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Researchers create the first straws using polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) plastic

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The Polymers and Advanced Materials Group of the Universitat Jaume I in collaboration with the Laboratory of New Materials and Nanotechnology of the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology of the Spanish Centre for Advanced Scientific Resea...

Nov 20, 2019

Turning up the heat to create new nanostructured metals

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The metallic thin films with 3-D interlocking nanostructures could be used in catalysis, energy storage, and biomedical sensing.

Nov 20, 2019

Nanotubes to equip ceramic coatings with heat radiation control

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Researchers have engineered ceramic nanotubes that behave as thermal antennas, offering control over the spectrum and direction of high-temperature heat radiation.

Nov 19, 2019

PHI Lab Collaborates on Quantum Neural Network-Based Computing

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NTT Research Inc.’s Physics and Informatics (PHI) Lab has reached joint research agreements with six universities, one government agency, and one private company for quantum neural network-based computing. The PHI Lab has struck five-year agreemen...

Nov 19, 2019

Scientists use catalysts to destroy cancerous cells from within

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Using "Trojan horses" to combat cancer from within the tumour cells themselves without damaging healthy tissues is the aim of this new tool created by researchers from the University of Granada (UGR), the Institute of Nanoscience of Arag...

Nov 19, 2019

Clean carbon nanotubes with superb properties

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Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) have found many uses in electronics and new touch screen devices. Carbon nanotubes are sheets of one atom-thick layer of graphene rolled up seamlessly into different sizes and shapes. To be able to use them in ...

Nov 19, 2019

Clean carbon nanotubes with superb properties

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Scientists have found a new way to make ultra-clean carbon nanotube transistors with superior semiconducting properties.

Nov 19, 2019

Graphene-based Nanosensor Can Detect Microscopic Water Contaminants

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Image Credit: Rost9/Shutterstock.com Graphene as a material possesses amazing potential due to its unique properties, it has the ability to revolutionize entire industries. Ranging from...

Nov 19, 2019

Clean carbon nanotubes with superb properties

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have found a new way to make ultra-clean carbon nanotube transistors with superior semiconducting properties.

Nov 19, 2019

Nanooptical traps: A promising building block for quantum technologies

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Nanooptical traps are a promising building block for quantum technologies. Austrian and German scientists have now removed an important obstacle to their practical use. They were able to show that a special form of mechanical vibration heats trapp...

Nov 19, 2019

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