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New nanoparticle superstructures made from pyramid-shaped building blocks

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Sep 19, 2018

Gold Nanomaterials Make Photoelectrode Shine Bright

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A photoelectrode made from a combination of gold nanoparticles and a gold nanofilm offers efficient way to split water

Sep 18, 2018

Gold Nanomaterials Make Photoelectrode Shine Bright

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A photoelectrode made from a combination of gold nanoparticles and a gold nanofilm offers efficient way to split water

Sep 18, 2018

Apply to Luminate, the OPI Accelerator, by Oct. 1 for Chance to Win $1M in Funding

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Luminate NY, an international business accelerator for startups with optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI)-enabled applications, is offering early-stage startups an opportunity to grow their businesses. Luminate NY provides significant support, inc...

Sep 18, 2018

CUNY’s Alù Receives $3.2M DARPA Award

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Andrea Alù, director of the Photonics Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center of City University of New York and Einstein Professor of Physics at the Graduate Center, has received a Defense Advanced Researc...

Sep 18, 2018

Chemists create circular fluorescent dyes for biological imaging

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Chemists have created a new class of fluorescent dyes that function in water and emit colors based solely on the diameter of circular nanotubes made of carbon and hydrogen.

Sep 18, 2018

Silver nanoparticles are toxic for aquatic organisms

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Silver nanoparticles are increasingly being used in consumer products, such as clothing and personal care products, in the medical and pharmaceutical industry, and in the food industry. That is why their presence is expected to increase in the env...

Sep 18, 2018

New test kit for quick, accurate and low-cost screening of diseases

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A multidisciplinary team of researchers has developed a portable, easy-to-use device for quick and accurate screening of diseases. This versatile technology platform called enVision (enzyme-assisted nanocomplexes for visual identification of nucle...

Sep 18, 2018

Nanomembranes turn your skin into a loudspeaker

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers haev developed ultrathin, transparent, and conductive hybrid nanomembranes with nanoscale thickness. They demonstrated their nanomembrane by making it into a loudspeaker that can be attached to almost anything to produce sounds.

Sep 18, 2018

Nanomembranes turn your skin into a loudspeaker

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers haev developed ultrathin, transparent, and conductive hybrid nanomembranes with nanoscale thickness. They demonstrated their nanomembrane by making it into a loudspeaker that can be attached to almost anything to produce sounds.

Sep 18, 2018

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