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Harnessing All-Solar Energy: Nanocrystal Breakthrough Transforms Infrared Light Conversion

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Systematic copper doping boosts all-solar utilization in tungstic acid nanocrystals. Sunlight is an inexhaustible source of energy, and utilizing sunlight to generate electricity is one of the cornerstones of renewable energy. More than 40% of the...

Sep 16, 2023

All-fiber ellipsometer for nanoscale dielectric coatings

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Measuring the refractive index and the thickness of thin films (films with a thickness from less than a nanometer to several microns) is essential to characterize them and improve the performance of sensors and devices that employ thin films. The ...

Sep 15, 2023

See-Through Sensors Hide Eye-Tracking in Plain Sight

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

The list of applications for eye-tracking technology has grown long in recent years with virtual reality and augmented reality devices, systems that make driving safer and more efficient, hands-free control of computers and assistive communication...

Sep 15, 2023

New nanotech weapon takes aim at hard-to-treat breast cancer

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Breast cancer in its various forms affects more than 250,000 Americans a year. One particularly aggressive and hard-to-treat type is triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), which lacks specific receptors targeted by existing treatments. The rapid gr...

Sep 15, 2023

Revolutionizing Brain Monitoring and Stimulation with Thin-Film Neural Electrodes

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Flexible thin-film electrodes placed directly on brain tissue show promise for the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, as demonstrated recently by scientists at Tokyo Tech. Thanks to an innovative yet straightforward design, these durable electro...

Sep 15, 2023

Revolutionary Acne Treatment Uses Nanoparticles 1,000 Times Smaller Than a Hair Strand

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists may have discovered a promising acne treatment using tiny nanoparticles, offering hope to millions affected by this skin condition. Read the article to learn more.

Sep 15, 2023

Making Hydrogen From Waste Plastic Could Pay For Itself

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene by-product offsets ‘flash’ hydrogen production costs, Rice study finds. Hydrogen is considered a promising alternative to fossil fuel, but the methods used to make it either generate too much carbon dioxide or are too expensive. Rice Univ...

Sep 15, 2023

Graphite One awarded $4.7 million government contract for graphite and graphene foam fire suppressant

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Graphite One, a mining company planning a complete domestic U.S. supply chain for advanced graphite materials, has announced that it has received a US$4.7 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency ("...

Sep 15, 2023

In-fiber photoelectric device based on graphene coated tilted fiber grating

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed an in-fiber photoelectric device based on graphene coated tilted fiber grating.

Sep 15, 2023

Smart Utility Meter Security Takes a Quantum Leap

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Quantum computing has found perhaps a surprising new use: utility meters. Quantinuum, a merger between Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum that specializes in quantum computing, is helping build quantum-hardened cryptographic keys to...

Sep 14, 2023

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