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Precision-guided nanoparticles help improve treatment of peritoneal tumors

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Tests showed that precision-guided anticancer nanoparticles have improved efficacy and reduced side effects.

Apr 22, 2019

Modified 'white graphene' for eco-friendly energy

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Scientists found a way how to use 2D material for hydrogen energy.

Apr 22, 2019

Researchers Use Carbon Nanotube Templates to Produce Isolated TMM Nanowires

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At Tokyo Metropolitan University, scientists have successfully created nanowires of transition metal monochalcogenide (TMM) using carbon nanotube templates. These nanowires measure just three atoms...

Apr 22, 2019

Modified 'white graphene' for eco-friendly energy

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Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), together with colleagues from the United States and Germany, have found a way to obtain inexpensive catalysts from hexagonal boron nitride or "white graphene". The technology can be use...

Apr 22, 2019

New technique produces longer-lasting lithium batteries

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Columbia Engineering researchers have developed a new method for safely prolonging battery life by inserting a nano-coating of boron nitride (BN) to stabilize solid electrolytes in lithium metal batteries. The team focused on solid, ceramic electr...

Apr 22, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Improving quantum computers

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For decades, experts have predicted that quantum computers will someday perform difficult tasks, such as simulating complex chemical systems, that can't be done by conventional computers. But so far,...

Apr 20, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: From 2D to 1D: Atomically quasi '1D' wires using a carbon nanotube template: New bulk synthesis method for nanowires of molybdenum telluride for nanoelectronics

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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used carbon nanotube templates to produce nanowires of transition metal monochalcogenide (TMM), which are only 3 atoms wide in diameter. These are 5...

Apr 20, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: From nata de coco to computer screens: Cellulose gets a chance to shine: Researchers at Osaka University meticulously measured the optical birefringence of highly aligned cellulose nanofibers, paving the way for sharper television, computer, and smartphone screens

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A team at the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research at Osaka University has determined the optical parameters of cellulose molecules with unprecedented precision. They found that cellulose's...

Apr 20, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: New fiber-shaped supercapacitor for wearable electronics

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Fiber electrodes, as the key part of fiber-shaped supercapacitors for wearable electronics, are widely explored on the basis of carbon nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene fibers...

Apr 20, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Multistep self-assembly opens door to new reconfigurable materials

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Self-assembling synthetic materials come together when tiny, uniform building blocks interact and form a structure. However, nature lets materials like proteins of varying size and shape assemble, al...

Apr 20, 2019

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