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VR and AR devices at 1/100 the cost and 1/10,000 the thickness in the works

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Mechanical and chemical engineers have developed moldable nanomaterials and a printing technology using metamaterials, which allows for the commercialization of inexpensive and thin VR and AR devices.

May 20, 2020

4-D electric circuit network with topology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In recent years, topology has emerged as an important tool to classify and characterize properties of materials. It has been found that many materials exhibit a number of unusual topological properties, which are unaffected by deformations, e.g., ...

May 20, 2020

Construction of hollow nanoreactors for enhanced photo-oxidations

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids is of importance in both organic chemistry and the chemical industry because the oxidation products can be used to prepare various pharmaceuticals and useful chemicals. The photocatalytic oxidation...

May 20, 2020

Hierarchical self-assembly of atomically precise nanoclusters

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Metal nanoclusters are an emerging class of modular nanomaterials owing to their atomically precise structures, fascinating properties, and potential applications. The subject of cluster-based supramolecular assembly represents one of the most dyn...

May 20, 2020

Graphene Could Give Headphones and Audio Technology a Boost

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Image Credit: Shutterstock / fizkes Graphene, due to being incredibly lightweight and impressively durable, could be the ideal solution to the production of supremely efficient audio devices....

May 20, 2020

Molybdenum telluride nanosheets enable selective electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

H2O2 is an important commodity chemical and potential energy carrier, and is widely used for various environmental, medical and household applications. At present, about 99% of H2O2 is produced from an energy-intensive anthraquinone oxidation proc...

May 20, 2020

A new tool for cell biologists for creating synthetic cell membranes

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Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes a new approach for creating synthetic cell membrane mimics. Using a new approach for "click" chemistry, researchers designed self-organizing nanovesicles...

May 20, 2020

Tougher action needed on REACH nano registrations – NGO

Chemical Watch   -   Scientific News Websites

Echa's 'soft approach' has contributed to low number of submissions

May 20, 2020

Iron nanorobots go undercover to do surveillance on living cells in real time

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Living cells inside the body could be placed under surveillance—their location and migration noninvasively tracked in real time over many days—using a new method developed by researchers at KAUST.

May 20, 2020

Using Nanotechnologies for Early-Stage Identification of High-Risk COVID-19 Patients

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

What if doctors could not only diagnose a COVID-19 infection but identify which patients are at the greatest risk of death before any major complications arise- One Michigan State University scientist...

May 20, 2020

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