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Simpler and safer method for handling a useful but foul-smelling gas in chemical synthesis

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, have developed both an ingenious, as well as a safe procedure for using the 'rotten egg' smelling and flammable gas, methanet...

Sep 20, 2018

Quick and not-so-dirty: A rapid nano-filter for clean water

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers harness naturally occurring nano-structures that grow on liquid metals to develop an ultra-fast water filter.

Sep 20, 2018

Synchronised call for smart power projects eeNews Europe

eeNews Europe   -   General News Websites

Two EUREKA-funded clusters are joining forces in a synchronised call for the first time for research into smart devices, including power. EURIPIDES² and PENTA are clusters in the EUREKA research programme supporting the Electronic Componen...

Sep 19, 2018

New nanoparticle superstructures made from pyramid-shaped building blocks

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In research that may help bridge the divide between the nano and the macro, chemists have used pyramid-shaped nanoparticles to create what might be the most complex macroscale superstructure ever assembled.

Sep 19, 2018

New nanoparticle superstructures made from pyramid-shaped building blocks

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from Brown University have assembled complex macroscale superstructures from pyramid-shaped nanoparticle building blocks. The research, described in the journal Nature, demonstrates a promising new way to bring the useful properties of...

Sep 19, 2018

Optical detection of picomolar concentrations of RNA using switches in plasmonic chirality

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Even tiny amounts of viruses can have disastrous consequences. RNA identification can reveal the type of virus present. A fast and sensitive technique based on optical detection has now been outlined in the journal Angewandte Chemie. Scientists fr...

Sep 19, 2018

New nanoparticle superstructures made from pyramid-shaped building blocks

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have assembled complex macroscale superstructures from pyramid-shaped nanoparticle building blocks. This research demonstrates a promising new way to bring the useful properties of nanoparticles to macroscale materials and devices.

Sep 19, 2018

New nanoparticle superstructures made from pyramid-shaped building blocks

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have assembled complex macroscale superstructures from pyramid-shaped nanoparticle building blocks. This research demonstrates a promising new way to bring the useful properties of nanoparticles to macroscale materials and devices.

Sep 19, 2018

Interfacial engineering core@shell nanoparticles for active and selective direct H2O2 generation

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a review article, scientists present the latest advances in direct H2O2 generation.

Sep 19, 2018

Interfacial engineering core@shell nanoparticles for active and selective direct H2O2 generation

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a review article, scientists present the latest advances in direct H2O2 generation.

Sep 19, 2018

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