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Scientists develop N-doped self-cleaning membranes that use visible light irradiation

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Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) in the U.S. have recently employed atomic layer deposition (ALD) to fabricate visible light-activated membrane...

Jun 30, 2020

No touching: Skoltech researchers find contactless way to measure thickness of carbon nanotube films

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Scientists from Skoltech and their colleagues from Russia and Finland have figured out a non-invasive way to measure the thickness of single-walled carbon nanotube films, which may find applications in a wide variety of fields from solar energy to...

Jun 30, 2020

Researchers discover new boron-lanthanide nanostructure

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A newly discovered nanocluster has a geometry that “has not been observed in chemistry heretofore,” the researchers say.

Jun 29, 2020

Quantum dot solar cells get greener – Physics World

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New devices are toxic-element-free and defect-tolerant The post Quantum dot solar cells get greener appeared first on Physics World.

Jun 29, 2020

Multifunctional Nanofiber Protects Against Explosions – For Soldiers, Firefighters, Astronauts and More

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Since World War I, the vast majority of American combat casualties has come not from gunshot wounds but from explosions. Today, most soldiers wear a... The post Multifunctional Nanofiber Protects Against Explosions – For Soldiers, Firefighters, A...

Jun 29, 2020

Nanotechnology applied to medicine: The first liquid retina prosthesis

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Research at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) has led to the revolutionary development of an artificial liquid retinal prosthesis to counteract the effects of diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-relate...

Jun 29, 2020

Raicol Crystals, Qubitekk Awarded Grant from BIRD Foundation

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Raicol Crystals, manufacturer of nonlinear crystals for space, aviation, and pharmaceutical applications, and Qubitekk, a manufacturer of products for quantum networks and quantum key distribution, have been awarded a grant for a joint project. Th...

Jun 29, 2020

Physicists see surprisingly strong light, high heat from nanogaps between plasmonic electrodes

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Seeing light emerge from a nanoscale experiment didn't come as a big surprise to Rice University physicists. But it got their attention when that light was 10,000 times brighter than they expected.

Jun 29, 2020

Spraying ethanol on nanofiber masks makes them reusable, study finds

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Researchers evaluate the filtration efficiency of nanofiber and melt-blown filters when cleaned with ethanol.

Jun 29, 2020

Multifunctional nanofiber protects against explosions, extreme temps: Material could protect soldiers, firefighters, astronauts and more

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Researchers have developed a lightweight, multifunctional nanofiber material that can protect wearers from both extreme temperatures and ballistic threats.

Jun 29, 2020

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