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Thermal management of hybrid nanoparticles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In a recent study published in Nanoscale, researchers show increases in cooling time for poorer hydrocarbon solvents compared to better solvents, indicate penetration of solvent into the ligand layer facilitates improved heat transfer to the matrix.

Jul 29, 2019

Advanced optoelectronics with graphene-based mixed-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Among 2D materials, graphene is considered as one of the important components in many van der Waals (vdWs) heterostructure assemblies due to its high carrier mobility, good environmental stability, tunable work function, and mature processing tech...

Jul 29, 2019

Research team develops technology for creating flexible sensors on topographic surfaces

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

At the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Dr. Hyunjung Yi of the Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute and her research team have developed a transfer-printing technology that uses hydrogel and nano ink to create high-performance sensors on...

Jul 29, 2019

Novel Artificial Olfactory System Based on Self-Powered Nano-Generator

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An artificial olfactory system based on a self-powered nano-generator has been built by Prof. ZHAN Yang’s team at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of...

Jul 29, 2019

Travelling towards a quantum internet at light speed

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists successfully transferred and verified the angular momentum basis of quantum information from laser light to an electron trapped on a quantum dot. This work is a major step towards realizing hacker-proof interconnected quantum computers.

Jul 29, 2019

Transfer-printing technology for creating flexible sensors on topographic surfaces

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research team developed a transfer-printing technology that uses hydrogel and nano ink to easily create high-performance sensors on flexible substrates of diverse shapes and structures.

Jul 29, 2019

Physicists count sound particles with quantum microphone

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A device that eavesdrops on the quantum whispers of atoms could form the basis of a new type of quantum computer.

Jul 26, 2019

MIT “Russian Doll” tech lands $7.9M international award to fight brain tumors

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Researchers from MIT will work with teams in the U.K. and Europe to use nanoparticles to carry multiple drug therapies to treat glioblastoma.

Jul 26, 2019

Bioinspired nanoparticles remodel tumor stroma to enhance nanoparticle accessibility to cancer cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists propose a bioinspired lipoproteins (bLP)-mediated strategy, aiming at inducing photothermia to disrupt the tumor stromal microenvironments (TSM) barriers and augmenting the accessibility of second-wave nanoparticles to cancer cells to s...

Jul 26, 2019

New quantum phenomenon helps to understand fundamental limits of graphene electronics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers from the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham and Loughborough has discovered a quantum phenomenon that helps to understand the fundamental limits of graphene electronics.

Jul 26, 2019

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