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A combination of wood nanofibres and spider silk could rival plastic

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The unique material outperforms most of today? synthetic and natural materials by providing high strength and stiffness, combined with increased toughness.

Sep 16, 2019

Nanoantennas help detectors see more heat, less noise

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed tiny, gold antennas to help cameras and sensors that "see" heat deliver clearer pictures of thermal infrared radiation for everything from stars and galaxies to people, buildings an...

Sep 16, 2019

Researchers think small to make progress towards better fuel cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A collaborative study describes how fuel cells, which use chemical energy to power cars and devices, can be developed using nanomaterials to be more cost-effective and efficient in the long term.

Sep 16, 2019

Gold nanoantennas help detectors see more heat, less noise

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed tiny, gold antennas to help cameras and sensors that 'see' heat deliver clearer pictures of thermal infrared radiation for everything from stars and galaxies to people, buildings and items requiring security.

Sep 16, 2019

Colloidal Nanotweezers are New Tool for Advanced Particle Manipulation

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Tools for manipulating small suspended particles such as cells, micro-particles and nanoparticles play an essential role in the advancement of fundamental science and discovery of new technologies.

Sep 16, 2019

Snaphots freezing a nanoswing: Accurate position measurement overcomes thermal fluctuations

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists at AMOLF have managed to cool a swinging, nanosized string to near-zero temperature without using external refrigeration. In their experiment, the cooling is an intrinsic result of a 'snapshot' position measurement they conduc...

Sep 16, 2019

Research advances noise cancelling for quantum computers: Experiment marks important step in development of more precise qubit systems

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

The characterization of complex noise in quantum computers is a critical step toward making the systems more precise.

Sep 16, 2019

Eco-friendly method for the synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of scientists from Ural Federal University (Yekaterinburg), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and other collaborator have published an article about a new method for the synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles. Today nanoparti...

Sep 16, 2019

Snaphots freezing a nanoswing : Accurate position measurement overcomes thermal fluctuations

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Physicists have managed to cool a swinging nanosized string to near-zero temperature without using external refrigeration. In their experiment, the cooling is an intrinsic result of the 'snapshot' position measurement they did on a speci...

Sep 16, 2019

New Eco-Friendly Way of Synthesizing Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of scientists from Ural Federal University (Yekaterinburg), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and other collaborator have published an article about a new... The post New Eco-Friendly Way of Synthesizing Iron Oxide Nanopar...

Sep 16, 2019

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