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Purifying water with a partly coated gold nanoparticle

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'Janus' nanorods convert light to heat that can destroy pollutants.

Jun 22, 2020

Super-resolution microscopy reveals a twist inside of cells: EPFL biophysicists have developed a high-throughput super-resolution microscope to probe nanoscale structures and dynamics of mammalian cells, showing in unprecedented detail the twists and turns of an organelle important for cell division

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Biophysicists have developed a high-throughput super-resolution microscope to probe nanoscale structures and dynamics of mammalian cells, showing in unprecedented detail the twists and turns of an organelle important for cell division.

Jun 22, 2020

A new symmetry-broken parent state discovered in twisted bilayer graphene

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In 2018 it was discovered that two layers of graphene twisted one with respect to the other by a "magic" angle show a variety of interesting quantum phases, including superconductivity, magnetism and insulating behaviors. Now, a team of ...

Jun 22, 2020

Strainoptronics: A new way to control photons

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Researchers discovered a new way to engineer optoelectronic devices by stretching a two-dimensional material on top of a silicon photonic platform. Using this method, coined strainoptronics by a team led by George Washington University professor V...

Jun 22, 2020

New High-Precision Technology Cuts Atom-Sized Patterns Into 2D Materials

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EPFL researchers have developed a high-precision technology that enables them to carve nanometric patterns into two-dimensional materials. With their pioneering nanotechnology, EPFL researchers have achieved... The post New High-Precision Technol...

Jun 22, 2020

Design method may boost semiconductor performance by better handling heat

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Researchers report that a fabrication technique may offer a path toward mastering the often chaotic flow of heat carriers at the nanoscale in silicon and other semiconductors.

Jun 22, 2020

Design method may boost semiconductor performance by better handling heat

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Finding ways to manage the flow of heat in silicon could boost the performance of semiconductors, but, so far, discovering the right design has remained elusive. Now, a team of Penn State researchers report that a fabrication technique may offer a...

Jun 22, 2020

Researchers develop fabric capable of eliminating SARS-CoV-2 by contact

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Company Nanox, in collaboration with universities, has developed a fabric with silver microparticles on its surface capable of inactivating the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory tests in which it eliminated 99.9% of the virus after two minutes of con...

Jun 22, 2020

Dirac electrons come back to life in magic-angle graphene

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A new symmetry-broken parent state has been discovered in twisted bilayer graphene.

Jun 22, 2020

Silver Nanoparticles-Integrated Fabric can Inactivate SARS-CoV-2 Virus

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In collaboration with various universities, Nanox has designed a fabric with silver microparticles incorporated on its surface and featuring the ability to disable the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory...

Jun 22, 2020

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