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Determining the activity of noble-metal-free catalyst nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Chemists have developed a new method with which they can characterise individual noble-metal-free nanoparticle catalysts. The particles could be a cheap alternative to precious metal catalysts for obtaining hydrogen from water by means of electrol...

Oct 4, 2019

Molecular motors: Rotation on an eight-shaped path

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Molecular motors convert externally supplied energy into directional motions and are thus an important basis for future applications in nanotechnology. The first such motors were developed in the late 1990s, and since then a growing number of dif...

Oct 4, 2019

The North Face’s high-tech Futurelight jackets are finally here

Engadget   -   General News Websites

When The North Face teased its new Futurelight fabric earlier this year, it claimed to have created its most breathable waterproof gear yet. It uses a proprietary nanospinning technology that lets air move through fabric easily and according to th...

Oct 3, 2019

3D printing technique accelerates nanoscale fabrication a thousandfold

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using a new time-based method to control light from an ultrafast laser, researchers have developed a nanoscale 3D printing technique that can fabricate tiny structures a thousand times faster than conventional two-photon lithography (TPL) techniqu...

Oct 3, 2019

Hybrid LED Could Power Li-Fi, Electrically Driven Lasers

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A City College of New York (CUNY) research team has demonstrated an LED based on half-light, half-matter quasiparticles in atomically thin materials. The device was fabricated using stacks of atomically thin semiconductor materials embedded in an ...

Oct 3, 2019

Using Quantum Wells to Cool Electronics With No Moving Parts

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

University of Tokyo researchers have announced a new approach for electrical cooling without the need for moving parts. By applying a bias voltage to quantum... The post Using Quantum Wells to Cool Electronics With No Moving Parts appeared first o...

Oct 3, 2019

3D Printing Technique Accelerates Nanoscale Fabrication a Thousandfold | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Using a new time-based method to control light from an ultrafast laser, researchers have developed a nanoscale 3D printing technique that can fabricate tiny structures a thousand times faster than conventional two-photon lithography (TPL)...

Oct 3, 2019

Keeping cool with quantum wells

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A research team has invented a semiconductor quantum well system that can efficiently cool electronic devices using established fabrication methods. This work can allow for smaller and faster smart devices that consume less power.

Oct 3, 2019

Infrared-glowing nanoparticle gives researchers a view inside a living mouse's brain

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Stanford chemists have developed a new deep-tissue imaging technique that can see beneath the skin of living subjects to illuminate buried tumors with unparalleled clarity.

Oct 3, 2019

Infrared-glowing nanoparticle gives researchers a view inside a living mouse's brain

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new technique employs a bright infrared light that can pass through millimeters of tissue to illuminate tumors deep inside the body.

Oct 3, 2019

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