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Study Reports a New Genetically Engineered Shell Based on Natural Structures

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Bacteria present in the earth have nanometer-sized factories that perform several different things. Some produce nutrients, and others separate poisonous materials that could harm the bacteria....

May 3, 2019

Novel thermoelectric nanoantenna design for use in solar energy harvesting

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Researchers demonstrate ability to generate three times more thermoelectric voltage and 1.3 times more efficiently than classic dipole nanoantennas with newly fabricated bimetalic nanoantenna.

May 3, 2019

A new synthetic nanofactory inspired by nature

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Bacteria across our planet contain nanometer-sized factories that do many different things. Some make nutrients, others isolate toxic materials that could harm the bacteria. We have barely scratched the surface of their functional diversity.

May 3, 2019

A quantum leap in particle simulation

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A group of scientists at the Department of Energy's Fermilab has figured out how to use quantum computing to simulate the fundamental interactions that hold together our universe.

May 3, 2019

Simpler and smaller: A new synthetic nanofactory inspired by nature

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Bacteria across our planet contain nanometer-sized factories that do many different things.

May 3, 2019

Crumpled Carbon Nanotube Forests Offer a Potential Solution for Advancing Self-Powered Wearable Electronics

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Better power sources are required for the advancement of emerging wearable tech. Now, at Michigan State University (MSU), a research team has offered a promising solution through crumpled carbon...

May 3, 2019

Artist Uses Rice Lab’s Laser-Induced Graphene to Electrify His Artwork

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When an article talks about electrifying art, “electrifying” is not typically a verb. But an artist associated with a Rice University lab is really making artwork that can convey a jolt....

May 3, 2019

Monitoring the lifecycle of tiny catalyst nanoparticles

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Scientists have developed a novel method in order to observe single nanoparticles before, during and after an electrochemical reaction.

May 3, 2019

Stickier than expected: Hydrogen binds to graphene in 10 femtoseconds

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene is an extraordinary material consisting of pure carbon just a single atomic layer thick. It is extremely stable, strong and conductive. In electronics, however, graphene has crucial disadvantages. It cannot be used as a semiconductor, sin...

May 3, 2019

Monitoring the lifecycle of tiny catalyst nanoparticles

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In order to tailor nanoparticles in such a way that they can catalyse certain reactions selectively and efficiently, researchers need to determine the properties of single particles as precisely as possible. So far, an ensemble of many nanoparticl...

May 3, 2019

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