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Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules

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Northwestern University chemists have used visible light and extremely tiny nanoparticles to quickly and simply make molecules that are of the same class as many lead compounds for drug development.

Oct 30, 2019

Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules: Simple photochemical method takes advantage of quantum mechanics

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Chemists have used visible light and extremely tiny nanoparticles to quickly and simply make molecules that are of the same class as many lead compounds for drug development. Driven by light, the nanoparticle catalysts perform chemical reactions w...

Oct 30, 2019

Self-transforming robot blocks jump, spin, flip, and identify each other

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Researchers have engineered self-assembling robotic cubes that can climb over and around one another, leap through the air, and roll across the ground.

Oct 30, 2019

Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules

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Simple photochemical method takes advantage of quantum mechanics.

Oct 30, 2019

Magic angle graphene produces switchable patterns of superconductivity

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A new study shows that superconductivity in bilayer graphene can be turned on or off with a small voltage change, increasing its usefulness for electronic devices.

Oct 30, 2019

Twisted physics: Magic angle graphene produces switchable patterns of superconductivity

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Last year, scientists demonstrated that twisted bilayer graphene—a material made of two atom-thin sheets of carbon with a slight twist—can exhibit alternating superconducting and insulating regions. Now, a new study in the journal Nature by scient...

Oct 30, 2019

A plethora of states in magic-angle graphene

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Researchers use twisted bi-layer graphene to unveil a new zoo of previously unobserved states, from superconducting to insulating to a new range of magnetic and topological states.

Oct 30, 2019

Microrobots clean up radioactive waste

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According to some experts, nuclear power holds great promise for meeting the world's growing energy demands without generating greenhouse gases. But scientists need to find a way to remove radioactive isotopes, both from wastewater generated ...

Oct 30, 2019

Nanoceramics from the ball mill

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Nanometer-sized corundum particles for automotive catalysts and particularly stable ceramics can now be produced amazingly easily.

Oct 30, 2019

How do you know it's perfect graphene? The answer has been there all along

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Scientists have discovered an indicator that reliably demonstrates a sample's high quality, and it was one that was hiding in plain sight for decades.

Oct 30, 2019

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