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Single gold nanolayer-based passive heating for eyewear (w/video)

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed an ultrathin, gold-based transparent coating that is able to convert sunlight into heat. It can be applied to glass and other surfaces to prevent them from fogging.

Dec 12, 2022

Graphene oxide influences gut microbiome and immune system interactions

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Graphene oxide - which is used in everything from electronics to sensors for biomolecules - can indirectly affect the immune system via the gut microbiome.

Dec 12, 2022

Proposal for picogram-scale probes to explore nearby stars

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Use of picogram to nanogram-scale probes that can land, replicate, and produce a communications module at the destination to explore nearby stars.

Dec 12, 2022

Anisotropy dependence of damage evolution and material removal during nanoscratching of MgF₂ single crystals

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

The research team, led by A/Prof. Chen Li from the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System (HIT), Harbin Institute of Technology, China, has shown the anisotropy dependence of the damage evolution and removal behaviors involved in ultra-precis...

Dec 12, 2022

Proposal for picogram-scale probes to explore nearby stars

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In a forward-looking article, George Church, Ph.D., from Harvard University and the Wyss Institute, proposes the use of picogram to nanogram-scale probes that can land, replicate, and produce a communications module at the destination to explore n...

Dec 12, 2022

Chemists create quantum dots at room temperature using lab-designed protein

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nature uses 20 canonical amino acids as building blocks to make proteins, combining their sequences to create complex molecules that perform biological functions.

Dec 12, 2022

A nano-thin layer of gold could prevent fogged-up glasses

Engadget   -   General News Websites

It can be more than a little frustrating when your glasses fog up — just ask anyone who has worn a face mask over the past two years of the pandemic. Nanotechnology might soon keep your vision clear, however. ETH Zurich researchers have developed ...

Dec 12, 2022

Creating a Metallic Snowflake to Develop New Materials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Tiny metallic snowflakes were produced by atom-scale research carried out by scientists in Australia and New Zealand.

Dec 12, 2022

Designing self-assembling 'smart materials'

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers modified simulations for aggregation of colloidal particles by including hydrodynamical effects of the solvent. They revealed that the final structure was different compared with older predictions, which may help in designing self-asse...

Dec 12, 2022

Gold-based passive heating for eyewear

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a new transparent gold nanocoating that harnesses sunlight to heat the lenses of glasses, thereby preventing them from fogging in humid conditions. This coating could potentially also be applied to car windshields.

Dec 12, 2022

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