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3D printed nanocellulose upscaled for green architectural applications

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

For the first time, a hydrogel material made of nanocellulose and algae has been tested as an alternative, greener architectural material. The study, from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the Wallenberg Wood Science Center, shows ho...

Feb 7, 2024

3D printed nanocellulose upscaled for green architectural applications

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

For the first time, a hydrogel material made of nanocellulose and algae has been tested as an alternative, greener architectural material. The study shows how the abundant sustainable material can be 3D printed into a wide array of architectural c...

Feb 7, 2024

New approach for fast and cost-effective pathogen detection

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

The ability to detect diseases at an early stage or even predict their onset would be of tremendous benefit to doctors and patients alike. A research team now develops intelligent, miniaturized biosensor devices and systems using nanomaterials to ...

Feb 7, 2024

Enrichment of anchoring sites via supramolecular halogen bonds for efficient perovskite nanocrystal LEDs

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Colloidal semiconductor nanoparticles can be viewed as a complex of an inorganic single crystal core and a monolayer of organic ligands. The location and type of ligand anchoring on the nanocrystal surface are critical to the nanocrystal morpholog...

Feb 7, 2024

Advanced measurements unravel nanoscale phenomena in tungsten diselenide

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Semiconductor 2D materials are a few atoms thick, and some of them exhibit localized emission, where light is emitted from such a small part of the layer that only one photon at a time is produced. This localized emission has unique properties and...

Feb 7, 2024

Curved carbon nanotubes enhance electrocatalysts for carbon neutrality

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Electrocatalysis plays a vital role in developing clean energy, greenhouse gas removal and energy storage technologies. A study co-led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) researchers found that single-walled carbon nanotubes are excellent subs...

Feb 7, 2024

How life appeared: rise of the nanomachines

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Chemists explain how molecular systems at the origin of life may have evolved, a development that could lead to new and improved nanosystems.

Feb 7, 2024

Very small pores make a big difference in filtering technology

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In perfecting nanoporous membrane design, researchers demonstrated that exactly where the nanosized holes are placed on the membrane can make a big difference.

Feb 7, 2024

Nanomaterial biosensor for fast and cost-effective pathogen detection

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers develop intelligent, miniaturized biosensor devices and systems using nanomaterials to determine biomolecules and cells as well as biochemical reactions or processes as disease markers.

Feb 7, 2024

A new approach for fast and cost-effective pathogen detection

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The ability to detect diseases at an early stage or even predict their onset would be of tremendous benefit to doctors and patients alike. A research team led by Dr. Larysa Baraban at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) develops intell...

Feb 7, 2024

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