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Single proton illuminates perovskite nanocrystals-based transmissive thin scintillators

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a transmissive thin scintillator using perovskite nanocrystals, designed for real-time tracking and counting of single protons. The exceptional sensitivity is attributed to biexcitonic radiative emission generated throug...

Feb 1, 2024

Key dynamics of 2D nanomaterials: View to larger-scale production

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A team of researchers mapped out how flecks of 2D materials move in liquid -- knowledge that could help scientists assemble macroscopic-scale materials with the same useful properties as their 2D counterparts.

Feb 1, 2024

Engineers unmask nanoplastics in oceans for the first time, revealing their true shapes and chemistry

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the oceans each year. The sun's ultraviolet light and ocean turbulence break down these plastics into invisible nanoparticles that threaten marine ecosystems. In a new study, engineers have presented cl...

Feb 1, 2024

Researchers Increase Brightness of Quantum Dots

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at ETH Zurich and Empa have created techniques to create emitters from perovskite quantum dots that are quicker and more effective, which will significantly boost their brightness. Both quantum technology and display applications can b...

Feb 1, 2024

Engineers unmask nanoplastics in oceans for the first time, revealing their true shapes and chemistry

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

These tiny plastic particles, which originated from such consumer products as water bottles, food packaging and clothing, were found to have surprising diversity in shape and chemical composition.

Feb 1, 2024

A positive spin-electrospinning and electrospraying synergism for the nanomaterials industry

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Electrospinning and electrospraying for fabricating novel nanomaterials is an urgent area of research for materials scientists and biomedical engineers.

Feb 1, 2024

Has Machine Learning Made it Easier to Make Carbon Nanomaterials?

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Carbon nanostructures could get easier to design and fabricate owing to a machine-learning algorithm that predicts their growth on metal surfaces.

Feb 1, 2024

Nanocoating Technology with Color Tunability for Antiviral Surfaces

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A collaborative research team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has invented a nanocoating technology that not only optimizes the antiviral activity of the surface but also makes different colors possible.

Feb 1, 2024

Wafer-scale patterning of gold nanoparticle arrays enables enhanced biosensing

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A self-confined solid-state dewetting mechanism significantly reduces the reliance on complex nanofabrication techniques, paving the way for efficient wafer-scale patterning of non-closely packed gold nanoparticle arrays.

Feb 1, 2024

A nanotechnology‐based CRISPR/Cas9 delivery system for genome editing in cancer treatment

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In a study published in MedComm—Biomaterials and Applications Professor Changyang Gong and his Ph.D. student Shiyao Zhou elaborate on the mechanism of CRISPR/Cas9 system. The CRISPR/Cas9 system consists of Cas9 protein and single stranded directin...

Feb 1, 2024

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