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Plastic waste disintegrates into nanoparticles

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

There is a considerable risk that plastic waste in the environment releases nano-sized particles known as nanoplastics, according to a new study. The researchers studied what happened when takeaway coffee cup lids, for example, were subjected to m...

Dec 19, 2018

DFT study on the electronic and magnetic properties of triangular graphene antidot lattices

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Novel spintronics applications could stem from introducing holes into graphene to form triangular antidot lattices, granting the material new magnetic properties.

Dec 19, 2018

Once unstuck, boron nitride nanotubes show promise

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New research could lead to better protective shields for electronics, biomedical advances.

Dec 19, 2018

Data storage using individual molecules

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from the University of Basel have reported a new method that allows the physical state of just a few atoms or molecules within a network to be controlled. It is based on the spontaneous self-organization of molecules into extensive ne...

Dec 19, 2018

Data storage using individual molecules

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from the University of Basel have reported a new method that allows the physical state of just a few atoms or molecules within a network to be controlled. It is based on the spontaneous self-organization of molecules into extensive ne...

Dec 19, 2018

Plastic waste disintegrates into nanoparticles, study finds

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

There is a considerable risk that plastic waste in the environment releases nano-sized particles known as nanoplastics, according to a new study.

Dec 19, 2018

Highly scalable process to obtain stable 2-D nanosheet dispersion

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A KAIST team developed technology that allows the mass production of two-dimensional (2-D) nanomaterial dispersion by utilizing the characteristic shearing force of hydraulic power.

Dec 19, 2018

Device for Measuring Nanoparticles Could Aid in Quantum Measurement

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A new device that can measure and control an optically trapped nanoparticle with extreme sensitivity has been developed by researchers at the University of Vienna and the Delft University of Technology. Although this approach has been used before ...

Dec 19, 2018

Machine-Learning Research Offers Insight into Molecular Cages’ Energy-Saving Potential

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanosized cages could have a major role to play in minimizing energy consumption in science and industry, and a machine-learning research at Oregon State University (OSU) aims to speed-up the...

Dec 19, 2018

Carbon nanopowder could help cut CO2 emissions

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The powder can filter and remove CO2 at facilities powered by fossil fuels before it is released into the atmosphere and is twice as efficient as conventional methods.

Dec 19, 2018

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