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The Age of Silicon Is Here…for Batteries

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Since lithium-ion batteries’ commercial debut three decades ago, this portable and high-density (and Nobel Prize–winning) energy storage technology has revolutionized the fields of consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and large-scale energy st...

May 4, 2023

Q&A: Using Prussian blue nanoparticles to diagnose and treat brain cancer

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Meghan Hill is a graduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Michigan State University. Hill has won first place in MSU's Council of Graduate Student's 3-Minute Thesis Competition and represented MSU at the regional M...

May 4, 2023

Chemists find that metal atoms play key role in fine organic synthesis

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A small team of chemists at the Russian Academy of Sciences, has found that metal atoms, not nanoparticles, play the key role in catalysts used in fine organic synthesis. In the study, reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the ...

May 4, 2023

Quan­tum com­puter in reverse gear: Reversible logic gates designed for large scale integer factorization

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Large numbers can only be factorized with a great deal of computational effort. Physicists are now providing a blueprint for a new type of quantum computer to solve the factorization problem, which is a cornerstone of modern cryptography.

May 4, 2023

Researchers secure funding grant for bioinspired nanomaterials

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Swinburne University of Technology researchers have received funding to develop cutting-edge, responsive nanomaterials with potential applications in fields ranging from drug delivery to materials science.

May 4, 2023

Pioneer Nanoparticle Technology Paves Way to Isolation Of Single Proteins and Improved Understanding of Diseases

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A new optical technology developed by scientists using nanoparticles helps understand the behavior of single proteins and sheds light in treating iron-related diseases. Read the article to find out more.

May 4, 2023

Nanologica's Product within Preparative Chromatography Reaches Quality Requirements

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

After successfully implementing fine-tuning in production, Nanologica's product now meets the company's own requirements for quality in all evaluated parameters.

May 4, 2023

New Study Finds Link between Photosynthesis and Exciton Condensates | Sci.News

Sci-News   -   Scientific News Websites

Bose-Einstein condensation of excitons enables frictionless energy transfer, but typically occurs under extreme conditions in highly ordered materials, such as graphene double layers. The post New Study Finds Link between Photosynthesis and Excit...

May 3, 2023

Light amplification by stimulated emission from electrically driven colloidal quantum dots finally achieved

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In a result decades in the making, Los Alamos scientists have achieved light amplification with electrically driven devices based on solution-cast semiconductor nanocrystals—tiny specs of semiconductor matter made via chemical synthesis and often ...

May 3, 2023

Thermoelectric Materials Using Silver Nanoparticles Leads to Advanced Modules for Power Generation

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Silver nanoparticles with low melting point sparks hope in creating thermoelectric modules for generating emission-free power. Read the article to learn more.

May 3, 2023

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