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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: NAUM�19 reviewed the increasing contribution of graphene nanotubes to sustainable development

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To what extent can we cut greenhouse gas emissions now? What is the most effective tool for reducing global energy consumption? Is it possible for EVs to become real mass-market products today? Around...

Nov 22, 2019

Old newspapers can be used to grow carbon nanotubes: Newspapers provide a green, economical way to produce carbon nanotubes

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New research has found that old newspaper provide a cheap and green solution for the bulk production of single walled carbon nanotubes.

Nov 22, 2019

DNA repeats—the genome's dark matter

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Expansions of DNA repeats are very hard to analyze. A method developed by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin allows for a detailed look at these previously inaccessible regions of the genome. It combines nanop...

Nov 22, 2019

A “simulation booster” for nanoelectronics

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Two research groups from ETH Zurich have developed a method that can simulate nanoelectronics devices and their properties

Nov 22, 2019

Nanoparticle Treatment Has Potential to Be Used as Rare Cancer Treatment

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Image Credit: Crevis/Shutterstock.com Researchers exploring the use of nanoparticles to treat and reduce the size of deep-seated cancer cells have found their method to be effective. Using...

Nov 22, 2019

Chemistry in the turbulent interstellar medium

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Over 200 molecules have been discovered in space, some (like Buckminsterfullerene) very complex with carbon atoms. Besides being intrinsically interesting, these molecules radiate away heat, helping giant clouds of interstellar material cool and c...

Nov 22, 2019

Industrial scale production of layer materials via intermediate-assisted grinding

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A large number of 2-D materials, including graphene, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) like MoS2 and WSe2, metal oxides (MxOy), black phosphorene (b-P), etc, provide a wide range of properties and numerous po...

Nov 22, 2019

Bio-inspired nano-catalyst guides chiral reactions

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Many medicines are twisted molecules with two mirror-image versions, but the body uses only one. Inspired by photosynthetic

Nov 22, 2019

Old newspapers can be used to grow carbon nanotubes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New research has found that old newspaper provide a cheap and green solution for the bulk production of single walled carbon nanotubes.

Nov 22, 2019

Scientists reveal the dominant role of quenched disorder on complex oxide nanowires

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

At nanometer length scale, novel phenomena are expected to emerge. Compared to the traditional semiconductors used in industrial business, does complex oxides show any interesting and not-before-seen properties at nanometer length scale? A new stu...

Nov 22, 2019

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