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Proposed engineering method could help make buildings and bridges safer

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Kanazawa University researchers discovered that the distance between dislocations in nanolayer interfaces of pearlite can determine how much the material can stretch or contract without breaking (ductility). The dislocations are disruptions in the...

Jan 17, 2019

Nanoparticle breakthrough in the fight against cancer

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A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has introduced a novel targeted drug delivery system in the fight against cancer.

Jan 17, 2019

Sabic acquires majority stake in BDS

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Sabic acquires majority stake in carbon nanotube business for energy storage applications....

Jan 17, 2019

$345 Mn Nanomechanical Testing Market by Offering, Application, Instrument Type & Geography - Global Forecast to 2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Business Wire   -   General News Websites

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Nanomechanical Testing Market by Offering (Hardware, Services), Application (Material Development, Life Sciences, Industrial Manufacturing, Semiconductor Manufacturing), Instrument Type (SEM, TEM, & D...

Jan 16, 2019

A Novel Design for Gallium Nitride LEDs Could Lead to Brighter, More Efficient Displays

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

LEDs made of gallium nitride nanowires are already incredibly compact and efficient—but a new vertical design could take these devices to the next level

Jan 16, 2019

A Novel Design for Gallium Nitride LEDs Could Lead to Brighter, More Efficient Displays

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

LEDs made of gallium nitride nanowires are already incredibly compact and efficient—but a new vertical design could take these devices to the next level

Jan 16, 2019

Researchers discover molecules 'spin flip' from magnetic to non-magnetic forms dynamically

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An unexpected discovery in Professor Arthur Suits' chemistry lab could have implications for manufacturing more efficient solar cells and improving photodynamic therapies for treating cancer, and it may contribute to research into quantum com...

Jan 16, 2019

Molecules 'spin flip' from magnetic to non-magnetic forms dynamically

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Solar cells, quantum computing and photodynamic cancer therapy. These all involve molecules switching between magnetic and nonmagnetic forms. Previously this process, called a "spin flip," was thought to occur slowly in most cases. Now, ...

Jan 16, 2019

Engineers Perform Computational Logic with Optical and Electrical Signals

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

In work that could help advance the development of low-power, high-performance computer chips, researchers at the University of Tokyo and RIKEN have employed UV light and electric fields to perform logic operations with a chemical device. The use ...

Jan 16, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Drilling speed increased by 20% ' yet another upgrade in the oil & gas sector made possible by graphene nanotubes

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As is well known in the oil industry, one of the most common reasons for drilling tools breaking down is failure of rubber polymer. A leading producer of oil industry equipment in China has found that...

Jan 16, 2019

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