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Hierarchically mesoporous TiO2 materials for energy and environmental applications

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Mesoporous TiO2 materials, especially those with hierarchically porous structures, have been shown great potentials in the areas of physics, chemistry and material science, owing to their extraordinarily high surface areas, large pore volumes, tun...

Apr 14, 2020

Copper nanoparticles being tested for anti-viral textiles

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Promethean Particles, is exploring the anti-viral effects of its novel copper nanoparticles for use in fabrics and PPE for the healthcare sector...

Apr 14, 2020

Modifying Natural Fibrous Materials with Functional Ceramic Nanocontainers

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new technology studied by researchers at Kazan Federal University could be beneficial for the hair cosmetics industry and drug delivery.

Apr 13, 2020

Tight spaces tip presence of petrochemicals

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Rice University engineers have put to rest a long-held theory about the detection of oil and gas that hides inside the nanoscale pores of shale formations.

Apr 13, 2020

New technique for imaging proteins in 3D

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A team of scientists including researchers at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)--a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory--have demonstrated a new technique for imagi...

Apr 13, 2020

Tight spaces tip presence of petrochemicals: Rice engineers' study reveals critical role of molecular confinement in interpreting NMR

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Engineers put to rest a long-held theory about the use of nuclear magnetic resonance to detect oil and gas deposits in the nanoscale pores of shale formations.

Apr 13, 2020

Trapped ytterbium ions could form backbone of a quantum internet, say researchers – Physics World

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Rare-earth qubit thrives in tiny optical cavity The post Trapped ytterbium ions could form backbone of a quantum internet, say researchers appeared first on Physics World.

Apr 13, 2020

Cell membrane proteins imaged in 3D

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Scientists have demonstrated a new technique for imaging proteins in 3D with nanoscale resolution. Their work enables researchers to identify the precise location of proteins within individual cells, reaching the resolution of the cell membrane an...

Apr 13, 2020

Graphene heterostructures with black phosphorus, arsenic layers enable new infrared detectors

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MIPT scientists and their colleagues from Japan and the U.S. have calculated the parameters of photodetectors comprised of layers of graphene and a combination of black phosphorus and black arsenic. These sensors are able to detect radiation with ...

Apr 13, 2020

Carbon nanostructure created that is stronger than diamonds: Novel plate-cell architecture reaches theoretical limit of performance

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Researchers have closed-cell plate-nanolattices that are stronger than diamonds in terms of a ratio of strength to density. The performance of this arrangement had been theorized but never experimentally validated until now.

Apr 13, 2020

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