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Researchers develop technique to synthesize water-soluble alloy nanoclusters

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In recent years, ultrasmall metal nanoclusters have unlocked advances in fields ranging from bioimaging and biosensing to biotherapy, thanks to their unique molecular-like properties.

Jan 12, 2024

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: $900,000 awarded to optimize graphene energy harvesting devices: The WoodNext Foundation's commitment to U of A physicist Paul Thibado will be used to develop sensor systems compatible with six different power sources

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U of A physics professor Paul Thibado received a commitment of $904,000 from the WoodNext Foundation, administered by the Greater Houston Community Foundation. The five-year grant will support Thibado’s development of graphene energy harvesters.

Jan 12, 2024

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Researchers develop technique to synthesize water-soluble alloy nanoclusters

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In recent years, ultrasmall metal nanoclusters have unlocked advances in fields ranging from bioimaging and biosensing to biotherapy thanks to their unique molecular-like properties. In a study published in the journal Polyoxometalates on December...

Jan 12, 2024

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Focused ion beam technology: A single tool for a wide range of applications

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Processing materials on the nanoscale, producing prototypes for microelectronics or analyzing biological samples: The range of applications for finely focused ion beams is huge. Experts from the EU collaboration FIT4NANO have now reviewed the many...

Jan 12, 2024

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Catalytic combo converts CO2 to solid carbon nanofibers: Tandem electrocatalytic-thermocatalytic conversion could help offset emissions of potent greenhouse gas by locking carbon away in a useful material

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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Columbia University have developed a way to convert carbon dioxide (CO2), a potent greenhouse gas, into carbon nanofibers, materials with a wide range of unique...

Jan 12, 2024

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: First direct imaging of small noble gas clusters at room temperature: Novel opportunities in quantum technology and condensed matter physics opened by noble gas atoms confined between graphene layers

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For the first time, scientists have succeeded in the stabilisation and direct imaging of small clusters of noble gas atoms at room temperature. This achievement opens up exciting possibilities for fundamental research in condensed matter physics a...

Jan 12, 2024

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Development of zinc oxide nanopagoda array photoelectrode: photoelectrochemical water-splitting hydrogen production

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A research team consisting of members of the Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute and the Functional Materials Engineering Laboratory at the Toyohashi University of Technology, has developed a novel high-performance photoelectrode by constructing...

Jan 12, 2024

Climate alchemy: Team turns carbon dioxide into super-strong fibers

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In an effort to mitigate human-caused climate warming, scientists are focused on ways to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. One of the more novel ways to do this has just been announced by scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (...

Jan 12, 2024

Study discovers non-reciprocal antisymmetric transport behavior in natural van der Waals ferromagnetic material

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According to a study published in ACS Nano, a research team has revealed a novel non-reciprocal antisymmetric magnetoresistance and unconventional Hall effect in a two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnetic Fe5-xGeTe2, which may origin...

Jan 12, 2024

Catalytic Combo Effectively Produces Carbon Nanofibers from CO2

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Researchers at Columbia University and the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have created a method for turning carbon dioxide (CO2), a powerful greenhouse gas, into carbon nanofibers—materials with a variety of special...

Jan 12, 2024

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