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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: New way to beat the heat in electronics: Rice University lab's flexible insulator offers high strength and superior thermal conduction

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A nanocomposite invented at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering promises to be a superior high-temperature dielectric material for flexible electronics, energy storage and electric devices.

May 17, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Successful installation of the first Photonic Professional GT2 at KEIO University in Japan

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The KEIO University, one of Japans most prestigious private university is the first customer using Nanoscribe´s latest 3D printer model Photonic Professional GT2. The installation at the Center for R...

May 17, 2019

Extraordinarily transparent compact metallic metamaterials

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In materials science, achromatic optical components can be designed with high transparency and low dispersion. Materials scientists have shown that although metals are highly opaque, densely packed arrays of metallic nanoparticles with more than 7...

May 17, 2019

New way to beat the heat in electronics

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A nanocomposite invented at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering promises to be a superior high-temperature dielectric material for flexible electronics,

May 17, 2019

Magnetic nanoparticles ease removal of microcontaminants from wastewater

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Microcontaminants place a considerable burden on our water courses, but removing them from wastewater requires considerable technical resources. Now, ETH researchers have developed an approach that allows the efficient removal of these problematic...

May 17, 2019

Nanocatalysts speed up the decomposition of chemical residues in contaminated water

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using multiferroic nanoparticles, researchers have succeeded in inducing the decomposition of chemical residues in contaminated water. Here, the nanoparticles are not directly involved in the chemical reaction but rather act as a catalyst, speedin...

May 17, 2019

'Ant bridge'-inspired nanoparticle assembly fixes broken electrical circuits

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Inspired by the swarm behavior of ants, scientists have developed a nanoparticle self-assembly system that can fix broken electrical circuits.

May 17, 2019

'Ant bridge'-inspired nanoparticle assembly fixes broken electrical circuits

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Colonies of social insects are capable of self-organizing and accomplishing complex tasks through individual interactions. For example, to march across large gaps, ants grip the bodies of each other, forming a living bridge that allows the colonie...

May 17, 2019

Applying precious metal catalysts economically

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Precious metal nanoparticles of platinum and gold are excellent catalysts. But they are expensive and rare. This new method makes it possible to save material. Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the Fritz Haber Institute Berlin have devel...

May 17, 2019

Flexible Nanotechnology-Based Insulator Provides High Strength and Excellent Thermal Conduction

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Researchers at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering have invented a nanocomposite that promises to be an excellent high-temperature dielectric material for flexible electronics,...

May 17, 2019

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