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ERDC and NASA to explore graphene-enhanced water treatment systems for space exploration

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are developing a water treatment system based on a mix of graphene oxide and a byproduct made from shrimp shells. Recently, ERDC's graphene research attracted the at...

Nov 28, 2023

Researchers investigate energy dissipation on magic angle twisted bilayer graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists use atomic force microscopy to investigate and manipulate the electrical and magnetic properties of graphene twisted at a specific angle, aiming to understand and reduce energy losses in strongly interacting 2D material systems.

Nov 28, 2023

Nano Droplets Go Skiing at High Temperatures

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Currently, many (nano)structures including nano droplets are grown in layers, one above the other, but their ordering on the atomic scale is generally far from perfect.

Nov 28, 2023

Nanopore Sensing Leads the Way for New Peptide Sequencing

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Proteomics and clinical diagnostics will be transformed by new protein sequencing technologies with better sensitivity and throughput.

Nov 28, 2023

Revolutionizing nanosurface engineering with novel ultrafast laser technique

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Innovative hybridized technique combines ultrafast laser ablation with controllable in-situ nanoparticle deposition, enabling iterative, layered fabrication of complex multi-tiered hierarchical surface micro- and nanostructures.

Nov 28, 2023

Nanoscale spinal implant helps restore mobility in paralyzed limbs

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have developed a new spinal stimulator that can help restore lower limb function to paralyzed patients. The tiny device can be non-invasively implanted through a syringe.

Nov 28, 2023

Silica films mean better catalysts in confined two-dimensional spaces

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists show that porous silica films less than one nanometer thick boost the catalytic activity of a metal palladium surface for carbon monoxide oxidation.

Nov 28, 2023

Nextgen computing: Hard-to-move quasiparticles glide up pyramid edges

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new kind of 'wire' for moving excitons could help enable a new class of devices, perhaps including room temperature quantum computers.

Nov 28, 2023

Graphene in Consumer Goods: Revolution or Evolution, Asks IDTechEx

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Since its isolation in 2004, graphene has received widespread attention as a "wonder" material, with the reported potential to enable a whole host of next-generation technologies, some of which would not be out of place in the latest sci...

Nov 27, 2023

Oral delivery a possibility for silica-based nanocarriers for therapeutics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Take a pill, or get a shot? Given the choice, most people would likely go for the former.

Nov 27, 2023

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