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Seeking new green energy solutions from the sea

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Green fields are opening around the world as researchers make inroads into improving efficiencies in new and emerging more sustainable vehicles and a novel biofuel and power generation from the sea.

Oct 14, 2024

Concretene secures investment to advance graphene-enhanced concrete technology

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Concretene has received a £3 million (around USD$3.9 million) investment to advance its carbon-saving concrete technology.

Oct 14, 2024

Shaping nanocrystals: Unlocking the future of screens, solar and medical tech

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

From brighter TV screens to better medical diagnostics and more efficient solar panels, new Curtin-led research has discovered how to make more molecules stick to the surface of tiny nanocrystals, in a breakthrough that could lead to improvements ...

Oct 13, 2024

Novel nanoparticle therapy targets fat absorption to combat obesity

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have unveiled a novel approach to tackle obesity by targeting fat absorption in the small intestine. The cutting-edge nanoparticle system, engineered to deliver therapeutic molecules directly to the digestive tract, has shown significa...

Oct 13, 2024

Novel plasma-based method increases graphene production by more than 22%

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A research team from the University of Córdoba (UCO) has developed a new prototype that could lead opens the door to the large-scale production of graphene. This new method, which has already been registered for evaluation as a patent and is based...

Oct 12, 2024

Engineering perovskite materials at the atomic level paves way for new lasers, LEDs

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have developed and demonstrated a technique that allows them to engineer a class of materials called layered hybrid perovskites (LHPs) down to the atomic level, which dictates precisely how the materials convert electrical charge into ...

Oct 11, 2024

Finely regulated luminescent Ag-In-Ga-S quantum dots with green-red dual emission toward white LEDs

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) materials have shown great potential for applications in lighting and display fields due to their wide color gamut, adjustable emission wavelength, high quantum efficiency, high color saturation, and low processing...

Oct 11, 2024

Expansion technique to image nanoscale structures inside cells makes high-resolution imaging more accessible

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A classical way to image nanoscale structures in cells is with high-powered, expensive super-resolution microscopes. As an alternative, MIT researchers have developed a way to expand tissue before imaging it—a technique that allows them to achieve...

Oct 11, 2024

Magnetoelectric nanodiscs offer remote brain stimulation without implants or genetic modification

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Novel magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive way of stimulating parts of the brain, paving the way for stimulation therapies without implants or genetic modification, MIT researchers report.

Oct 11, 2024

A new method makes high-resolution imaging more accessible

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers devised a way to expand tissue 20-fold in a single step. Their simple, inexpensive method could pave the way for nearly any biology lab to perform nanoscale imaging.

Oct 11, 2024

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