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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Silver nanoparticles are toxic for aquatic organisms: A research team at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has analysed how zebrafish are affected in the long term by exposure to silver particles

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

What stands out among the main conclusions of the study is the fact that the distribution of the metal in the organs of the fish is influenced by the form (soluble or nanoparticles) that the silver ta...

Sep 20, 2018

Nanotechnology applications for food contact materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanomaterials can improve the properties of food contact materials. Innovations of this kind are of particular interest for food packaging made out of plastic materials. The purpose of their use is to improve food storage and so to guarantee both ...

Sep 20, 2018

Nanotechnology applications for food contact materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanomaterials can improve the properties of food contact materials. Innovations of this kind are of particular interest for food packaging made out of plastic materials. The purpose of their use is to improve food storage and so to guarantee both ...

Sep 20, 2018

Nanotechnology applications for food contact materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanomaterials can improve the properties of food contact materials. Innovations of this kind are of particular interest for food packaging made out of plastic materials. The purpose of their use is to improve food storage and so to guarantee both ...

Sep 20, 2018

Graphene bilayer provides efficient transport and control of spins

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

University of Groningen physicists in collaboration with a theoretical physics group from Universität Regensburg have built an optimized bilayer graphene device which displays both long spin lifetimes and electrically controllable spin-lifetime an...

Sep 20, 2018

Simpler and safer method for handling a useful but foul-smelling gas in chemical synthesis

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Researchers at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, have developed both an ingenious, as well as a safe procedure for using the 'rotten egg' smelling and flammable gas, methanet...

Sep 20, 2018

Quick and not-so-dirty: A rapid nano-filter for clean water

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Researchers harness naturally occurring nano-structures that grow on liquid metals to develop an ultra-fast water filter.

Sep 20, 2018

Synchronised call for smart power projects eeNews Europe

eeNews Europe   -   General News Websites

Two EUREKA-funded clusters are joining forces in a synchronised call for the first time for research into smart devices, including power. EURIPIDES² and PENTA are clusters in the EUREKA research programme supporting the Electronic Componen...

Sep 19, 2018

New nanoparticle superstructures made from pyramid-shaped building blocks

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In research that may help bridge the divide between the nano and the macro, chemists have used pyramid-shaped nanoparticles to create what might be the most complex macroscale superstructure ever assembled.

Sep 19, 2018

New nanoparticle superstructures made from pyramid-shaped building blocks

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from Brown University have assembled complex macroscale superstructures from pyramid-shaped nanoparticle building blocks. The research, described in the journal Nature, demonstrates a promising new way to bring the useful properties of...

Sep 19, 2018

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