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Holders of negative opinions towards GM food likely to be against other novel food tech

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at NTU Singapore and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health have found that people who hold negative opinions of genetically-modified (GM) food are likely to feel the same about nano-enabled food -- food with nano-additives to e...

Jun 9, 2020

Machine learning predicts nanoparticles' structure and dynamics

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Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland have demonstrated that new distance-based machine learning methods are capable of predicting structures and atomic dynamics of nanoparticles reliably. The new methods are significantly faster t...

Jun 9, 2020

A new mechanism improves the efficiency of antibacterial surfaces

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Universitat Rovira i Virgili researchers have developed a nanometric-scale theoretical model to create structures that kill bacteria by using elastic forces. The results of this study pave the way to creating new antibacterial materials.

Jun 9, 2020

Making nanoparticle analysis quicker and more affordable

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists introduce an open-source method to simplify nanoparticle analysis using scanning electron microscope images.

Jun 8, 2020

New tool helps nanorods stand out

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Rice University scientists have developed an easy and affordable tool to count and characterize nanoparticles.

Jun 8, 2020

New tool helps nanorods stand out

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed an easy and affordable tool to count and characterize nanoparticles.

Jun 8, 2020

Crystalline 'nanobrush' clears way to advanced energy and information tech

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers synthesized a tiny structure with high surface area and discovered how its unique architecture drives ions across interfaces to transport energy or information. Their 'nanobrush' contains bristles made of alternating crystal ...

Jun 8, 2020

Integrating nanomaterial with light-absorbing molecule powers hydrogen production from water and sun

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Scientists have developed a hybrid material constructed from a metal oxide nanosheet and a light-absorbing molecule for splitting water molecules (H2O) to obtain dihydrogen (H2) under sunlight. Since H2 can be used as carbon-free fuel, this study ...

Jun 8, 2020

Crystalline 'nanobrush' clears way to advanced energy and information tech

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineers have synthesized a tiny structure with high surface area and discovered how its unique architecture drives ions across interfaces to transport energy or information. Their 'nanobrush' contains bristles made of alternating cryst...

Jun 8, 2020

Crystalline 'nanobrush' clears way to advanced energy and information tech

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory synthesized a tiny structure with high surface area and discovered how its unique architecture drives ions across interfaces to transport energy or information. Their &quo...

Jun 8, 2020

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