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A novel platinum nanocluster for improved oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells: Scientists have elucidated the reason for the new catalyst's high activity, which is 2.1 times higher than commercial platinum nanoparticle-based catalysts

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Hydrogen, derived from polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs), is an excellent source of clean energy. However, PEFCs require platinum (Pt), which is a limited resource. Some studies have shown that Pt nanoclusters (NCs) have higher activity than ...

Apr 17, 2023

Nature's Nano-Syringes: Harnessing Bacterial Machines for Next-Gen Medicine

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT have harnessed a natural bacterial system to develop a new protein delivery approach that works in human cells and animals. The technology, ...

Apr 17, 2023

Nanophotonic platform offers faster detection of dangerous pregnancy disorder preeclampsia

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new rapid test for the early diagnosis of preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening complication of pregnancy, has been developed by a team of researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). The test is significantly faster and more...

Apr 17, 2023

World's Smallest and Fastest Nano-excitonic Transistor Can Process Data at Light's Speed While Minimizing Heat Energy Loss

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

The nano-excitonic transistor is said to have overcome the limitations of existing transistors and is expected to play an integral part in the optical computer. Read the article to learn more.

Apr 17, 2023

Implantable Nanofluidic Device Offers a New Way to Fight Pancreatic Cancer

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Houston Methodist nanomedicine researchers have found a way to tame pancreatic cancer - one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers - by delivering immunotherapy directly into the tumor with a device that is smaller than a grain of r...

Apr 17, 2023

Valleytronics explained

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Explore the world of valleytronics, an emerging field that holds the potential to revolutionize electronics and quantum computing by exploiting a new degree of freedom in 2D materials.

Apr 17, 2023

DEWA launches DEWA SAT-2 to better manage UAE utilities

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has successfully launched its second nanosatellite DEWA SAT-2 aboard the Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. The nanosatellite was designed and developed by Em...

Apr 17, 2023

Researchers design novel device that combines graphene and high-temperature superconductors

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from the SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Stony Brook University and the Brookhaven National Laboratory in the US, along with Aalto University in Finland, have demonstrated a new electronic device that employs the unique ways in which elect...

Apr 17, 2023

How to overcome noise in quantum computations

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers Ludovico Lami (QuSoft and IoP, University of Amsterdam) and Mark M. Wilde (Cornell) have made significant progress in quantum computing by deriving a formula that predicts the effects of environmental noise. This is crucial for designi...

Apr 16, 2023

Haydale to work with CERN on graphene-enhanced lubricants

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Haydale recently announced it will be partnering with CERN, the European particle physics laboratory, on a new project aimed at improving the durability of the lubricants currently used on some of the world’s largest particle physics equipment inc...

Apr 16, 2023

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