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Nanomaterials-Based Retinal Prostheses to Treat Degenerative Retinal Blindness

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers 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...

Jun 30, 2020

New Nanofiber can Protect Wearers from Extreme Temperatures, Ballistic Threats

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

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 heavy, bullet-proof vest to protect their torso but much of their body remains exposed to the indi...

Jun 30, 2020

New Experiment Verifies Biosafety of Nanofiber Masks

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, masks have become an essential personal hygiene product as the first line of defense to protect one's respiratory system against the viruses and germs that spread through droplets in the air.

Jun 30, 2020

Nanocoatings could reduce complications after implant surgery

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a new method of applying anti-inflammatory substances to implants in order to inhibit undesirable inflammatory reactions in the body.

Jun 30, 2020

World's widest graphene nanoribbon promises the next generation of miniaturized electronics

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Standard semiconductor technology is reaching its limit in miniaturization, but the demand for smaller electrical devices with higher performance continues to grow. The research group introduced the widest graphene nanoribbon prepared by the botto...

Jun 30, 2020

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

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

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

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

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

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