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Quantum Dots Encode Vaccine History in the Skin

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Invisible to the eye, the dots glow under infrared light from modified smartphones

Dec 18, 2019

Tiny graphene sheets can start or stop ice crystals growing in water

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene particles that seed ice formation in water only need to be 8 square nanometres to kick-start the freezing process – any smaller and they can stop ice forming

Dec 18, 2019

Tiny graphene sheets can start or stop ice crystals growing in water

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene particles that seed ice formation in water only need to be 8 square nanometres to kick-start the freezing process – any smaller and they can stop ice forming

Dec 18, 2019

Nanopores can identify the amino acids in proteins, the first step to sequencing

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

While DNA sequencing is a useful tool for determining what's going on in a cell or a person's body, it only tells part of the story. Protein sequencing could soon give researchers a wider window into a cell's workings. A new study d...

Dec 18, 2019

Nanopores can identify the amino acids in proteins, the first step to sequencing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

While DNA sequencing is a useful tool for determining what's going on in a cell or a person's body, it only tells part of the story. Protein sequencing could soon give researchers a wider window into a cell's workings. A new study d...

Dec 18, 2019

Membrane inspired by bone and cartilage efficiently produces electricity from saltwater

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Inspired by membranes in the body tissues of living organisms, scientists have combined aramid nanofibers used in Kevlar with boron nitride to construct a membrane for harvesting ocean energy that is both strong like bone and suited for ion transp...

Dec 18, 2019

Topological materials for information technology offer lossless transmission of signals

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

New experiments with magnetically doped topological insulators at BESSY II have revealed possible ways of lossless signal transmission that involve a surprising self-organizational phenomenon. In the future, it might be possible to develop materia...

Dec 18, 2019

Topological materials for information technology offer lossless transmission of signals

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

New experiments with magnetically doped topological insulators at BESSY II have revealed possible methods of lossless signal transmission that involve a surprising self-organization phenomenon. In the future, it might be possible to develop materi...

Dec 18, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: The first nanotube applications award honors the scientist revolutionizing Li-ion batteries

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The first international award established for scientists developing industrial applications of single wall carbon nanotubes has announced its inaugural winner. The TUBALL Award has been presented to P...

Dec 18, 2019

Membrane inspired by bone and cartilage efficiently produces electricity from saltwater

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Inspired by membranes in the body tissues of living organisms, scientists have combined aramid nanofibers used in Kevlar with boron nitride to construct a membrane for harvesting ocean energy that is both strong like bone and suited for ion transp...

Dec 18, 2019

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