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Boron-Doped Nanodiamonds Could Significantly Improve Photocatalysis

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Diamond nanomaterials are believed to be prime candidates for cost-effective photocatalysts. Light is used to activate these materials and improve the rate of reaction for CO2 and water to generate...

Oct 19, 2018

Chemist obtains a nanocatalyst base from rice husk

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A chemist from RUDN has developed a method to obtain high-porosity silicium dioxide, a base for nanocatalysts used in different types of organic reactions, from rice husks. The results of the study were published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry &...

Oct 19, 2018

Chemists develop method to obtain catalyst-, surfactant- and template-free polymeric nanoparticles

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A chemist from RUDN proposes a simple technology for producing polymeric nanoparticles from only two organic substances. By changing the temperature of the reaction and the ratio of initial substances, the scientists can obtain particles of any gi...

Oct 19, 2018

2018-10-19-eenews-ledlighting

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Top Title: Daily NewsletterTop Sub-title: LEDs & OLEDsDate: Friday, October 19, 2018Left 1 Title: Top NewsLeft 2 title: New productsLeft 4 title: EventsRight 1 title: LEDs & OLEDsRight 2 title: productsMain title color:  Sections t...

Oct 19, 2018

Nanodiamonds as photocatalysts

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Climate change is in full swing and will continue unabated as long as CO2 emissions continue. One possible solution is to return CO2 to the energy cycle: CO2 could be processed with water into methanol, a fuel that can be easily transported and st...

Oct 19, 2018

A new nanocatalyst for obtaining hydrogen

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A chemist from RUDN was the first to use catalysts with ruthenium nanoparticles to obtain hydrogen under the influence of visible light and UV radiation. In the future, such catalysts may be used for large-scale production of hydrogen fuel under ...

Oct 19, 2018

Quantum mechanics time travel indicates no grandfather paradox | NextBigFuture.com

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Dr. Seth Lloyd, an MIT professor and self-described “quantum mechanic,” describes the quantum mechanics behind time travel during a guest lecture at the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo. Recorded on Nov. 4, 2010, this is the...

Oct 19, 2018

Graphene Printing Technique "Silk Screens" Flexible Electronics

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Graphene-based remote epitaxy enables inexpensive copying of gallium arsenide and gallium nitride chips

Oct 18, 2018

Graphene Printing Technique "Silk Screens" Flexible Electronics

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Graphene-based remote epitaxy enables inexpensive copying of gallium arsenide and gallium nitride chips

Oct 18, 2018

IBM proves a quantum computing advantage over classical | NextBigFuture.com

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IBM scientists have mathematically proven that there are certain problems that require only a fixed circuit depth when done on a quantum computer no matter how the number of inputs increase. On a classical computer, these same problems require the...

Oct 18, 2018

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