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Ultrafast centrifugal microfluidics for precise nanoparticle synthesis

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A lab-on-a-disc system enables 90 precise and reproducible nanoparticle syntheses in minutes by automatically controlling reagent concentrations across parallel reactions with minimal manual input.

Aug 15, 2025

Archer partners with IMEC on Biochip testing

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Archer Materials, a semiconductor company active in the quantum technology and medical diagnostics industries, has signed a contract to work with Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) on the Company’s biosensor product development.

Aug 15, 2025

Turquoise Group begins bulk graphene sales, aims to have commercial pilot project online “by the end of 2027”

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Turquoise Group, an Australian company commercializing a plasma-based process to make low-cost graphene and hydrogen out of methane gas, has begun bulk sales of graphene powder.

Aug 14, 2025

Novel nanowire catalyst could help advance hydrogen production technology

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Researchers at Beijing University of Technology have developed a new type of acid-stable bimetallic phosphide-silver core-shell nanowire catalyst that significantly improves the efficiency of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).

Aug 12, 2025

Mirror-like graphite films break records in strength and conductivity

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Graphite has attracted global interest due to its unique anisotropic properties, including excellent electrical and thermal conductivity. Widely used as a battery anode material and in applications such as electromagnetic shielding, catalysis, and...

Aug 12, 2025

Unused COVID-19 vaccines may have a second life in the development of new biosensors

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmaceutical companies produced unprecedented quantities of vaccines. This helped save millions of lives, but on the other hand, many vaccines remained unused, expired, and had to be thrown away. To avoid such probl...

Aug 12, 2025

Structured light manipulates material properties and reveals atomic changes in nanocrystals

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Researchers with the schools of science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are exploring new ways to manipulate matter with light to unlock a new generation of computer chips, photovoltaic cells and other advanced materials.

Aug 12, 2025

Could caterpillar guts help to manufacture nanomaterials?

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Chemists swap flasks for the intestines of larvae to modify nanocarbon belts, revealing a new route to chemical synthesis.

Aug 12, 2025

Rapid fabrication method boosts efficiency of high-performance MOF membranes

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Scientists develop a fast, low-cost method to make ultrathin MOF membranes, enhancing industrial gas separation and desalination while cutting energy use and emissions.

Aug 12, 2025

Pressing pause on DNA transcription

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What happens on the atomic scale when DNA transcription is paused has been unveiled for the first time.

Aug 12, 2025

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