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Nano-Thin 'Liquid-Like' Biodegradable Coatings Pave the Way for a Self-Cleaning World

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

A biodegradable alternative to ‘forever chemicals’ with numerous applications. University of Sydney researchers have observed oil molecules retaining their ‘liquid-like’ properties when they are chemically attached as an extremely thin layer to so...

Sep 25, 2023

Electrons take flight at the nanoscale

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A study showing how electrons flow around sharp bends, such as those found in integrated circuits, has the potential to improve how these circuits, commonly used in electronic and optoelectronic devices, are designed.

Sep 25, 2023

Novel approach towards nanomaterials developed

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have successfully developed nanomaterials using a so-called bottom-up approach. They exploit the fact that crystals often grow in a specific direction during crystallisation. These resulting nanostructures, which appear as 'worm-li...

Sep 25, 2023

Researchers develop method for efficient fuel-molecule sieving using graphene

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Researchers from Japan's University of Tsukuba, Nagoya University, Osaka University and Germany's Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research have developed a graphene-based method that can prevent the crossover of large fuel molecules and...

Sep 24, 2023

Peering into Nanofluidic Mysteries One Photon at a Time

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Researchers at University of Manchester and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, have revealed an innovative approach to track individual molecule dynamics within nanofluidic structures, illuminating their response to ...

Sep 24, 2023

Scaling Up the Power of Nanotechnology

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University of Missouri researchers’ conceptual design of a nanomaterial could one day support new uses of nanotechnology in medicine and science.

Sep 24, 2023

Nanofluidic device generates power with saltwater

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There is a largely untapped energy source along the world's coastlines: the difference in salinity between seawater and freshwater. A new nanodevice can harness this difference to generate power.

Sep 24, 2023

Cracking the Nucleolar Code: MIT Unravels Evolutionary Secrets of the Nucleolus

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A single protein can self-assemble to build the scaffold for a biomolecular condensate that makes up a key nucleolar compartment.

Sep 23, 2023

Connection Machine Joins All to All to Optimize Better

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Optimization problems—such as scheduling the hundreds of National Football League games while attempting to abide by the league’s many, many rules—can take huge computing resources. Some such problems are impractical even for today’s supercomputer...

Sep 23, 2023

Unlocking Battery Mysteries: X-Ray “Computer Vision” Reveals Unprecedented Physical and Chemical Details

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It lets researchers extract pixel-by-pixel information from nanoscale X-ray movies of electrode particles absorbing and releasing lithium ions.

Sep 23, 2023

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