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Researchers print, tune graphene sensors to monitor food freshness, safety

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers are using high-resolution printing technology and the unique properties of graphene to make low-cost biosensors to monitor food safety and livestock health.

Jun 29, 2020

Researchers print, tune graphene sensors to monitor food freshness, safety

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers are using high-resolution printing technology and the unique properties of graphene to make low-cost biosensors to monitor food safety and livestock health.

Jun 29, 2020

Rice lab's bright idea is pure gold

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Rice University physicists discover that plasmonic metals can be prompted to produce "hot carriers" that in turn emit unexpectedly bright light in nanoscale gaps between electrodes. The phenomenon could be useful for photocatalysis, quan...

Jun 29, 2020

Nanotechnology applied to medicine: The first liquid retina prosthesis

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Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia has led to the development of an artificial liquid retinal prosthesis to counteract the effects of diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration that cause the progressive...

Jun 29, 2020

Nanomaterials for sustainable water repellent fabrics

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Nanomaterials manufacturer, Promethean Particles, has joined a consortium of organisations to research and develop new safe and sustainable water repellent fabrics ...

Jun 29, 2020

Dirac Electrons Come Back to Life in Magic-Angle Graphene – Unusual Breaking of Symmetry

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A new symmetry-broken parent state discovered in twisted bilayer graphene. In 2018 it was discovered that two layers of graphene twisted one with respect to... The post Dirac Electrons Come Back to Life in Magic-Angle Graphene – Unusual Breaking ...

Jun 28, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Process for 'two-faced' nanomaterials may aid energy, information tech

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used a simple process to implant atoms precisely into the top layers of ultra-thin crystals, yielding two-sided structures with d...

Jun 27, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Cellulose for manufacturing advanced materials: A review of the scientific literature made at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) highlights the potential of hybrid materials based on cellulose nanocrystals

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Erlantz Lizundia-Fernandez, who lectures in the UPV/EHU's Department of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects, works with renewable polymers. "We are seeking to drive forward the circular economy so...

Jun 27, 2020

Fluorocarbon Bonds Are No Match for New Light-Powered Nanocatalyst

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Lab Unveils Catalyst That Can Break Problematic C-F Bonds Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in... The post Fluorocarbon Bonds Are No Match for New Light-Powered Nanocatalyst a...

Jun 27, 2020

'Simulation microscope' examines transistors of the future

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Since the discovery of graphene, two-dimensional materials have been the focus of materials research. Among other things, they could be used to build tiny, high-performance transistors. Researchers at ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne have now simulated...

Jun 26, 2020

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