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World's thinnest gold measures just two atoms thick

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Gold is a key element for electronic devices, and since those devices are always shrinking, engineers need to find ways to make smaller components too. On that path, scientists from the University of Leeds have managed to make the thinnest gold ev...

Aug 7, 2019

Polymer encapsulation shields perovskite nanocrystals from degradation

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Due to their fascinating optoelectronic properties, halide perovskites have attracted tremendous research interest as promising materials for photovoltaics, photodetectors, LEDs, and lasers. Researchers report report a strategy to synthesize perov...

Aug 7, 2019

Heterostructure crystals could light the way to optical circuits

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

It may be possible to reach new levels of miniaturization, speed, and data processing with optical quantum computers, which use light to carry information. For this, we need materials that can absorb and transmit photons. In the journal Angewandte...

Aug 6, 2019

Heterostructure crystals could light the way to optical circuits

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

It may be possible to reach new levels of miniaturization, speed, and data processing with optical quantum computers, which use light to carry information. For this, we need materials that can absorb and transmit photons. Scientists have introduce...

Aug 6, 2019

Light in the nanoworld

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

An international team headed up by Alexander Holleitner and Jonathan Finley, physicists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has succeeded in placing light sources in atomically thin material layers with an accuracy of just a few nanomete...

Aug 6, 2019

New Nano-Vaccine Proven Effective in Melanoma Treatment in Mouse Models

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists at Tel Aviv University have created a new nano-vaccine for melanoma, which is the most aggressive skin cancer type. Their ground-breaking method has until now proven to be effective in...

Aug 6, 2019

Quantum Dots and Smartphone can be Used to Detect Deadly Bacteria

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A combination of standard quantum dot nanotechnology and a smartphone camera may soon enable doctors to recognize antibiotic-resistant bacteria within 40 minutes, possibly saving the lives of many...

Aug 6, 2019

Imperfections in Nanopore Membranes Could Improve Biomolecule Transport

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at the University of Illinois speculated how microscopic, step-like defects produced at the time of fabrication could be utilized to enhance molecule transport. The researchers did this...

Aug 6, 2019

Ionic thermal up-diffusion boosts energy harvesting

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Salinity gradient energy is recognized as a promising candidate for the substitution of traditional fossil fuels. Recently nanofluidic salinity gradient energy harvesting via ion channels or membranes has drawn increasing interest due to the advan...

Aug 6, 2019

A modified device fabrication process achieves enhanced spin transport in graphene

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from the ICN2 Physics and Engineering of Nanodevices Group have proposed a modified graphene-based nanodevice fabrication technique that increases up to three times the spin lifetime and relaxation length compared to previous work of t...

Aug 6, 2019

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