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Optical nanocoating approach prevents fogging and unwanted reflections

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Technology helps sensor and camera systems perform optimally by keeping optics transparent.

Jan 13, 2023

Paper Batteries, Blue Quantum Dots, and Other Enabling Technologies from CES 2023

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

CES, the huge annual conference, showcase, and deal-making venue for the international consumer electronics industry, is not just about shiny new gadgets. It’s also about what’s under the hood—or at least what researchers and developers hope will ...

Jan 12, 2023

A sheet of quantum dots enhances Cherenkov imaging of radiotherapy dose – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A flexible, non-toxic sheet of carbon quantum dots attached to the patient improves the quality of Cherenkov images used for real-time radiotherapy verification The post A sheet of quantum dots enhances Cherenkov imaging of radiotherapy dose appe...

Jan 12, 2023

Samsung's Galaxy Watch 5 falls back to an all time low

Engadget   -   General News Websites

If you have your eye on Samsung's Galaxy Watch 5 but have been waiting for a sale, Amazon has a good one right now. It's selling the 40mm model in several colors (Grey, Pink Gold and Silver) for $230, saving you $50 or 18 percent off the...

Jan 12, 2023

Enabling Nanoscale Thermoelectrics with a Novel Organometallic Molecular Junction

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Multinuclear organometallic junctions might be the key to realizing high-performance thermoelectric devices at the nanoscale, as revealed by scientists at Tokyo Tech and Korea University. The unique electronic structure of organometallic ruthenium...

Jan 12, 2023

Analyzing the Mechanisms of Drying and Dispersing Nanocrystals Easily

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Cellulose nanocrystals are bio-based nanomaterials that have been derived from natural resources like plant cellulose. They are considered useful in water treatment, tissue engineering, packaging, electronics, antibacterial coatings, and many more.

Jan 12, 2023

New strategy proposed for efficient degradation of antibiotics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A research team led by Prof. Kong Lingtao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of of Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed a pre-assembly strategy to anchor single atoms on carbon nitride nanosheets. They prepared a series of single atom-l...

Jan 12, 2023

Optical coating approach prevents fogging and unwanted reflections

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers combine a polymer coating with silicon dioxide nanostructures to create a coating to prevent fogging and unwanted reflections. The technique solves a common problem for sensors such as lidar used in autonomous cars.

Jan 12, 2023

Using cosmic rays to generate and distribute random numbers and boost security for local devices and networks

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

State-of-the-art methods of information security are likely to be compromised by emerging technologies such as quantum computers. One of the reasons they are vulnerable is that both encrypted messages and the keys to decrypt them must be sent from...

Jan 12, 2023

Electron injection in fullerenes builds novel crystalline carbons

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers report the gram-scale preparation of a new type of carbon, long-range ordered porous carbon, from C60 powder catalysed by alpha-Li3N at ambient pressure.

Jan 12, 2023

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