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Chemists create circular fluorescent dyes for biological imaging: Made of carbon and hydrogen, the team's biocompatible nanohoops emit colors that vary by just their size

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

Specific nanocatalyst placements improve visible-light water splitting - Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Utilizing the anisotropy of nanorods to separately anchor hydrogen reduction and water oxidation co-catalysts could provide the key to efficient water splitting The post Specific nanocatalyst placements improve visible-light water splitting appear...

Sep 18, 2018

Condensation enhancement: Toward practical energy and water applications

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Condensation heat transfer plays an essential role in the efficiency of energy-intensive industrial technologies including power generation, energy utilization, water desalination and harvesting, air-conditioning, and thermal management of electro...

Sep 18, 2018

Nanotechnology based drug delivery systems for nanomedicine

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Development of an effective approach for delivering a new drug is as important as inventing a new drug. Even if a developed new drug has excellent pharmacokinetic and therapeutic properties, it shows its potential activity in the body effectively ...

Sep 18, 2018

Nanotechnology based drug delivery systems for nanomedicine

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Development of an effective approach for delivering a new drug is as important as inventing a new drug. Even if a developed new drug has excellent pharmacokinetic and therapeutic properties, it shows its potential activity in the body effectively ...

Sep 18, 2018

Nanotechnology based drug delivery systems for nanomedicine

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Development of an effective approach for delivering a new drug is as important as inventing a new drug. Even if a developed new drug has excellent pharmacokinetic and therapeutic properties, it shows its potential activity in the body effectively ...

Sep 18, 2018

Patented nanostructure for solar cells: Rough optics, smooth surface

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Thin-film solar cells made of crystalline silicon are inexpensive and achieve efficiencies of around 14 percent. However, they could do even better if their shiny surfaces reflected less light. A team led by Prof. Christiane Becker from the Helmho...

Sep 18, 2018

How a tetrahedral substance can be more symmetrical than a spherical atom: A new type of symmetry

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have theoretically demonstrated that special tetrahedron nanostructures composed of certain metals have a higher degree of symmetry than the geometrical symmetry of spherical atoms. Nanomaterials with u...

Sep 18, 2018

Researchers analyze how exposure to silver nanoparticles affects zebrafish

News Medical   -   Scientific 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.

Sep 18, 2018

Sophisticated nanostructure for solar cells: Rough optics, smooth surface

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Thin-film solar cells made of crystalline silicon are inexpensive and achieve efficiencies of a good 14 percent. However, they could do even better if their shiny surfaces reflected less light.

Sep 18, 2018

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