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Two-step method enables controllable WS₂ epitaxy growth

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In a study published in Journal of the American Chemical Society, a team led by Prof. Song Li from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences synthesized monolayer WS2 lateral homojunctions via in s...

Sep 23, 2025

Nanocellulose-based foam materials for water purification, smart packaging and green electronics

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Nanocellulose is a renewable nanomaterial made from plant fibers, with unique properties including lightness, very high strength and large surface area. The doctoral dissertation of Mohammad Karzarjeddi from the University of Oulu, Finland, invest...

Sep 23, 2025

Ultra-strong coating resists bacteria and viruses on complex organic surfaces

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Professor Bonghoon Kim of the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology has successfully developed a next-generation surface modification technology with antibacterial and anti...

Sep 23, 2025

Lipid nanoparticles with complex shapes expand options for next-generation drug delivery

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An Australian research team has achieved an advanced materials breakthrough that opens the door to a new generation of nanodrug applications. From drug delivery, to diagnostics, to gene editing and beyond, the breakthrough has the potential to imp...

Sep 23, 2025

Ball mill technique produces nanoscale scaffolds that filter PFAS

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PFAS are fluorinated compounds found in many everyday products, such as outdoor clothing and cookware like Teflon pans. This is because PFAS are durable, heat-resistant and dirt-repellent. Their stability is precisely what leads to problems: altho...

Sep 23, 2025

Cracking the nanoculture shell to unlock new frontiers in microbiome research

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Tiny bioreactors, called nanocultures, are opening up new possibilities for microbiome research, especially in harsh and dynamic environments.

Sep 23, 2025

Using nanotechnology to target crop-munching pests and spare beneficial bugs

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A bane of farmers' existence, it's estimated that plant-eating pests are responsible for the loss of up to 40% of pre-harvest yields globally. But a new generation of crop treatments that target only "bad" bugs could mean big g...

Sep 23, 2025

Scientists visualize atomic structures in moiré materials

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Researchers with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have created an innovative method to visualize and analyze atomic structures within specially designed, ultrathin bilayer 2D...

Sep 23, 2025

A new bone substitute made out of 3D-printed glass

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You might think that glass has no business acting as a replacement for bone, but it turns out the two materials have many similarities. For a new study published in ACS Nano, researchers developed a 3D printable bio-active glass that served as an ...

Sep 23, 2025

Tiny new lenses, smaller than a hair, could transform phone and drone cameras

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Scientists have developed a new multi-layered metalens design that could revolutionize portable optics in devices like phones, drones, and satellites. By stacking metamaterial layers instead of relying on a single one, the team overcame fundamenta...

Sep 23, 2025

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