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Stardust machine fabricates high quantities of complex nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

At the heart of a new project is the 10 m-long Stardust machine, designed to mimic conditions in the outer atmospheres of red giant stars. In a series of five ultra-high-vacuum chambers, dust grains condense and are tracked on their simulated jour...

Apr 15, 2019

Smart Communities Address Transportation, Housing, Flooding Challenges | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Four Georgia communities are exploring innovative technologies and collaborating with local partners and Georgia Institute of Technology research teams to help drive the state’s smart development. Data Engineering and Science ...

Apr 15, 2019

NiCo-Doped C-N Hollow Nanotube Composite Catalysts Show Excellent Performance in Neutral Zn-Air Batteries

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research team from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Hunan University of Science and Technology has suggested a new approach for producing non-precious metal catalysts in zinc-air...

Apr 15, 2019

2D borophene gets a closer look

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene can come from graphite. But borophene? There’s no such thing as borite. Unlike its carbon cousin, two-dimensional borophene can’t

Apr 15, 2019

Smart sensors and novel nanomaterials draw crowds in Berlin – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Materials that pack 40% more energy into batteries and a smart watch that monitors blood glucose were among the highlights at last week’s IDTechEx Show The post Smart sensors and novel nanomaterials draw crowds in Berlin appeared first on Physics ...

Apr 14, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Oregon scientists drill into white graphene to create artificial atoms: Patterned on a microchip and working in ambient conditions, the atoms could lead to rapid advancements in new quantum-based technology

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By drilling holes into a thin two-dimensional sheet of hexagonal boron nitride with a gallium-focused ion beam, University of Oregon scientists have created artificial atoms that generate single photo...

Apr 13, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: New microscopy method provides more details about nanocomposites

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have developed a new microscopy approach for imaging gel nanocomposites in their natural state, which will reveal more useful information...

Apr 13, 2019

Programmable Hybrid DNA-Protein Nanotechnology | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Advancing toward a whole new hybrid field of protein-DNA nanotechnology with capabilities beyond DNA and Protein nanotechnology alone.

Apr 12, 2019

Quantum simulation more stable than expected: Quantum localization bounds Trotter errors in digital quantum simulation

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A localization phenomenon boosts the accuracy of solving quantum many-body problems with quantum computers which are otherwise challenging for conventional computers. This brings such digital quantum simulation within reach on quantum devices avai...

Apr 12, 2019

New method inverts the self-assembly of liquid crystals

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In liquid crystals, molecules automatically arrange themselves in an ordered fashion. Researchers have discovered a method that allows an anti-ordered state, which will enable novel material properties and potentially new technical applications, s...

Apr 12, 2019

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