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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

China's space-based solar camera publishes data on solar atmosphere

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A China-developed space-borne solar camera studying the solar transition region released its first group of scientific data on Wednesday.

Jan 12, 2023

Sunlight pulps the plastic soup

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean's surfaces. Floating microplastic is broken down into ever smaller, invisible nanoplastic particles that spread across the entire water column, but also to compounds that can then...

Jan 12, 2023

New quantum computing architecture could be used to connect large-scale devices

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have demonstrated directional photon emission, the first step toward extensible quantum interconnects.

Jan 12, 2023

Enabling nanoscale thermoelectrics with a novel organometallic molecular junction

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Multinuclear organometallic junctions might be the key to realizing high-performance thermoelectric devices at the nanoscale.

Jan 12, 2023

Using lipid nanoparticles and messenger RNA to treat blindness associated with rare genetic condition

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Oregon State University College of Pharmacy scientists have demonstrated in animal models the possibility of using lipid nanoparticles and messenger RNA, the technology underpinning COVID-19 vaccines, to treat blindness associated with a rare gene...

Jan 11, 2023

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