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'Countercation engineering' for thermoresponsive graphene-oxide nanosheets

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Graphene-based two-dimensional materials have recently emerged as a focus of scientific exploration due to their exceptional structural, mechanical, electrical, optical, and thermal properties. Among them, nanosheets based on graphene-oxide (GO), ...

Aug 31, 2023

Researchers discover a nanobody which may lead to treatment for retinitis pigmentosa

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A team of scientists from the University of California, Irvine, believe they have discovered a special antibody which may lead to a treatment for retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that causes loss of central vision, as well as night and color vision.

Aug 31, 2023

Subsurface nanometrology: Probing hidden materials via atomic force microscopy

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A new nanoscience study led by a researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory takes a big-picture look at how scientists study materials at the smallest scales.

Aug 31, 2023

Peering into nanofluidic mysteries one photon at a time

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A discovery in the field of nanofluidics could shake up our understanding of molecular behavior on the tiniest scales. Research teams at EPFL and the University of Manchester have revealed a previously hidden world by using the newly found fluores...

Aug 31, 2023

From Photons to Photosynthesis: Quantum Computer Reveals Atomic Dynamics of Light-Sensitive Molecules

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A quantum computer slowed simulated molecular quantum effects by a billion times, allowing researchers to directly measure them for the first time.

Aug 31, 2023

'Countercation engineering' for thermoresponsive graphene-oxide nanosheets

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers synthesize graphene-oxide nanosheets with target positive charge ions and investigate their thermoresponsive behaviors.

Aug 31, 2023

Peering into nanofluidic mysteries one photon at a time

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Researchers have revealed an innovative approach to track individual molecule dynamics within nanofluidic structures, illuminating their response to molecules in ways never before possible.

Aug 31, 2023

ZEV debuts an affordable ride-in nano-van for wheelchair users

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Plucky West Virginian EV company ZEV has announced what it claims is a radically more affordable ride-in vehicle for wheelchair users than anything else on the market. This US$9,900 ZEV 511 is a fully-enclosed urban getabout with a practical range.

Aug 31, 2023

Nanotech Energy, Soteria Battery Innovation Group and Voltaplex Energy to join forces on improved graphene-enhanced e-bike batteries

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Nanotech Energy, Soteria Battery Innovation Group, and Voltaplex Energy will be working together to address safety concerns related to e-bike batteries. The partnership aims to commercialize U.S produced non-flammable graphene-enhanced lithium-ion...

Aug 31, 2023

Graphene Discovery Could Help Generate Cheaper and More Sustainable Hydrogen

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Researchers from The University of Manchester and the University of Warwick finally solved the long-standing puzzle of why graphene is so much more permeable to protons than expected by theory.

Aug 31, 2023

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