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Unique nanodisk pushing photonic research forward

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Photonic applications harness the power of light-matter interactions to generate various intriguing phenomena. This has enabled major advances in communications, medicine, and spectroscopy, among others, and is also used in laser and quantum techn...

Sep 11, 2024

Overcoming magnetic disorder: towards low-energy topological electronics

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Overcoming magnetic disorder is key to exploiting the unique properties of QAH insulators. The Monash-led team demonstrated that the breakdown in topological protection is caused by magnetic disorder, explaining previous observations that topologi...

Sep 11, 2024

BNNT nanofibers can effectively block neutrons in space radiation

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With the success of the Nuri launch last year and the recent launch of the newly established Korea Aerospace Administration, interest in space has increased, and both the public and private sectors are actively investing in space-related industrie...

Sep 11, 2024

Solving a memristor mystery to develop efficient, long-lasting memory devices

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Phase separation, when molecules part like oil and water, works alongside oxygen diffusion to help memristors – electrical components that store information using electrical resistance – retain information even after the power is shut off, accordi...

Sep 11, 2024

Thermosensitive hydrogel offers fast detection of nitrite

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Nitrite is commonly used as a food additive, but when ingested, it can harm the body's oxygen transport system. The World Health Organization limits nitrite to 1.0 mg/L in drinking water and 30 mg/kg in meat products. However, current nitrite...

Sep 11, 2024

Stretchable, wearable device lights up an LED using only the warmth of your skin

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One of the drawbacks of fitness trackers and other wearable devices is that their batteries eventually run out of juice. But what if in the future, wearable technology could use body heat to power itself?

Sep 11, 2024

Premier Graphene, HGI Industrial Technologies and Defense Atomics announce strategic partnership for graphene solutions in ballistic protection

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Premier Graphene, HGI Industrial Technologies and Defense Atomics have announced a strategic partnership aimed at advancing the production and application of graphene in ballistic protection technologies. This collaboration brings together experti...

Sep 11, 2024

Novel quantum dot hydrogel shows improved photothermal conversion efficiency

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Biomolecules-based materials hold great promise for malignant tumor phototherapy. However, current supramolecular biomaterials primarily suffer from poor tissue penetration, inadequate tumor accumulation, and particularly neglecting the unique ben...

Sep 10, 2024

High-throughput biosensor measures metabolite levels that indicate disease

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Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, have developed a biosensor that improves sensitivity to 1-methylnicotinamide (1-MNA) in urine by orders of magnitude without the need for sample purification. The w...

Sep 10, 2024

Atomic diffusion technique could lead to mass production of metal nanowires

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A group from Nagoya University in Japan has created a new technique for growing the tiny metal nanowires (NWs) that are expected to be used in next-generation electronics. Their results suggest a way to mass produce pure metal NWs, which has until...

Sep 10, 2024

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