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PrimaLoft brings aeronautical material to outerwear products

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

PrimaLoft Gold Insulation Aerogel provides protection against the effects of heat and cold on hands, feet and technical equipment....

Aug 13, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Biomimetic micro/nanoscale fiber reinforced composites

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Over hundreds of millions of years of evolution, the magical nature has given birth to a myriad of biological materials which serve either as the skeletons of the organisms or as defensive or offensiv...

Aug 12, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Scientists squeeze nanocrystals in a liquid droplet into a solid-like state and back again: Simple chemical technique transforms crystal mixture where 2 liquids meet

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A team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found a way to make a liquid-like state behave more like a solid, and then to reverse t...

Aug 12, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Quantum chains in graphene nanoribbons: Breakthrough in nanoresearch

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A material that consists of atoms of a single element, but has completely different properties depend-ing on the atomic arrangement - this may sound strange, but is actually reality with graphene nano...

Aug 12, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Kavli Lectures: New vision of nanomaterial synthesis and light-fueled space travel

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A new way of envisioning the synthesis of nanomaterials and the concept of using light as fuel for space travel will be the topics of a pair of Kavli Lectures at the 256th National Meeting & Expositio...

Aug 12, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Dental plaque is no match for catalytic nanoparticles: Twice-daily rinses of FDA-approved nanoparticles broke apart oral biofilms and prevented tooth decay in a study led by Penn researchers

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Combine a diet high in sugar with poor oral hygiene habits and dental cavities, or caries, will likely result. The sugar triggers the formation of an acidic biofilm, known as plaque, on the teeth, ero...

Aug 12, 2018

Nanoparticles can triple the rate of evaporation for solar desalination | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Tellurium nanoparticles can triple the evaporation rate of solar desalination and can raise the temperature of water from 29° to 85°C within 100 seconds. If the production of Tellurium nanoparticles can be scaled up to commercial scale the energy ...

Aug 12, 2018

Intel's first 9th-generation Core processors may arrive October 1st

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Intel is still struggling to make 10-nanometer chips, but it might still have a few surprises up its 14nm sleeve. WCCFTech claims to have leaked data revealing that Intel will launch its 9th-generation Core desktop processors on October ...

Aug 12, 2018

Police expose SIM card hijacking ring

Engadget   -   General News Websites

There's a good chance you've had to ask your carrier for a SIM swap, whether it's to replace a faulty card or to switch to another size (say, from micro SIM to nano SIM). Crooks, however, are increasingly abusing those swap...

Aug 11, 2018

Nanoparticles Take Solar Desalination to New Heights

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Tellurium nanoparticles could help absorb solar radiation or be integrated into sensors and tiny antennas

Aug 10, 2018

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