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NWO grant for size-tuneable nanopores and living building materials

Delft University of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded grants to 28 promising research projects in the field of Exact and Natural Sciences (ENW), including two at the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Delft University of Technology. The grants of up to 50,000 ...

Nov 28, 2023

Is graphene the best heat conductor? Researchers investigate with four-phonon scattering

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene, a material which consists of a single layer of carbon atoms, has been celebrated by many as the "next big thing" in material science. But according to Purdue University researchers, its thermal properties may not be as revoluti...

Nov 28, 2023

Biomimetic crystallization for long-pursued –COOH-functionalized gold nanocluster with near-infrared phosphorescence

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Recently, Professor Di Sun's group at Shandong University extended the salting-out method (commonly used to crystallize biological macromolecules, proteins, and DNA) to crystallize –COOH-functionalized AuNCs and obtained high-quality single c...

Nov 28, 2023

Physicists find ultimate limit for how accurate clocks can be

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A fundamental trade-off between the resolution of a clock and its accuracy could have important implications for quantum computers, which must measure short timescales accurately

Nov 28, 2023

Physicists find ultimate limit for how accurate clocks can be

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A fundamental trade-off between the resolution of a clock and its accuracy could have important implications for quantum computers, which must measure short timescales accurately

Nov 28, 2023

Investigating and fine-tuning the properties of 'magic' graphene

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Recent advances in the development of devices made of 2D materials are paving the way for new technological capabilities, especially in the field of quantum technology. So far, however, little research has been carried out into energy losses in st...

Nov 28, 2023

Nano-sized cell particles are promising intervention tool in treating infectious diseases, says study

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the importance of being prepared with drug interventions to contain viral outbreaks that can otherwise have devastating consequences. In preparing for the next pandemic—or Disease X, there is an urgent need for v...

Nov 28, 2023

Graphene's thermal properties may not be as revolutionary as previously thought.

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers, using a four-phonon scattering theory, have predicted that graphene's thermal conductivity is lower than previously believed, challenging the notion that it surpasses diamond in this regard.

Nov 28, 2023

Silica C'Dots Could Now Be Delivered Orally

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Cornell Prime Dots, also called C’Dots, are ultrasmall fluorescent core-shell hybrid silica nanoparticles that have been thought to only be effective when administered intravenously. However, recent studies have demonstrated the possibility of adm...

Nov 28, 2023

Researchers triple carbon nanotube yield for LEDs, solar cells, flexible and transparent electronics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Skoltech scientists have found a way to improve the most widely used technology for producing single-walled carbon nanotube films—a promising material for solar cells, LEDs, flexible and transparent electronics, smart textiles, medical imaging, to...

Nov 28, 2023

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