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Purifying Carbon Nanotubes Using Dietary Fiber Is Cheap and Effective

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A new, cheaper method easily and effectively separates two types of carbon nanotubes. The process, developed by Nagoya University researchers in Japan, could be up-scaled... The post Purifying Carbon Nanotubes Using Dietary Fiber Is Cheap and Effe...

Nov 2, 2019

Dietary fiber effectively purifies carbon nanotubes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new, cheaper method easily and effectively separates two types of carbon nanotubes. The process could be up-scaled for manufacturing purified batches of single-wall carbon nanotubes that can be used in high-performance electronic devices.

Nov 2, 2019

Exclusive: Spray-on gene editing could make genetic modification easy

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Genetically modifying plants could soon be almost as easy as spraying them with water. A new technique involving nanoparticles could have a wide variety of uses

Nov 1, 2019

Exclusive: Spray-on gene editing could make genetic modification easy

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Genetically modifying plants could soon be almost as easy as spraying them with water. A new technique involving nanoparticles could have a wide variety of uses

Nov 1, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules: Simple photochemical method takes advantage of quantum mechanics

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Arrangement of atoms in molecules is most relevant for drug companies Nanoparticles are only three nanometers wide Catalysts can be reused for more chemical reactions

Nov 1, 2019

Infrared Light Converted into Energy Via Nanotechnology Breakthrough

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Image credits: Quality Stock Arts/shutterstock.com Researchers at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology have innovated a way to convert invisible infrared light into an energy source. Until now,...

Nov 1, 2019

A new spin on life's origin?

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A research team at The University of Tokyo has reproducibly synthesized staircase-like supramolecules of a single handedness, or chirality, using standard laboratory equipment. By gradually removing the solvent from a rotating solution containing ...

Nov 1, 2019

Perovskite Nanocrystal Breakthrough Could Lead to a Better, Cheaper Solar Cells

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Scientific instrument made at McGill reveals liquid-like properties of a solid substance. McGill University researchers have gained tantalizing new insights into the properties of perovskites,... The post Perovskite Nanocrystal Breakthrough Could ...

Nov 1, 2019

A new spin on life's origin?

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers used a rotary evaporator to coax non-chiral molecules to form supermolecules of a specific helicity. This work may be used to synthesize cheaper pharmaceuticals, and also explain how the handedness of biomolecules originated.

Nov 1, 2019

Researchers build a silicon-graphene-germanium transistor for future THz operation

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In 1947, the first transistor, a bipolar junction transistor (BJT), was invented in the Bell Laboratory and has since led to the age of information technology. In recent decades, there has been a persistent demand for higher frequency operation fo...

Nov 1, 2019

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