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Antiviral color nanocoating technology

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a nanocoating technology that not only maximizes the antiviral activity of the surface, but also enables the realization of various colors.

Jan 31, 2024

Development of graphene-based sensor tattoos for sweat analysis gets funding boost

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have received an award to develop a graphene-based sweat monitor tattoos that can be applied to the skin just like a temporary tattoo and assess the molecules present, such as cortisol. The tattoos w...

Jan 31, 2024

Machine learning guides carbon nanotechnology

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Carbon nanostructures could become easier to design and synthesize thanks to a machine learning method that predicts how they grow on metal surfaces.

Jan 31, 2024

Nanoscale spikes 96% effective at impaling and destroying common virus

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have developed a silicon surface covered in nanosized spikes that is 96% effective in impaling and destroying a common virus responsible for causing respiratory illnesses, particularly in infants and young children. The technology coul...

Jan 31, 2024

Queensgate Awarded Funding for Fourth Research Project with NPL

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Queensgate, a brand of Prior Scientific, has won funding from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, for a fourth nanopositioning research project as part of Analysis for Innovators (A4I) program (Round 11).

Jan 31, 2024

Nanostructures Bring Gains for Phase Change Memory

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Engineers in the United States and Taiwan say they have demonstrated a promising new twist on nonvolatile memory that’s small enough, miserly when it comes to energy, and works at low enough voltage that it could boost the abilities of future proc...

Jan 30, 2024

Efficient photothermal CO₂ methanation over NiFe alloy nanoparticles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The massive emissions of CO2 from the utilization of fossil fuels have caused a series of environmental issues and climate change. Driven by the fast development of green hydrogen and CO2 capture technologies, the hydrogenation of CO2 to hydrocarb...

Jan 30, 2024

Researchers design low-cost wearable biosensor to enhance athletic performance, physical health

Medical Xpress   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have designed a wearable biosensor that offers a new way to measure human muscle activation to potentially prevent injuries and enhance athletic performance. The breakthrough design is b...

Jan 30, 2024

Hands On Extra: OCXO Clock

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

As described in the accompanying Hands On article, this project is a digital clock that uses a high stability 10 Megahertz oscillator as its timing reference. The oscillator is an oven controller crystal oscillator, or OCXO, a technology that has ...

Jan 30, 2024

Researchers showcase new breakthroughs for unlocking the potential of plasmonics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Plasmonics are special optical phenomena that are understood as interactions between light and matter and possess diverse shapes, material compositions, and symmetry-related behavior. The design of such plasmonic structures at the nanoscale level ...

Jan 30, 2024

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