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The quest for longer-lasting solar cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanoscientists are studying the causes of silicon solar cell degradation in an effort to make solar power more affordable.

Jul 31, 2018

Dental plaque is no match for catalytic nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Twice-daily rinses of FDA-approved nanoparticles broke apart oral biofilms and prevented tooth decay in a study.

Jul 31, 2018

Titanium dioxide as a nanoscale sensor of mechanical stress

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Scientists from EPFL, Germany and France have revealed a new property of the cheap and abundant material anatase titanium dioxide, which promises applications as a medium for room-temperature nanosensors of mechanical stress with an optical read-out.

Jul 31, 2018

Titanium dioxide as a nanoscale sensor of mechanical stress

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have revealed a new property of the cheap and abundant material anatase titanium dioxide, which promises applications as a medium for room-temperature nanosensors of mechanical stress with an optical read-out.

Jul 31, 2018

Georgia Tech Scientist Honored for Energy Research | Research Horizons

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Electronics and Nanotechnology Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure Materials

Jul 31, 2018

Pushing atoms by picometers tunes nanoparticle catalysis

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By combining advanced high-precision electron microscopy and computational methods, researchers have shed new light on the role of strain in nanoparticle catalysis. Catalytic metal nanoparticles supported on oxide substrates are used on a large sc...

Jul 31, 2018

Pushing atoms by picometers tunes nanoparticle catalysis

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By combining advanced high-precision electron microscopy and computational methods, researchers have shed new light on the role of strain in nanoparticle catalysis. Catalytic metal nanoparticles supported on oxide substrates are used on a large sc...

Jul 31, 2018

Fraunhofer supplies lignin for biobased materials

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Using ultrapure lignin from the lignocellulosic biorefinery at the Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes CBP in Leuna, researchers at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg (TU HH) have produced lignin-containing aerogels...

Jul 31, 2018

Magnetic nanoparticles deliver chemotherapy to difficult-to-reach spinal tumors

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Researchers have demonstrated that magnetic nanoparticles can be used to ferry chemotherapy drugs into the spinal cord to treat hard-to-reach spinal tumors in an animal model. The unique delivery system represents a novel way to target chemotherap...

Jul 30, 2018

Magnetic nanoparticles deliver chemotherapy to difficult-to-reach spinal tumors

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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have demonstrated that magnetic nanoparticles can be used to ferry chemotherapy drugs into the spinal cord to treat hard-to-reach spinal tumors in an animal model. The unique delivery system rep...

Jul 30, 2018

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