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For a longer battery life: Pushing lithium ion batteries to the next performance level: Chemists develop new anode material

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Conventional lithium ion batteries have reached performance limits. Scientists have now developed a new nanostructured anode material for lithium ion batteries, which extends the capacity and cycle life of the batteries. Based on a mesoporous mixe...

Dec 13, 2018

New transport mechanism of a nanomaterial through a cell membrane: membrane stretching

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Increasing awareness of bioeffects and toxicity of nanomaterials interacting with cells puts in focus the mechanisms by which nanomaterials can cross lipid membranes. Apart from well-discussed energy-dependent endocytosis for large objects and pas...

Dec 13, 2018

New device could help answer fundamental questions about quantum physics

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a new device that can measure and control a nanoparticle trapped in a laser beam with unprecedented sensitivity.

Dec 13, 2018

Controlling Transport of Nanomaterial Across Cell Membrane by Tuning Membrane Tension

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Growing awareness of toxicity and bioeffects of nanomaterials interacting with cells brings into focus the mechanisms by which nanomaterials can cross lipid membranes. Besides well-deliberated...

Dec 13, 2018

Pushing lithium ion batteries to the next performance level

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Chemists have developed a new nanostructured anode material for lithium ion batteries, which extends the capacity and cycle life of the batteries.

Dec 13, 2018

Light-guiding nanodevice could help answer fundamental questions about quantum physics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers use light-guiding nanoscale device to measure and control position of optically trapped nanoparticle with record sensitivity.

Dec 13, 2018

Collagen nanofibrils in mammalian tissues get stronger with exercise

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A recent experimental study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Washington University in St. Louis, and Columbia University on nanoscale collagen fibrils reported on, previously unforeseen, reasons why colla...

Dec 13, 2018

Helping the anti-parasitic medicine go down with nanocapsules

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed a new way to deliver anti-parasitic medicines more efficiently.

Dec 12, 2018

New transport mechanism of nanomaterial through a cell membrane: membrane stretching

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Research shows that it is possible to control the transport of nanomaterial across a cell membrane by tuning the membrane tension.

Dec 12, 2018

Practical quantum computers remain at least a decade away - Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Significant technical and financial issues remain towards building a large, fault-tolerant quantum computer, says panel The post Practical quantum computers remain at least a decade away appeared first on Physics World.

Dec 12, 2018

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