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Carbon nanodots do an ultrafine job with in vitro lung tissue

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Epidemiological studies have established a strong correlation between inhaling ultrafine particles from incomplete combustion and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Still, relatively little is known about the mechanisms behind how air partic...

Sep 11, 2018

Carbon nanodots do an ultrafine job with in vitro lung tissue

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New work with carbon nanodots seeks to provide the first model of how ultrafine carbon-based particles interact with the lung tissues.

Sep 11, 2018

Carbon nanodots do an ultrafine job with in vitro lung tissue

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New work with carbon nanodots seeks to provide the first model of how ultrafine carbon-based particles interact with the lung tissues.

Sep 11, 2018

How caged molecules 'rattle and sing': Breakthrough discovery could improve production of fuels and chemicals

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A team of energy researchers has discovered that molecular motion can be predicted with high accuracy when confining molecules in small nanocages. Their theoretical method is suitable for screening millions of possible nanomaterials and could impr...

Sep 11, 2018

Chemists accelerated vinyl sulphides reaction 10 times

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of scientists created and tested a more efficient catalyst for obtaining vinyl sulphides. These compounds may be used for the development of new materials and stabilization of gold and silver nanoparticles. The article about the study was p...

Sep 11, 2018

Researchers discover how caged molecules 'rattle and sing'

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A team of energy researchers from the University of Minnesota and University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered that molecular motion can be predicted with high accuracy when confining molecules in small nanocages. Their theoretical method is...

Sep 11, 2018

Chemists develop nanocatalysts for continuous biofuel synthesis

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A chemist from RUDN synthesized new catalysts with ruthenium (Ru) nanoparticles for producing biofuel from organic biowaste. Nanocatalysts support more intensive and sustained reactions than the compounds currently available in the market. The res...

Sep 11, 2018

Measuring nanocrystal length and thickness in just 40 minutes analysis time

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Postnova Analytics reports on how Asymmetrical Flow Field Flow Fractionation coupled to Multi Angle Light Scattering (AF4-MALS) has been successfully used to characterize a polydisperse cellulose nanocrystal for size and thickness in just 40 minut...

Sep 11, 2018

Scientists to develop long-lasting battery with unorthodox methods

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Researchers from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Russia) are developing radio isotope beta-voltaic batteries with nickel-63 nano-cluster radio isotope films. The concept is to develop safe nuclear batteries with a service life of 1...

Sep 11, 2018

New Graphene Business Bounces out of The University of Manchester

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Grafine Ltd is a new business created to develop innovative high-performance rubbers, elastomers and other such soft materials enhanced with graphene - the extraordinary 2-dimensional material first...

Sep 11, 2018

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