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Stamp-sized graphene sheets riddled with holes could be boon for molecular separation

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Fabrication technique could be integrated into manufacturing to make large-scale membranes.

Oct 9, 2018

Graphene puts nanomaterials in their place

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Nanomaterials offer unique optical and electrical properties and bottom-up integration within industrial semiconductor manufacturing processes. However, they also present one of the most challenging research problems. In essence, semiconductor man...

Oct 9, 2018

Disorder can stabilize batteries

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Novel materials can considerably improve storage capacity and cycling stability of rechargeable batteries. Among these materials are high-entropy oxides (HEO), whose stability results from a disordered distribution of the elements. With HEO, elect...

Oct 9, 2018

Hot aluminum etches smooth nano-holes in semiconductors

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Study of promising technique for nanostructuring finds surprising properties A German-French research team has identified surprising properties of

Oct 9, 2018

Molecular hopper lines up for DNA sequencing - Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An electrically controlled molecular hopper can transport nanoscale cargo The post Molecular hopper lines up for DNA sequencing appeared first on Physics World.

Oct 9, 2018

Light makes novel catalyst more effective

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Rice University nanoscientists have demonstrated a new catalyst that can convert ammonia into hydrogen fuel at ambient pressure

Oct 9, 2018

Ballistic graphene Josephson junctions enter microwave circuits

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Superconducting quantum microwave circuits can function as qubits, the building blocks of a future quantum computer. A critical component of these circuits, the Josephson junction, is typically made using aluminium oxide. Researchers in the Quantu...

Oct 9, 2018

3-D printing hierarchical liquid-crystal-polymer structures

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Biological materials from bone to spider-silk and wood are lightweight fibre composites arranged in a complex hierarchical structure, formed by directed self-assembly to demonstrate outstanding mechanical properties. When such bioinspired stiff an...

Oct 9, 2018

Beware the fake graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new study on worldwide graphene production shows unequivocally that the quality of the graphene produced in the world today is rather poor, not optimal for most applications, and most companies are producing graphite microplatelets. This is poss...

Oct 9, 2018

This bacterium gets paid in gold

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UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab scientists have placed light-absorbing gold nanoclusters inside a bacterium, creating a biohybrid system that produces a higher yield of chemical products, such as biofuels, than previously demonstrated. The biohybrid ...

Oct 9, 2018

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