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Simulations suggest graphene can stretch to be a tunable ion filter

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have conducted simulations suggesting that graphene, in addition to its many other useful features, can be modified with special pores to act as a tunable filter or strainer for ions (charged atoms) in a liquid.

Nov 26, 2018

A starch and graphene hydrogel geared towards electrodes for brain implants

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have created hydrogels with electrical and antibacterial properties suitable for neural interfaces.

Nov 26, 2018

Manufacturing open-mesoporous carbon nanofibers for flexible and wearable power sources

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

With the recently increasing development of lightweight, portable, flexible and wearable electronics for health and biomedical devices, there is an urgent need to explore new power sources with higher flexibility and human/tissue-adaptability. Now...

Nov 26, 2018

Hairy nanotechnology provides green anti-scaling solution

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new type of cellulose nanoparticle is at the heart of a more effective and less environmentally damaging solution to one of the biggest challenges facing water-based industries: preventing the buildup of scale.

Nov 26, 2018

Molecular motors: Chemical carousel rotates in the cold

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Molecular motors, which rotate unidirectionally in response to an external energy input, constitute an important class of components for future applications in the field of nanotechnology. Molecules whose structure and spatial conformation can be ...

Nov 26, 2018

ASML, Imec to Establish a Joint Lab, Accelerate Adoption of EUV Lithography

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Research and innovation hub imec and lithographic equipment developer ASML have entered the next stage of their extreme UV (EUV) lithography collaboration. Together, they will accelerate the adoption of EUV lithography for high-volume production...

Nov 26, 2018

UTA’s Magnusson Awarded $360K NSF Grant for Photonic Lattices

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Robert Magnusson, the Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics and an electrical engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), will use a $360,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for resear...

Nov 26, 2018

Racing electrons in graphene under control

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have succeeded in using ultra-short laser impulses to precisely control electrons in graphene.

Nov 26, 2018

Molecules that self-assemble into monolayers for efficient perovskite solar cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have discovered a new method for producing efficient contact layers in perovskite solar cells. It is based on molecules that organise themselves into a monolayer.

Nov 26, 2018

A water treatment breakthrough, inspired by a sea creature

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Inspired by Actinia, a sea organism that ensnares its prey with its tentacles, a team of researchers has developed a method for efficiently treating water. The research, a collaboration of the labs of Yale's Menachem Elimelech and Huazhang Zh...

Nov 26, 2018

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