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Turning bacteria into solar factories with semiconductor nanoclusters

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New research could revolutionize sustainable chemical production by leveraging semiconductor nanoclusters within bacteria. This approach harnesses the power of solar energy, paving the way for future bio-catalysis and sustainability applications.

Jul 28, 2023

Fullerene-Pillared Porous Graphene With High Water Adsorption Capacity

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Water purification, gas separation, and storage applications require materials with high sensitivity. Porous graphene, which possesses uniform pore structures and unique adsorption properties, is an ideal candidate for such applications. Recently,...

Jul 28, 2023

Possibly the Beginning of Quantum Well Superconductors | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

I think the new regular pressure room temperature superconducting work will prove to be the start of the field of quantum well superconductors. NOTE: The South Korean paper still needs to be replicated and confirmed. Extraordinary claims need a lo...

Jul 27, 2023

U.S. DOE Invests $33 Million to Advance Energy Research Across America

CleanTechnica   -   Scientific News Websites

Funding Supports 14 Projects Ranging from Fusion to Quantum Computing in Parts of the Country That Get Disproportionally Low Amounts of Federal Research Dollars

Jul 27, 2023

Towards silver cluster-assembled materials for environmental monitoring

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in using silver nanoclusters (Ag NCs), nanoscale silver particles composed of tens to hundreds of atoms, across various fields like material science, chemistry, and biology. Ag NCs typically have ...

Jul 27, 2023

Retina cells cultured on nanofiber scaffolds could help treat blindness

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists have found a way to use nanotechnology to create a 3D "scaffold" to grow cells from the retina—paving the way for potential new ways of treating a common cause of blindness.

Jul 27, 2023

Tailoring quantum oscillations of a Bose-Einstein condensate of excitons as qubits

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

What plagues quantum upscaling? Most quantum computing devices are dependent on using complex physical phenomena that are either very short-lived (~10-12 seconds) and/or only survive at ultra-low temperatures (e.g., 10-3 to 10-6 Kelvin) and/or req...

Jul 27, 2023

New protein-based nano-switches could lead to faster, more accurate diagnostic tests

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

QUT researchers have developed a new approach for designing molecular ON-OFF switches based on proteins which can be used in a multitude of biotechnological, biomedical and bioengineering applications.

Jul 27, 2023

New 'protein nano-switch' method promises rapid and reliable development of diagnostic tests

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

QUT researchers have developed a new approach for designing molecular ON-OFF switches based on proteins which can be used in a multitude of biotechnological, biomedical and bioengineering applications.

Jul 27, 2023

Mixing of moiré-surface and bulk states: Capturing Hofstadter's butterfly in one of Earth's most ancient materials

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers in the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester have revisited one of the most ancient materials on Earth—graphite—and discovered new physics that has eluded the field for decades.

Jul 27, 2023

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