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PolyU develops unique electrostatically charged nanofibre

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

The novel filter is said to demonstrate better performance in terms of breathability, filtration efficiency and shelf life....

Mar 27, 2019

Layered liquids arrange nanoparticles into useful configurations

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Theoretical approach for assembling nanoparticles uses an idea similar to separated vinaigrettes.

Mar 26, 2019

Layered liquids arrange nanoparticles into useful configurations: Theoretical approach for assembling nanoparticles uses an idea similar to separated vinaigrettes

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Materials scientists have theorized a new 'oil-and-vinegar' approach to engineering self-assembling materials of unusual architectures made out of spherical nanoparticles. The resulting structures could prove useful to applications in op...

Mar 26, 2019

Layered liquids arrange nanoparticles into useful configurations

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Materials scientists at Duke University have theorized a new "oil-and-vinegar" approach to engineering self-assembling materials of unusual architectures made out of spherical nanoparticles. The resulting structures could prove useful to...

Mar 26, 2019

Electronics at the nanoscale: challenges and opportunities for making metal nanowires

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Silver, gold and copper nanowires are leading contenders for next-generation nanoscale devices, however greater understanding of how they

Mar 26, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Picosun�s high aspect ratio ALD enables 3D thin-film batteries

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Picosun Group, a leading supplier of advanced ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating technology for industrial production, reports excellent results in conformal ALD coatings for solid-state...

Mar 26, 2019

Metal nanoclusters can be used as semiconductors: Key properties observed for first time

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Tiny nanoclusters of metal atoms—such as gold and silver—have properties which mean they can be used as semiconductors, a joint Swansea-Hamburg research team has discovered.

Mar 26, 2019

Metal nanoclusters can be used as semiconductors: Key properties observed for first time

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Tiny nanoclusters of metal atoms -- such as gold and silver -- have properties which mean they can be used as semiconductors, a research team has discovered. The finding opens the door to a wide range of potential new applications, from phone disp...

Mar 26, 2019

In the future, everyone might use quantum computers

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Computers were once considered high-end technology, only accessible to scientists and trained professionals. But there was a seismic shift in the history of computing during the second half of the 1970s. It wasn't just that machines became mu...

Mar 26, 2019

Scientists develop protocol for chemical imaging at the nanoscale

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Chemical imaging of surfaces is critical to understand the relationships between structural, chemical and functional properties in disciplines ranging across the chemical, material and biological sciences. Conventional methods of chemical analysis...

Mar 26, 2019

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