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Chemists accelerated vinyl sulphides reaction 10 times

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A team of scientists created and tested a more efficient catalyst for obtaining vinyl sulphides. These compounds may be used for the development of new materials and stabilization of gold and silver nanoparticles. The article about the study was p...

Sep 11, 2018

Researchers discover how caged molecules 'rattle and sing'

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A team of energy researchers from the University of Minnesota and University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered that molecular motion can be predicted with high accuracy when confining molecules in small nanocages. Their theoretical method is...

Sep 11, 2018

Chemists develop nanocatalysts for continuous biofuel synthesis

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A chemist from RUDN synthesized new catalysts with ruthenium (Ru) nanoparticles for producing biofuel from organic biowaste. Nanocatalysts support more intensive and sustained reactions than the compounds currently available in the market. The res...

Sep 11, 2018

Measuring nanocrystal length and thickness in just 40 minutes analysis time

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Postnova Analytics reports on how Asymmetrical Flow Field Flow Fractionation coupled to Multi Angle Light Scattering (AF4-MALS) has been successfully used to characterize a polydisperse cellulose nanocrystal for size and thickness in just 40 minut...

Sep 11, 2018

Scientists to develop long-lasting battery with unorthodox methods

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Researchers from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Russia) are developing radio isotope beta-voltaic batteries with nickel-63 nano-cluster radio isotope films. The concept is to develop safe nuclear batteries with a service life of 1...

Sep 11, 2018

New Graphene Business Bounces out of The University of Manchester

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Grafine Ltd is a new business created to develop innovative high-performance rubbers, elastomers and other such soft materials enhanced with graphene - the extraordinary 2-dimensional material first...

Sep 11, 2018

2018 Nanotechnology Innovations for Healthcare, Corrosion Protection, Energy Storage, Flexible Biodevices, and Wearables - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Nanotechnology Innovations for Healthcare, Corrosion Protection, Energy Storage, Flexible Biodevices, and Wearables" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This issue of Nanotech TO...

Sep 11, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: S, N co-doped carbon nanotube-encapsulated CoS2@Co: Efficient and stable catalysts for water splitting

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Electrochemical water splitting is favorable strategy to produce high-purity H2. The current mainstream catalysts for water electrolysis are precious metals (Pt, RuO2, IrO2), which possess superior ca...

Sep 11, 2018

Graphene Week kicks off in San Sebastian

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The 13th edition of Graphene Week, Europe’s central graphene conference, kicked off this morning in San Sebastian. We are happy to welcome all attendees to our hometown! The opening ceremony...

Sep 11, 2018

“Nanotribology with the AFM” Application Note Describes Atomic Force Microscopy for Characterizing Friction and Wear

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Friction image of an epitaxial film of the oxide ceramic LMSO. Alternating high (orange) and low friction (blue) on adjacent film terraces reveals differences in surface chemistry. Scan size 3...

Sep 11, 2018

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