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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

Researchers develop photoactivatable nanomedicine for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), and collaborators from the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, have developed a light-activatable prodrug nanomedicine for age-relate...

Nov 27, 2023

The 'jigglings and wigglings of atoms' reveal key aspects of COVID-19 virulence evolution

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Richard Feynman famously stated, "Everything that living things do can be understood in terms of the jigglings and wigglings of atoms." This week, Nature Nanotechnology features a study that sheds new light on the evolution of the corona...

Nov 27, 2023

Light activated nanomedicine ushers in a new era for age-related macular degeneration therapy

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Novel light-activated nanomedicine offers a new, minimally invasive treatment for age-related macular degeneration.

Nov 27, 2023

Injectable nanoscale stimulator transforms spinal cord therapy and motor function recovery

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Innovative thin, injectable stimulator enhances spinal therapy, enabling precise motor function recovery in neuromotor disease treatment.

Nov 27, 2023

All-weather solar-powered CO₂ utilization achieved by mimicking natural photosynthesis

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In a study published in National Science Review, researchers from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with collaborators, have used the charge storage mechanism of tungsten-based nanomaterials for ...

Nov 27, 2023

Research advances magnetic graphene for low-power electronics

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National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have developed a concept to induce and directly quantify spin splitting in two-dimensional materials. By using this concept, they have experimentally achieved large tunability and a high degree of ...

Nov 27, 2023

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