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A genetic nano-toolkit for the generation of new biomaterials

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Magnetic bacteria might soon be used for the production of novel biomaterials. A team of microbiologists at the University of Bayreuth led by Prof. Dr. Dirk Schüler developed a modular system for the genetic reprogramming of bacteria, thereby turn...

Mar 25, 2020

'Whiskey webs' are the new 'coffee ring effect'

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Spilled coffee forms a ring as the liquid evaporates, depositing solids along the edge of the puddle. This "coffee ring effect" has fascinated scientists for decades, but now a team says they have uncovered the mechanism behind an even m...

Mar 25, 2020

Manipulating ligands: A new dimension for promoting electrocatalysis performance by noble metal aerogels

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Chemists at TU Dresden have fabricated surface-clean noble metal aerogels boosting electrocatalysis performance by revisiting ligand chemistry. They have reported their results in Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Mar 25, 2020

A nanoscale device to generate high-power Terahertz waves

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Researchers at EPFL have developed a nanodevice, described today in Nature, that operates more than 10 times faster than today's fastest transistors. It enables the generation of high-power terahertz waves. These waves, which are notoriously ...

Mar 25, 2020

'Whiskey webs' are the new 'coffee ring effect'

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Spilled coffee forms a ring as the liquid evaporates, depositing solids along the edge of the puddle. This 'coffee ring effect' has fascinated scientists for decades, but now a team says they have uncovered the mechanism behind an even m...

Mar 25, 2020

Crumpled graphene makes ultra-sensitive cancer DNA detector

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene-based biosensors could usher in an era of liquid biopsy, detecting DNA cancer markers circulating in a patient’s

Mar 24, 2020

Upconverting nanolasers from subwavelength plasmons

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

To design these nanolasers, researchers combined arrays of nanopillars with nanoparticles that can absorb two photons of light and emit them as a single photon with higher energy.

Mar 24, 2020

Catalyst Zeolite Nanopores Discovery May Lead to New Materials for Clean Energy and Carbon Capture

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

UMass Amherst researchers discover new building blocks of catalyst zeolite nanopores. Zeolites crystals, used among other things for refining petroleum to gasoline and biomass into... The post Catalyst Zeolite Nanopores Discovery May Lead to New M...

Mar 24, 2020

A genetic nano-toolkit for the generation of new bacterial magnetic nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed a modular system for the genetic reprogramming of bacteria, thereby turning the organisms into cell factories for multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles that combine various useful functions and properties. Because of the...

Mar 24, 2020

Graphite Nanoplatelets can Prevent Infections

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

According to a study performed by Sweden-based Chalmers University of Technology and published in the Small journal, graphite nanoplatelets embedded in plastic medical surfaces can prevent infections...

Mar 24, 2020

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