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Groovy key to nanotubes in 2-D

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Ultrathin carbon nanotubes crystals could have wonderous uses, like converting waste heat into electricity with near-perfect efficiency, and Rice University engineers have taken a big step toward that goal.

Mar 9, 2020

Investigating the nanoscale adhesion mechanisms between polymeric biomaterials and biological samples

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Recently published research from scientists at Queen Mary University of London and GlaxoSmithKline demonstrates the complex nature of nanoscale adhesion mechanisms between polymeric biomaterials and biological samples.

Mar 9, 2020

Nanoparticles target the most dangerous prostate tumours – Physics World

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Nanoparticle-based contrast agents could both image and attack the nerve networks that make some prostate cancers especially aggressive The post Nanoparticles target the most dangerous prostate tumours appeared first on Physics World.

Mar 9, 2020

Wearable devices powered by body motion using stretchable carbon nanotube thin films

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A transparent, stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) with area up to 12 cm x 12 cm and power output 8 Watts per square metre, has been realized by Nagoya University researchers using a carbon nanotube thin film (CNT film) as one of the TE...

Mar 9, 2020

A flexible brain for AI

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Scientists have developed a customizable computing device using nanofabricated switches than can be rewired to optimize AI applications using 80% less power. These devices can be used as flexible computing platform for artificial intelligence tasks.

Mar 9, 2020

Living cells and batteries: A little graphene goes a long way

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Researchers at NIST have devised a way to eliminate a long-standing problem affecting our understanding of both living cells and batteries.

Mar 9, 2020

'Tickling' an atom to investigate the behavior of materials

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Scientists and engineers working at the frontier of nanotechnology face huge challenges. When the position of a single atom in a material may change the fundamental properties of that material, scientists need something in their toolbox to measur...

Mar 9, 2020

Groovy key to nanotubes in 2D

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New research offers a groovy answer to the question of what causes carbon nanotubes to align in ultrathin crystalline films discovered at Rice.

Mar 9, 2020

A flexible brain for AI

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Scientists at Osaka University developed a customizable computing device using nanofabricated switches than can be rewired to optimize AI applications using 80% less power. These devices can be used as flexible computing platform for artificial in...

Mar 9, 2020

Tapping Graphene’s Hidden Potential for the Advancement of Quantum Information Science

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Berkeley Lab scientists tap into graphene’s hidden talent as an electrically tunable superconductor, insulator, and magnetic device for the advancement of quantum information science. Ever... The post Tapping Graphene’s Hidden Potential for the Ad...

Mar 8, 2020

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