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Potential nanotechnology applications in combating opioid drug abuse

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Drug abuse and dependence/addiction are complex disorders that are regulated by a wide range of interacting networks of genes and pathways that control a variety of phenotypes. Therefore, both identification of the at-risk population and treatment...

Jun 1, 2018

Atomically thin nanowires convert heat to electricity more efficiently

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Waste heat can be converted to electricity more efficiently using one-dimensional nanoscale materials as thin as an atom

Jun 1, 2018

Atomically thin nanowires convert heat to electricity more efficiently

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Waste heat can be converted to electricity more efficiently using one-dimensional nanoscale materials as thin as an atom – ushering a new way of generating sustainable energy – thanks to new research by the University of Warwick.

Jun 1, 2018

Evidence found of magnetism at the edges of graphene

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A team of researchers from the U.K., Germany and Russia has found evidence of magnetism at the edges of graphene. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the researchers describe how they made their discovery and why they believe it is imp...

Jun 1, 2018

Why Elon Musk is wrong about nanotechnology

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You might expect Elon Musk, the business magnate, engineer and serial entrepreneur would be a fan of all things techy. After all, his radical enterprises are built on pushing science to its limit. He's behind a raft of visionary projects ranging f...

Jun 1, 2018

Why nanotechnology is more than just a buzzword

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What does the word "nanotechnology" conjure up for you?

Jun 1, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - News Story: Graphene-based desiccant offers super dry solution to moisture control

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new graphene-based desiccant could one day eliminate footwear odours and control moisture in applications ranging from electronics, packaging and air conditioning.

Jun 1, 2018

Lone water molecules turn out to be directors of supramolecular chemistry

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists in supramolecular chemistry often run into surprising outcomes. A broken seal of a lab cuvette led an American researcher at the Eindhoven University of Technology to the origin of these inexplicable results: the weather. Or the humidi...

Jun 1, 2018

Photonic Chip Used as Quantum Simulator to Model Molecular Dynamics

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

An international scientific team has shown how an optical chip can simulate the motion of atoms within molecules at the quantum level. Data from the chip allows a frame-by-frame reconstruction of atomic motions to create a virtual movie of a molec...

May 31, 2018

Photonic Chip Used as Quantum Simulator to Model Molecular Dynamics

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

An international scientific team has shown how an optical chip can simulate the motion of atoms within molecules at the quantum level. Data from the chip allows a frame-by-frame reconstruction of atomic motions to create a virtual movie of a molec...

May 31, 2018

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