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Walking the wire: Real-time imaging helps reveal active sites of photocatalysts

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanoscale photocatalysts are small, man-made particles that harvest energy from sunlight to produce liquid fuels and other useful

Feb 19, 2020

Walking the wire: Real-time imaging helps reveal active sites of photocatalysts

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanoscale photocatalysts are small, man-made particles that harvest energy from sunlight to produce liquid fuels and other useful chemicals. But even within the same batch, the particles tend to vary widely in size, shape and surface composition. ...

Feb 19, 2020

Nanomaterials derived from cellulose could make renewable energy cheaper

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Nature isn't always generous with its secrets. That's why some researchers look into unusual places for solutions to our toughest challenges, from powerful antibiotics hiding in the guts of tiny worms, to swift robots inspired by bats.

Feb 19, 2020

Supersensitive nanomaterials hold promise for DNA analysis and next-generation drugs

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In 1900, German physician Paul Ehrlich came up with the notion of a "magic bullet." The basic idea is to inject a patient with smart particles capable of finding, recognizing, and treating a disease. Medicine has pursued the magic bullet...

Feb 19, 2020

Cellulose nanomaterials could make renewable energy cheaper

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have taken to the trees to look for ways to make new sustainable materials from abundant natural resources - specifically, within the chemical structure of microfibers that make up wood.

Feb 19, 2020

Improving the electrical and mechanical properties of carbon-nanotube-based fibers

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The Lyding Group recently developed a technique that can be used to build carbon-nanotube-based fibers by creating chemical crosslinks. The technique improves the electrical and mechanical properties of these materials.

Feb 19, 2020

A new world record for the conversion of solar energy to electricity using quantum dots

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The development of next generation solar power technology that has potential to be used as a flexible 'skin' over hard surfaces has moved a step closer, thanks to a significant breakthrough at The University of Queensland.

Feb 19, 2020

New world record for the conversion of solar energy to electricity using quantum dots

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The development of next generation solar power technology that has potential to be used as a flexible 'skin' over hard surfaces has moved a step closer, thanks to a significant breakthrough.

Feb 19, 2020

Improving the electrical and mechanical properties of carbon-nanotube-based fibers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers recently developed a technique that can be used to build carbon-nanotube-based fibers by creating chemical crosslinks; the technique improves the electrical and mechanical properties of these materials.

Feb 19, 2020

Green chemistry of fullerene: Scientists invented an environmentally friendly way to realize organic

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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 have developed a novel approach for preparing thin semiconductor fullerene films. The me...

Feb 19, 2020

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