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SENSE.nano awards seed grants in optoelectronics, interactive manufacturing

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

The mission of SENSE.nano is to foster the development and use of novel sensors, sensing systems, and sensing

Mar 18, 2020

Recyclable nano-fiber filtered face masks: A boon for supply fiasco?

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Wearing a face mask is a common sight in Korea during the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to the overwhelming demand, last week the government started to ration two masks per person per week, as a drastic measure to address the supply fiasco.

Mar 18, 2020

Researchers engineer the world's first aerogels made from scrap tires

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A team of NUS researchers has achieved a major technological breakthrough by converting waste rubber tires into super-light aerogels that have a wide range of applications. This is the first time that aerogels are made from waste rubber tires. The...

Mar 18, 2020

Fish scales could make wearable electronics more sustainable

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Flexible temporary electronic displays may one day make it possible to sport a glowing tattoo or check a reading, like that of a stopwatch, directly on the skin. In its current form, however, this technology generally depends on plastic. New resea...

Mar 18, 2020

Scientists proposed a way of producing water-soluble fullerene compounds for medicine

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Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology (CEST) and the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with researchers from the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) have ...

Mar 18, 2020

Water-free way to make MXenes

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Ten years after producing the first sample of the now widely studied family of nanomaterials, called MXenes, Drexel University researchers have discovered a different way to make the atom-thin material that presents a number of new opportunities ...

Mar 18, 2020

Upcycling scrap rubber tyres to aerogels

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers achieved a major technological breakthrough by converting waste rubber tyres into super-light aerogels that have a wide range of applications. This is the first time that aerogels are made from waste rubber tyres.

Mar 18, 2020

Amplification and imaging of microRNA as a biomarker to detect tumor development

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists found a way to amplify miRNA in live tumor cells for bioimaging. Their assay is based on a robust cellular autocatalytic biocircuit triggered by synthetic DNA and nanoparticles.

Mar 18, 2020

Closing the carbon cycle to stop climate change

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Reducing the CO2 levels in the Earth's atmosphere is key to stopping environmental degradation. CO2 conversion to methane (green fuel) using renewable hydrogen is considered as one of the best options for simultaneously resolving energy and e...

Mar 18, 2020

Scientists develop single-step method to produce water-soluble fullerene compounds for medicine

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology and the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with researchers from the Catholic University of Leuven developed a single-ste...

Mar 17, 2020

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