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100-year old famous fluid dynamics relation breaks down completely inside carbon nanotube pores

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have found that the famous fluid dynamics relation, discovered by Walter Nernst and Albert Einstein in the beginning of the 20th century, breaks down completely under strong spatial confinement inside carbon nanotube pores.

Mar 14, 2023

Cleaning up the atmosphere with quantum computing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases daily with no sign of stopping or slowing. Too much of civilization depends on the burning of fossil fuels, and even if we can develop a replacement energy source, much of the damage has alr...

Mar 14, 2023

3D printed nano optical security labels to identify counterfeit products

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers report a 3D printed optical security label with nano-sized features. It taps on ambient light sources and is harder to crack due to its 33(100) possible combinations.

Mar 14, 2023

Cleaning up the atmosphere with quantum computing: A quantum computing algorithm could identify better compounds for more efficient carbon capture.

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Practical carbon capture technologies are still in the early stages of development, with the most promising involving a class of compounds called amines that can chemically bind with carbon dioxide. Researchers now deploy an algorithm to study ami...

Mar 14, 2023

Food coloring, anti-caking nanoparticles may affect human gut

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Metal oxide nanoparticles – ubiquitous in nature, and commonly used as food coloring and anti-caking agents in the commercial ingredients industry – may damage and disturb parts of the human intestine, according to new research conducted by Cornel...

Mar 14, 2023

Unexpectedly, nanorippled graphene becomes a catalyst

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have discovered that nanoripples in graphene can make it a strong catalyst, contrary to general expectations that the carbon sheet is as chemically inert as the bulk graphite from which it is obtained.

Mar 14, 2023

Nanoripples in graphene can make it a strong catalyst

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A team of researchers led by Prof. Andre Geim from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have discovered that nanoripples in graphene can make it a strong catalyst, contrary to general expectations that the carbon sheet is as chemically inert as t...

Mar 14, 2023

Nanorippled graphene becomes a catalyst

A team of researchers led by Prof. Andre Geim from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have discovered that nanoripples in graphene can make it a strong catalyst, contrary to general expectations that the carbon sheet is as chemically inert as t...

Mar 14, 2023

Detect, bind and cut: Biomolecular action at the nanoscale

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Kanazawa University report in ACS Nano how high-speed atomic force microscopy can be used to study the biomolecular mechanisms underlying gene editing.

Mar 14, 2023

Engineered nanosugar for more accurate delivery of insulin

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

More efficient and longer lasting glucose-responsive insulin that eliminates the need for people with type 1 diabetes to measure their glucose levels could be a step closer thanks to new nanotechnology research.

Mar 14, 2023

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