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Single molecules show promise to optically detect single electrons

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Optical detection of a single electron using a single molecule has never been done. Leiden physicist Michel Orrit and his team have now identified a molecule that is sensitive enough to detect an electron at a distance of hundreds of nanometers. T...

Feb 7, 2019

Physicists take big step in nanolaser design

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Lasers are widely used in household appliances, medicine, industry, telecommunications and more. Several years ago, scientists introduced nanolasers. Their design is similar to that of the conventional semiconductor lasers based on heterostructure...

Feb 7, 2019

Mimicking how the biological world arranges itself could help advance the next generation of nanomaterials

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Collaboration between material scientists, biologists and chemists could advance the development of self-assembling nanomaterials, called nanoarchitectonics, argues a review in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. And while cy...

Feb 7, 2019

Novel electrocatalyst outperforms platinum in alkaline hydrogen production: Ruthenium catalyst has potential applications in sustainable hydrogen production for clean energy and in industrial processes

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A novel ruthenium-based catalyst has shown markedly better performance than commercial platinum catalysts in alkaline water electrolysis for hydrogen production. The catalyst is a nanostructured composite material composed of carbon nanowires with...

Feb 7, 2019

Gratomic to Launch New Graphene Ultra Efficient Tires

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Gratomic Inc. a vertically integrated graphite to graphenes, advanced materials company is pleased to announce the development of Gratomic's new Graphene Ultra Fuel Efficient Tires (GUET) with...

Feb 7, 2019

Drilling Speed Increased by 20% – Yet Another Upgrade in the Oil & Gas Sector Made Possible by Graphene Nanotubes

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56% of drilling tool failures in the oil extraction industry are caused by low durability of the rubber stator – one of the most important elements in a screw drill. In China, annual losses from...

Feb 7, 2019

Graphene and Related Materials Safety: Human Health and the Environment

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As the drive to commercialise graphene continues, it is important that all safety aspects are thoroughly researched and understood. The Graphene Flagship project has a dedicated Work Package studying...

Feb 7, 2019

Creating a Roadmap for 2-D Materials

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The rapid growth of research on 2-D materials – materials such as graphene and others that are a single or few atoms thick – is fueled by the hope of developing better performing sensors...

Feb 7, 2019

Nanotech Energy, the UCLA Energy Incubator and Holder of First Patent for Graphene Announces Profound Achievement in Production of High Quality Graphene Based Materials

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Nanotech Energy, a leading supplier of graphene, graphene oxide and graphene super batteries, announced today that it has cleared a monumental hurdle in the production of high-quality graphene-based...

Feb 7, 2019

Novel electrocatalyst outperforms platinum in alkaline hydrogen production

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A novel ruthenium-based catalyst developed at UC Santa Cruz has shown markedly better performance than commercial platinum catalysts in alkaline water electrolysis for hydrogen production. The catalyst is a nanostructured composite material compos...

Feb 7, 2019

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