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Asynt Opens San Francisco Office; BAE Selected to Provide Space Force Prototype: Week in Brief: 3/1/24

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

BAE Systems has been selected by the Space Systems Command (SSC) Space Enterprise Consortium to provide a prototype ground system for the U.S. Space Force’s SSC Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Command and Control (FORGE C2) project...

Mar 1, 2024

Scientists make nanoparticles dance to unravel quantum limits

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The question of where the boundary between classical and quantum physics lies is one of the longest-standing pursuits of modern scientific research and in new research, scientists demonstrate a novel platform that could help us find an answer.

Mar 1, 2024

Faster charging with diamond nanomembranes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed wafer-thin nanomembranes from synthetic diamonds that can be integrated into electronic components, thereby reducing the local heat load by up to ten times.

Mar 1, 2024

It's not only opposites that attract: New study shows like-charged particles can come together

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

"Opposites charges attract; like charges repel" is a fundamental principle of basic physics. But a new study from Oxford University, published today in Nature Nanotechnology, has demonstrated that similarly charged particles in solution ...

Mar 1, 2024

Scientists make nanoparticles dance to unravel quantum limits

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The question of where the boundary between classical and quantum physics lies is one of the longest-standing pursuits of modern scientific research, and in new research published today, scientists demonstrate a novel platform that could help us fi...

Mar 1, 2024

The Lithium-Ion Battery May Not Be the Best Bet for EVs

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

As more electric vehicles hit the roads, the environmental impact of their battery production will also increase. This raises a major question: What type of EV battery will be the most environmentally friendly on a large scale?

Feb 29, 2024

Study unlocks nanoscale secrets for designing next-generation solar cells

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Perovskites, a broad class of compounds with a particular kind of crystal structure, have long been seen as a promising alternative or supplement to today's silicon or cadmium telluride solar panels. They could be far more lightweight and ine...

Feb 29, 2024

Investigating cell killers: An advanced system for size-dependent cytotoxicity analysis of silica

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Metal nanomaterials have become an indispensable part of industrial and medical fields due to their unique and versatile properties. Their size, which imparts them with the desired physiochemical properties, is also the reason for environmental an...

Feb 29, 2024

Researchers discover way to bind nanotubes to metals

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Carbon nanotubes have shown promise for everything from microelectronics to aviation to energy storage. Researchers think this material might one day fulfill the science fiction dream of creating an elevator to space.

Feb 29, 2024

Novel chemical process binds carbon nanotubes to metal

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers demonstrated ways to bond nanotubes chemically to copper, aluminum, gold and other metal surfaces.

Feb 29, 2024

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