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Scientists design graphene filter to purify methane from biogas

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UNSW researchers are using 'wonder material' graphene to generate sustainable energy in municipal wastewater treatment plants.

Oct 10, 2019

REACH nanomaterial data deadline 'extremely tight' – Cefic

Chemical Watch   -   Scientific News Websites

Echa guidance documents and Iuclid update pending

Oct 10, 2019

Electrochemistry to benefit photonics: nanotubes can control laser pulses

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An international team of scientists led by researchers from the Laboratory of Nanomaterials at the Skoltech Center for Photonics and Quantum Materials (CPQM) has shown that the nonlinear optical response of carbon nanotubes can be controlled by el...

Oct 10, 2019

The lifetime of an evaporating liquid nanodroplet

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Liquids evaporating into vapour is a daily occurrence, and yet the time it takes a liquid droplet to completely evaporate has remained a mystery. Researchers have analyzed this process down to the nanoscale to reveal fascinating new physics in the...

Oct 10, 2019

Travelling light- first environmentally friendly graphene smart- case unveiled

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A prototype for a graphene– based smart suitcase made of 100% of recycled plastic has been developed in collaboration

Oct 10, 2019

Single-particle spectroscopy of CsPbBr3 perovskite reveals the origin low electrolumine

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Researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) used single-particle spectroscopy to study electroluminescence in light-emitting devices. They discovered that efficient charge funneling between individual perovskite nanocrystals and th...

Oct 10, 2019

Scientists simplify lithium-sulfur battery production to meet future energy storage needs

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Singapore scientists from NanoBio Lab (NBL) of A*STAR have developed a novel approach to prepare next-generation lithium-sulfur cathodes, which simplifies the typically time-consuming and complicated process for producing them. This represents a p...

Oct 10, 2019

Surprising size-confinement effect of magnetocaloric materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists found that size-confinement - going from macroscopic bulk samples towards nanoparticles - leads to drastic changes in the atomic structure of certain magnetocaloric materials: The change from positive thermal expansion at the macroscale...

Oct 10, 2019

Nanoparticles may have bigger impact on the environment than previously thought

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have shown that nanoparticles may have a bigger impact on the environment than previously thought.

Oct 9, 2019

Army Research Into Artificial Muscle Nanomotors for More Effective Robots on the Future Battlefield

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In an effort to make robots more effective and versatile teammates for Soldiers in combat, Army researchers are on a mission to understand the value... The post Army Research Into Artificial Muscle Nanomotors for More Effective Robots on the Futur...

Oct 9, 2019

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