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Scientists create novel bandgap-tunable 2D nanosheets made from perovskite oxynitrides

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Two-dimensional monolayer nanosheets made from layered perovskite have many desirable properties. However, it has been difficult to create them with tunable bandgaps in the visible region without adding oxygen defects. Recently, researchers from J...

Mar 15, 2023

Controlling the degree of twist in nanostructured particles for the first time

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Micron-sized "bow ties," self-assembled from nanoparticles, form a variety of different curling shapes that can be precisely controlled, a research team led by the University of Michigan has shown.

Mar 15, 2023

Novel tunable 2D nanosheets enable many semiconductor applications, ranging from electronics to photocatalysis

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed chemically stable nanosheets from perovskite oxynitrides which had controllable bandgaps. These nanosheets have immense potential for future use in photocatalysis, electrocatalysts, and other sustainable technologies.

Mar 15, 2023

Controlling the degree of twist in nanostructured particles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Being able to decide not only whether a micron-scale particle twists but also how much could open new avenues for machine vision and more.

Mar 15, 2023

Stan Brouns appointed as professor

Delft University of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

The Executive Board has appointed Stan Brouns as full professor of Molecular Microbiology at the department of Bionanoscience as of 7 February 2023. His work focuses on how microbes defend themselves from viruses. Brouns: “Bacteria have had a few ...

Mar 15, 2023

Self-driven laboratory speeds chemical discovery

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A team of chemical engineering researchers has developed a self-driven lab that is capable of identifying and optimizing new complex multistep reaction routes for the synthesis of advanced functional materials and molecules. In a proof-of-concept ...

Mar 15, 2023

White House Adds Corning CEO to Advisory Committee: People in the News: 03/15/23

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Corning CEO Wendell Weeks has been named to the U.S. Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, a committee established to provide policy advice to the U.S. trade representative. Weeks has served as CEO of Corning since 2005 and as chai...

Mar 15, 2023

"World's smallest ball game" tosses single atoms between light traps

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists in South Korea have created what they call "the world’s smallest ball game," throwing individual atoms between two optical traps. The research could eventually make for more adaptable and dynamic quantum computers.

Mar 15, 2023

Researchers develop a graphene-based intelligent, wearable artificial throat that is sensitive to human speech and vocalization-related motions

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A team of researchers at China's Tsinghua University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have developed a graphene-based intelligent, wearable artificial throat (AT) that is sensitive to human speech and vocalization-related motions. It is a wa...

Mar 15, 2023

HydroGraph signs LOI for a graphene-batteries project with CGT and LOLC

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

HydroGraph Clean Power, manufacturer of graphene and other nanomaterials, has announced a letter of intent (LOI) to form a partnership with Ceylon Graphene Technologies (CGT) via LOLC Advanced Technologies (LOLC AT), which owns a majority share of...

Mar 14, 2023

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