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PolyU's nano-encapsulation technology enhances DHA absorption for early brain development

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today announced the findings on its novel nano-encapsulation technology for optimising the maternal and fetal absorption of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The research, conducted by PolyU's Department...

Jan 31, 2019

NUS study: Nanoparticles may promote cancer metastasis

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Researchers from the National University of Singapore have found that cancer nanomedicine, which are designed to kill cancer cells, may accelerate metastasis. Using breast cancer as a model, they discovered that common nanoparticles made from gold...

Jan 31, 2019

Scientists use Nobel-prize winning chemistry for clean energy breakthrough

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Scientists have used a Nobel-prize winning Chemistry technique on a mixture of metals to potentially reduce the cost of fuel cells used in electric cars and reduce harmful emissions from conventional vehicles. The researchers have translated a bio...

Jan 30, 2019

Sustainable and recyclable thermoelectric paper: Device, produced by bacteria, takes advantage of the residual heat and transforms it into electricity for innovative sensing applications

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Researchers have created a new concept of thermoelectric material. It is a device composed of cellulose, produced in situ in the laboratory by bacteria, with small amounts of a conductive nanomaterial, carbon nanotubes, using a sustainable and env...

Jan 30, 2019

A sustainable and recyclable carbon nanotubes thermoelectric paper

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The device, produced by bacteria, takes advantage of the residual heat and transforms it into electricity for innovative sensing applications.

Jan 30, 2019

ColdQuanta Sponsors Research at University of Wisconsin to Accelerate Neutral Atom Quantum Computer Commercialization

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BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ColdQuanta sponsors neutral-atom quantum technology research at the University of Wisconsin to accelerate the commercialization of quantum computers.

Jan 30, 2019

Atom-by-atom diffusion offers simple route to longer and thinner nanowires - Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A single-step moulding technique makes it much easier to fabricate long and thin nanowires from crystalline metals The post Atom-by-atom diffusion offers simple route to longer and thinner nanowires appeared first on Physics World.

Jan 30, 2019

Waterproof graphene electronic circuits

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Water molecules distort the electrical resistance of graphene, but a team of researchers has discovered that when this two-dimensional material is integrated with the metal of a circuit, contact resistance is not impaired by humidity. This finding...

Jan 30, 2019

Waterproof graphene electronic circuits

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Water molecules distort the electrical resistance of graphene, but a team of European researchers has discovered that when this two-dimensional material is integrated with the metal of a circuit, contact resistance is not impaired by humidity. Thi...

Jan 30, 2019

Breakthrough in graphene research: Large, stable pieces of graphene produced with unique edge pattern

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Bay, fjord, cove, armchair and zigzag—chemists use terms such as these to describe the shapes taken by the edges of nanographene. Graphene consists of a single-layered carbon structure in which each carbon atom is surrounded by three others. This ...

Jan 30, 2019

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