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Nonlinear Optical Process Could Improve Solar-Powered Desalination

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Rice University have improved the efficiency of their solar-powered desalination system by more than 50% by concentrating sunlight into “hot spots.” Using the same amount of light, the researchers were able to increase the rate of p...

Jun 20, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: 'Hot spots' increase efficiency of solar desalination: Rice University engineers boost output of solar desalination system by 50%

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Rice University's solar-powered approach for purifying salt water with sunlight and nanoparticles is even more efficient than its creators first believed.

Jun 20, 2019

Millions with neurological diseases could find new option in neurostimulation devices

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers are using graphene to help people with neurological diseases who use implantable devices.

Jun 20, 2019

Using graphene and tiny droplets to detect stomach-cancer causing bacteria

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A research team has used graphene and microfluidics to identify stomach-cancer causing bacteria by detecting chemical reactions of the bacteria at the surface of the biosensor. The sensor is highly sensitive and the test only takes half an hour. F...

Jun 20, 2019

Using graphene and tiny droplets to detect stomach-cancer causing bacteria

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Biosensors are currently used in healthcare to monitor blood glucose; however, they also have the potential to detect bacteria. Researchers at Osaka University have invented a new biosensor using graphene—a material consisting of a one-atom-thick ...

Jun 20, 2019

Digitally programmable perovskite nanowire-block copolymer composites

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

One-dimensional nanomaterials with highly anisotropic optoelectronic properties can be used within energy harvesting applications, flexible electronics and biomedical imaging devices. In materials science and nanotechnology, 3-D patterning methods...

Jun 20, 2019

Nanosponge Could Replace Hydrofluorocarbons in Refrigeration Systems

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A group of researchers from Tohoku University, Nissan Motor Co., Shinshu University, and Okayama University has made a revolutionary discovery in the pursuit to substitute hydrofluorocarbons in...

Jun 20, 2019

Flexible and Stain-Resistant Optical Plastics Based on Nano-Enoki Mushrooms

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

LEDs, solar panels, and similar technologies need a cover material that repels dirt, water, and oil and, at the same time, allow a lot of light through. By using innovative flexible materials,...

Jun 20, 2019

Unusual Mott State Seen in Twisted Graphene Bilayers at the “Magic”

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a recent study, a University of Oklahoma (OU) physics team offers insight into a novel Mott state seen in twisted graphene bilayers at the “magic angle”. The OU physicists demonstrate...

Jun 20, 2019

Researchers Improve Flame-Retardant Performance of 2D Flame Retardants

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

How to enhance the flame-retardant performance of 2D flame retardants? In a paper to be published in the next issue of NANO, a group of scientists from Henan University has studied the...

Jun 20, 2019

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