, 2020

Oxidized charcoal nanoparticles can help treat COVID-19 patients

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Artificial enzymes made of treated charcoal could have the power to curtail damaging levels of superoxides, radical oxygen ions that are toxic at high concentrations.

Jul 2, 2020

Flexible material shows potential for use in fabrics to heat, cool

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A new North Carolina State University study finds that a material made of carbon nanotubes has a combination of thermal, electrical and physical properties that make it an appealing candidate for next-generation smart fabrics.

Jul 2, 2020

The lightest shielding material in the world

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Empa researchers have succeeded in applying aerogels to microelectronics: Aerogels based on cellulose nanofibers can effectively shield electromagnetic radiation over a wide frequency range - and they are unrivalled in terms of weight.

Jul 2, 2020

A path to new nanofluidic devices applying spintronics technology

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Japanese scientists have elucidated the mechanism of the hydrodynamic power generation using spin currents in micrometer-scale channels, finding that power generation efficiency improves drastically as the size of the flow is made smaller. They ex...

Jul 2, 2020

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