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Researchers develop graphene-based ultrashort laser pulse technology

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Researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) have presented a design concept for enhanced saturable absorption effect based on subwavelength-thick (<1/5λ0) hybrid graphene-plasmonic metasurface structures in infrared wavelengths. Yu Yao ...

Jun 17, 2023

With trapped waves, researchers resolve a longstanding debate

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With a dramatic boost in computing capability, a team of researchers has solved a decades-long mystery about whether optical waves can be trapped in three-dimensional randomly packed micro- or nanoparticles.

Jun 17, 2023

A novel method for squeezing molecules together could significantly reduce chemical manufacturing waste

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The technique uses organic chemistry and nanotechnology to push molecules together and create chemicals without the use of costly solvents that pollute the environment.

Jun 17, 2023

Nanoparticles deliver small interfering RNA to slow multiple myeloma

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Research led by the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, has used siRNA-based silencing of protein cyclophilin A (CyPA) to reduce tumor burden and extend the lives of patients with multiple myeloma.

Jun 17, 2023

Overcoming the trade-off between sub-nanometer size and high metal loading in meta cluster catalysts

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Recognizing the ultrafast laser-to-thermal conversion capacity and the impermeable, flexible features of graphene Dr. Ye-Chuang Han and Prof. Zhong-Qun Tian conceived the idea of using the material as the diffusion-constrained nanoreactor for high...

Jun 16, 2023

Researchers manufacture first-ever droplet-etched quantum dots that glow in C-band optical light

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Paderborn researchers from the Department of Physics and the Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS) have succeeded in manufacturing quantum dots—nanoscopic structures where the material's quantum properties come into play—that glow in...

Jun 16, 2023

Novel approach to fabricating artificial graphene nanoribbons with embedded pentagon carbon

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Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have attracted much attention due to their unique electronic structures with high tunability of physical structures.

Jun 16, 2023

Novel approach to fabricating artificial graphene nanoribbons with embedded pentagon carbon

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers report a novel approach to precisely fabricate well-defined graphene nanoribbons with a tailored pentagon carbon embedded inside and supported on the Ag(111) model catalyst.

Jun 16, 2023

Removing barriers to commercialization of magnesium secondary batteries

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A research team led by Dr. Minah Lee of the Energy Storage Research Center at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a chemical activation strategy of magnesium metal that enables efficient operation of magnesi...

Jun 16, 2023

Metal nanoclusters are tunable for many applications from catalysis to biomedicine, says study

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In a recent comprehensive review article, researchers from the Nanoscience Center at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, discuss the unique properties of nanometer-size metal clusters that make them suitable for various applications in catalysis...

Jun 16, 2023

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