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Making contact: Researchers wire up individual graphene nanoribbons

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Researchers have developed a method of 'wiring up' graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). Using a direct-write scanning tunneling microscopy based process, the nanometer-scale metal contacts were fabricated on individual GNRs and could control th...

Sep 20, 2023

Stabilizing precipitate growth at grain boundaries in alloys

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Scientists have identified a novel pathway to stabilize the nanoscale precipitates in alloys. They show that it is possible to utilize nonequilibrium processes to stop precipitate coarsening, which results in stable nanostructures.

Sep 20, 2023

Molybdenene - the metallic relative of graphene

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Researchers have created a special 2D material material that exhibits a metallic character. It consists of just one atomic layer of molybdenum atoms and is also referred to as molybdenene.

Sep 20, 2023

Team elucidates mechanism for maximizing therapeutic effects of magnetic nanotherapeutics for cancer

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A team led by Professor Choi Hong-Soo in the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at DGIST has discovered a method to enhance the penetration of magnetic nanoparticles into cancer cells and their magnetic hyperthermia effects throug...

Sep 20, 2023

Nanotechnology in the fight against viruses

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Newly emerging and recurrent cases of viral infections constitute a significant problem and a huge challenge to public health. Most countries prevent or control acute viral infections through widespread vaccination and improved sanitation. As a re...

Sep 20, 2023

The missing link to make easy protein sequencing possible?

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Researchers have developed a method to transport proteins through a nanopore, which allows sequencing of proteins in a simple, handheld device.

Sep 20, 2023

Understanding bacterial motors may lead to more efficient nanomachines

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A research group led by Professor Emeritus Michio Homma (he, him) and Professor Seiji Kojima (he, him) of the Graduate School of Science at Nagoya University, in collaboration with Osaka University and Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technol...

Sep 20, 2023

New graphene coated silicon photocatalyst enables efficient solar-driven hydrogen production and biomass refinery

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This innovative hybrid silicon photocatalyst utilizes solar power to produce hydrogen and high-value compounds efficiently, marking a major step forward in green hydrogen production technology.

Sep 20, 2023

Chameleon-inspired coating could cool and warm buildings through the seasons

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As summer turns to fall, many people will be turning off the air conditioning and firing up heaters instead. But traditional heating and cooling systems are energy-intensive, and because they typically run on fossil fuels, they aren't sustain...

Sep 20, 2023

Mapping Electron Flow Around Sharp Bends Can Lead to the Development of Nanoscale Devices Inspired by Airplane Wings

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A study demonstrates how the flow of electrons around sharp bends has the potential to improve integrated circuits used in electronic and optoelectronic devices. Learn more about it in this article.

Sep 20, 2023

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