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Nanomaterials are changing the world - but we still don't have adequate safety tests for them

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Although standard hazard assessments are available for a wide range of things - such as chemical compounds - nanomaterials have unique properties so cannot be evaluated in exactly the same way.

Jan 10, 2019

The stressful life of high-capacity electrodes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

One of the persistent challenges associated with electrode degradation and battery failure is the stress induced by ion intercalation, companied by large volume fluctuation of electrode materials. Although researchers have developed numerous in si...

Jan 10, 2019

More stable light comes from intentionally 'squashed' quantum dots

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Intentionally 'squashing' colloidal quantum dots during chemical synthesis creates dots capable of stable, 'blink-free' light emission that is fully comparable with the light produced by dots made with more complex processes.

Jan 10, 2019

Mobile, instant diagnosis of viruses

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

In a first for plant virology, a team from CIRAD recently used nanopore technology to sequence the entire genomes of two yam RNA viruses. This as yet little-used but promising molecular biology technique paves the way for new tools for field diagn...

Jan 10, 2019

Application of nanosized LiFePO4 modified electrode to electrochemical sensor and biosensor

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

The aim of this paper was to construct nanosized LFP modified electrodes, which could be applied as working electrode for rutin analysis and as an electrochemical biosensor for direct electrochemistry of Hemoglobin (Hb).

Jan 10, 2019

Bioinspired nanoscale drug delivery method developed by WSU, PNNL researchers

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Washington State University researchers have developed a novel way to deliver drugs and therapies into cells at the nanoscale without causing toxic effects that have stymied other such efforts. The work could someday lead to more effective therapi...

Jan 10, 2019

Chemical synthesis of nanotubes

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

For the first time, researchers used benzene -- a common hydrocarbon -- to create a novel kind of molecular nanotube, which could lead to new nanocarbon-based semiconductor applications.

Jan 10, 2019

3D Atomic Quantum Chips and Advance to Eventual Large Scale Quantum Tech | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Australia’s New South Wales scientists have adapted single atom technology to build 3D silicon quantum chips – with precise interlayer alignment and highly accurate measurement of spin states. The 3D architecture is considered a major step in the ...

Jan 9, 2019

D-Wave Systems New Pegasus Architecture and 5640 Qubit Future | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Pegasus is the first fundamental change in D-Wave’s architecture since the D-Wave One. The D-Wave Two, 2X, and 2000Q all used the Chimera architecture, which had unit cells of K4,4 graphs. D-Wave machines added more qubits but the cells and archit...

Jan 9, 2019

New catalysts for better fuel cells

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have fabricated nano-sized catalysts that could improve the performance and production of clean energy fuel cells.

Jan 9, 2019

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