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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Spontaneous formation of nanoscale hollow structures could boost battery storage

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An unexpected property of nanometer-scale antimony crystals -- the spontaneous formation of hollow structures -- could help give the next generation of lithium ion batteries higher energy density with...

Jun 13, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Prodigiosin-based solution has selective activity against cancer cells: A new nanoformulation was described by Kazan University's Bionanotechnology Lab in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

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Together with colleagues from the University of Palermo, KFU employees offer a nano preparation based on biocompatible halloysite nanotubes and bacterial pigment prodigiosin; the latter is known to se...

Jun 13, 2020

Unfathomable Miniaturization: Smallest Cavity for Light Realized by Graphene Plasmons

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Miniaturization has enabled so many unfathomable dreams. Shrinking down electronic circuits has allowed us to access technology like smartphones, health watches, medical probes, nano-satellites, unthinkable... The post Unfathomable Miniaturizatio...

Jun 13, 2020

Spontaneous Formation of Nanoscale Hollow Structures Could Boost Battery Storage | Research Horizons

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An unexpected property of nanometer-scale antimony crystals — the spontaneous formation of hollow structures — could help give the next generation of lithium ion batteries higher energy density without reducing battery lifetime. The rever...

Jun 13, 2020

Frontiers in Nanoscience webinar series: Step out of the ordinary to find out the extraordinary

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

IMDEA Nanociencia organizes a new series of online global seminars called Frontiers in Nanoscience. The first webinar in this series will be held on June 15th at 18:30 (CET) through Zoom and will cover the frontiers of Neuromorphic Computing.

Jun 12, 2020

Hot holes are key in a plasmon-induced reaction of oxygen molecules on silver surfaces

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Chemists at RIKEN have discovered why shining light on silver nanoparticles causes oxygen molecules attached to their surfaces to break off. This insight will help researchers design new catalysts that harness light energy.

Jun 12, 2020

Vapor-sensitive materials with self-assembling twisted microstructure

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers demonstrate a unique polysaccharide fiber in a twisted structure forming under drying process which showed spring-like behavior.

Jun 12, 2020

Unlocking PNA's superpowers for self-assembling nanostructures

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a method for self-assembling nanostructures with gamma-modified peptide nucleic acid, a synthetic mimic of DNA. The process has the potential to impact nanomanufacturing and future biomedical technologies like targeted d...

Jun 12, 2020

Minimizing thermal conductivity of crystalline material with optimal nanostructure: Towards application of materials informatics to development of thermal functional materials

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Researchers have minimized thermal conductivity by designing, fabricating, and evaluating the optimal nanostructure-multilayer materials through materials informatics (MI), which combines machine learning and molecular simulation.

Jun 12, 2020

Twisted microfiber's network responses to water vapor

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Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) graduate student Kulisara Budpud, Assoc. Prof. Kosuke Okeyoshi, Dr. Maiko Okajima and, Prof. Tatsuo Kaneko reveal a unique polysaccharide fiber in a twisted structure formin...

Jun 12, 2020

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