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Researchers quickly harvest 2-D materials, bringing them closer to commercialization

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Since the 2003 discovery of the single-atom-thick carbon material known as graphene, there has been significant interest in

Oct 12, 2018

Scientists succeed in controlling the wettability of a nanofiber

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers succeeded to switch wettability of a nanofiber obtained out of polymers with piezoelectric properties. The time of response to an external trigger was shortened to a few seconds instead of a few minutes at existing methods.

Oct 12, 2018

World's fastest camera shoots 10 trillion frames a second

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Slow-motion video has always been fun to watch, with the best rigs usually shooting on the scale of thousands of frames per second. But now the world's fastest camera, developed by researchers at Caltech and INRS, blows them out of th...

Oct 12, 2018

Graphene shows unique potential to exceed bandwidth demands of future telecommunications

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new review paper concludes that graphene offers a unique evolutionary pathway for next-generation communications.

Oct 12, 2018

Graphene shows unique potential to exceed bandwidth demands of future telecommunications

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene Flagship industrial and academic partners published a new paper in Nature Reviews Materials analysing the possibilities of graphene in the internet of everything market, expected to reach over 12 billion connected devices in 2020

Oct 12, 2018

High-performance self-assembled catalyst for SOFC

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

An international team of researchers , affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has unveiled a novel catalyst that can significantly enhance the performance of perovskite electrodes in Solid Oxi...

Oct 12, 2018

Decoy nanoparticles prevent HIV infection - Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanoparticles masqueradinge as host T cells offer potential HIV treatment by , tricking the HIV virus into binding to them The post Decoy nanoparticles prevent HIV infection appeared first on Physics World.

Oct 11, 2018

Disorder induces topological Anderson insulator

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Topological insulators (TIs) host exotic physics that could shed new light on the fundamental laws of nature. What's more, the unusual properties of TIs hold tremendous promise for technological applications, including in quantum computing, n...

Oct 11, 2018

Hidden gapless states on the path to semiconductor nanocrystals

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

When chemists were starting work on yet another material designed for the efficient production of nanocrystalline zinc oxide, they didn't expect any surprises. They were greatly astonished when the electrical properties of the changing materi...

Oct 11, 2018

Oxford Nanopore Launches MinIT, a Powerful Analysis Device to Enable Real Time, Portable DNA Sequencing

Business Wire   -   General News Websites

OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oxford Nanopore launches MinIT, a powerful analysis device to enable real time, portable DNA sequencing

Oct 11, 2018

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