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Graphene-based Antennae for NASA Space Programs Designed by Texas State Scientists

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Image Credit: Rost9/Shutterstock.com Dr Maggie Chen, associate professor of engineering at Texas State University, has spent the last 15 years researching the best materials to create durable and...

Nov 18, 2019

Tuning quantum materials with hydrogen gas

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Researchers at TU Delft have discovered a method to stretch and compress quantum materials using hydrogen gas. They demonstrated this effect using a tiny string of a material called tungsten trioxide, which acts as a sponge for hydrogen. The resea...

Nov 18, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: A cheaper way to scale up atomic layer deposition

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Atomic layer deposition (ALD) involves stacking layers of atoms on top of each other like pancakes. The atoms come from a vaporized material called a precursor. ASD is a well-established technique for...

Nov 18, 2019

Breakthrough boosts performance of sodium-sulfur batteries

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Researchers from the University of Wollongong have manufactured a nanomaterial that acts as a superior cathode for room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries, making them a more attractive option for large-scale energy storage.

Nov 18, 2019

A single-digit-micrometer thickness wood speaker

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In a recent report on Nature Communications, Wentao Gan and a team of researchers at the departments of materials science and engineering in the U.S. have detailed the use of an ultrathin film of natural wood to create an audio speaker. The constr...

Nov 18, 2019

Biliverdin nanoparticles pave the way for biodegradable imaging agents

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Nanoparticles have shown a lot of promise in biomedical applications. However, accumulation of nanoparticles in the liver is a major concern, and may be one of the greatest barriers to the widespread adoption of nanoparticles in the clinic. This i...

Nov 18, 2019

Silver and titanium nanomaterials present in wastewater may have toxic effects on crustaceans and fish cells

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New research shows that silver and titanium nanoparticles in present in treated wastewater may have toxic effects on algae, crustaceans and fish gill cells, and the effects seem to be species dependent.

Nov 18, 2019

Kick-starting Moore's Law? New 'synthetic' method for making microchips could help

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Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new method for producing atomically-thin semiconducting crystals that could one day enable more powerful and compact electronic devices, according to their paper published today in Nature Na...

Nov 18, 2019

Quantum computers learn to mark their own work

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A new test to check if a quantum computer is giving correct answers to questions beyond the scope of traditional computing could help the first quantum computer that can outperform a classical computer to be realised.

Nov 18, 2019

Balancing elementary steps for boosting alkaline hydrogen evolution

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Recently, Professors Jin-Song Hu and Li-Jun Wan from Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators designed the nanocrystals with tunable Ni/NiO heterosurfaces to target Volmer and Heyrovsky/Tafel steps in the alkalin...

Nov 18, 2019

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