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Researchers discover new building blocks of catalyst zeolite nanopores

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Zeolites crystals, used among other things for refining petroleum to gasoline and biomass into biofuels, are the most-used catalysts by weight on the planet, and discovering mechanisms of how they form has been of intense interest to the chemical ...

Jan 9, 2020

Looking forward to a new decade of physics, listening to graphene-based headphones – Physics World

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Tune in to the first weekly podcast of the 2020s The post Looking forward to a new decade of physics, listening to graphene-based headphones appeared first on Physics World.

Jan 9, 2020

Nanoscale Directional Antenna Technology for Optimized Transfer of Data

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Directional antennas are devices that transform electrical signals into radio waves, radiating them in a specific direction. This principle, which enables reduced interference and improved...

Jan 9, 2020

Researchers discover new building blocks of catalyst zeolite nanopores

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Zeolites crystals, used among other things for refining petroleum to gasoline and biomass into biofuels, are the most-used catalysts by weight on the planet, and discovering mechanisms of how they form has been of intense interest to the chemical ...

Jan 9, 2020

Julia Ortony: Concocting nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications

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The MIT assistant professor is entranced by the beauty she finds pursuing chemistry.

Jan 9, 2020

Researchers discover new building blocks of catalyst zeolite nanopores

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Scientists used systematic analyses and Raman spectroscopy, plus quantum mechanical modeling, to discover new nano-scale building blocks they call 'tricyclic bridges', to help explain zeolites' porous structures and their dynamical ...

Jan 9, 2020

Copper-based nanomaterials can kill cancer cells in mice

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An interdisciplinary team of scientists from KU Leuven, the University of Bremen, the Leibniz Institute of Materials Engineering, and the University of Ioannina has succeeded in killing tumour cells in mice using nano-sized copper compounds togeth...

Jan 9, 2020

Copper-based nanomaterials can kill cancer cells in mice

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Scientists have succeeded in killing tumor cells in mice using nano-sized copper compounds together with immunotherapy. After the therapy, the cancer did not return.

Jan 9, 2020

Nanomaterial fabric destroys nerve agents in battlefield-relevant conditions

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Northwestern University scientists have successfully combined a nanomaterial effective at destroying toxic nerve agents with textile fibers. This new composite material one day could be integrated into protective suits and face masks for use by pe...

Jan 9, 2020

Illuminating the world of nanoparticles

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Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have developed a light-based device that can act as a biosensor, detecting biological substances in materials; for example, harmful pathogens in food samples.

Jan 9, 2020

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