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DNA nanobot escapes from a maze - Physics World

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New work could help advance autonomous and intelligent nanoscale robotic systems The post DNA nanobot escapes from a maze appeared first on Physics World.

Nov 12, 2018

Ultra-thin transparent silver films for solar cells: New silver films may boost the efficiency of solar cells and light-emitting diodes. However, they have been difficult to fabricate.

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A new fabrication process for transparent ultra-thin silver films has been developed. The material may help build highly efficient solar cells and light-emitting diodes. However, traditional chemical methods have not been able to produce ultra-thi...

Nov 12, 2018

New records in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells through improved light management

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Using microstructured layers, a team has been able to increase the efficiency of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells, achieving 25.5 %, which is the highest published value to date. At the same time, computational simulations were utilized to in...

Nov 12, 2018

Simplifying life for diabetics with a nanotechnology breakthrough

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Scientists have developed a means of printing transistor-based glucose sensors directly onto a catheter attached to a wearable pump. Diabetics can program the pump to deliver insulin and glucagon, the hormones they need to regulate blood sugar.

Nov 12, 2018

Argonne Lab Receives $11M DOE Grant

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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will receive more than $11 million in DOE funding over the course of three years as part of a series of research grants for quantum information science. The award will fund four m...

Nov 12, 2018

Developing a 3-D collagen model to test magnetic-assisted osteogenesis in vitro

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The cellular and molecular mechanisms of magnetic stimulation-based bone regeneration require further understanding at present. To evaluate the phenomenon in the lab, a three-dimensional (3-D) native collagen model was recently developed via plast...

Nov 12, 2018

How to produce fluorescent nanoparticles for medical applications in a nuclear reactor

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Under the leadership of Petr Cígler from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB Prague) and Martin Hrubý from the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (IMC), a team of researchers has developed a revolutionary method for the ea...

Nov 12, 2018

Ultra-thin transparent silver films for solar cells

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A new fabrication process for transparent ultra-thin silver films has been developed by researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Wuppertal. The material may help build highly efficient solar cells and light-emitting diodes. How...

Nov 12, 2018

Ultra-thin transparent silver films for solar cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a new fabrication process for transparent ultra-thin silver films. The material may help build highly efficient solar cells and light-emitting diodes.

Nov 12, 2018

Researchers Develop Easy and Inexpensive Method for Producing Irradiated Nanodiamonds

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A research team has come up with an easy and cost-effective method for producing irradiated nanodiamonds and other similar nanomaterials that can be used in extremely sensitive diagnostics of various...

Nov 12, 2018

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