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Study reveals differential gas transport in shale nanochannels

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Shales in sedimentary basins are natural nanopore media, and the formation and development of natural gas and associated special gases, such as helium, are affected by mud shale formations.

Aug 2, 2023

Nanopore Technology Enables Single-Molecule Analysis of Protein Structures

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of scientists, headed by the University of Oxford, has made a significant breakthrough in detecting modifications on protein structures. Their method, published in Nature Nanotechnology, uses cutting-edge nanopore technology to identify str...

Aug 2, 2023

Nanoelectromechanical resonators based on hafnia–zirconia–alumina superlattices with gigahertz spectrum coverage

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Newly developed atomic engineering techniques have opened exciting opportunities for enabling ferroelectric behavior in high-k dielectrics, materials that have a high dielectric constant (i.e., kappa or k) compared to silicon. This could in turn i...

Aug 2, 2023

Scientists develop a new class of artificial water channels for more efficient industrial water purification

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A team led by scientists from the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Department of Biological Sciences in collaboration with the French Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) has successfully synthesized a special protein-mimic that can ...

Aug 2, 2023

RNA-Based Drug Delivery System Targets Cancer Cells Using Lipid Nanoparticles, Provides New Approach in Treating Multiple Myeloma

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Scientists developed lipid-based nanoparticles for a new drug delivery system which targets cancer cells in bone marrow. Learn more about it in this article.

Aug 2, 2023

Researchers pattern 2D materials using a commercial two-photon 3D printer

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Researchers from the University of the Bundeswehr Munich & SENS Research Center and KTH Royal Institute of Technology recently demonstrated the noncontact and resist-free patterning of platinum diselenide (PtSe2), molybdenum disulfide (MoS...

Aug 2, 2023

Manipulating light with metamaterials to make materials appear transparent (w/video)

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

This video explains how metamaterials made up of nanoscale components can potentially make materials appear transparent by manipulating how light interacts with them.

Aug 2, 2023

Benefits of Nanobionic in automotive interiors

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

FIRs penetrate deeply into the body, improving circulation, reducing muscle stiffness and promoting relaxation.

Aug 2, 2023

Quantum-enhanced non-interferometric quantitative phase imaging

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Optical phase retrieval and imaging appear in a wide variety of science fields, such as imaging of quasi-transparent biological samples or nanostructures metrological characterization, for example, in the semiconductor industry. At a fundamental l...

Aug 1, 2023

Triboelectric Nanogenerator – New Technology Successfully Harvests Electricity From Raindrops

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

When droplets of rain descend from the clouds, they generate a small amount of energy that can be captured and converted into electricity. This process can be seen as a miniaturized form of hydropower, which employs the kinetic force of moving wat...

Aug 1, 2023

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