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Review of more than 1,000 articles seeks to understand how nanomaterials affect plants

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of São Paulo's Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA-USP) in Brazil, collaborating with colleagues in Canada, France, Italy and Spain, reviewed 1,154 original scientific articles published between 2009 a...

Nov 16, 2022

Hindrance of semiconductor process -- static -- solved with the sole of a shoe

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a static prevention technology using a triboelectric nanogenerator. The findings of this study facilitate improved and more efficient static prevention with commercialization potential by expanding the application range ...

Nov 16, 2022

Enhancing Stem Cell Transplantation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In an article published in Nature Communications, researchers created a hydrogel with nanozyme-reinforcement to alter the unfavorable rheumatoid arthritis (RA) microenvironment and enhance prosthetic interface osseointegration.

Nov 16, 2022

Chemists boost eco-friendly battery performance using catalysts with unconventional phase nanostructures

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The metal-carbon dioxide battery is a promising and environmentally friendly technology, but its energy efficiency is limited. Recently, a research team co-led by chemists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) discovered an innovative way to o...

Nov 16, 2022

New Heat-Efficient Nanoparticles to Treat Cancer

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists from Oregon State University have developed a method for creating magnetic nanoparticles that heat up more quickly than any other nanoparticle before, enhancing their capacity to fight cancer.

Nov 16, 2022

IQM: Unimon - A New Qubit to Boost Quantum Computers for Useful Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A group of scientists from IQM Quantum Computers, Aalto University, and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have discovered a new superconducting qubit, the unimon, to increase the accuracy of quantum computations. The team has achieved the f...

Nov 16, 2022

Levidian and Eco Group announce first UK deployment of LOOP technology

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Levidian's decarbonization technology will be deployed in the UK for the first time as part of a collaboration with solutions business Eco Group. Levidian stated that Eco Group’s deployment in the south of Scotland will be the first remote im...

Nov 16, 2022

Apple reportedly plans to use US-made chips starting in 2024 | Engadget

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Apple is gearing up to source chips from a factory in the US within the next couple of years, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Company CEO Tim Cook reportedly made the revelation during a meeting with local engineering and retail employe...

Nov 16, 2022

Removing and preventing static electricity using a triboelectric nanogenerator

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A technique to decrease the body electric potential using a triboelectric nanogenerator is discovered and developed into a static prevention technology.

Nov 16, 2022

Nanotubes from discarded facemasks

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers at Swansea University have developed a process for converting the carbon found in discarded facemasks to create high-quality single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) which have then been used to make ethernet cables with broadband quality.

Nov 16, 2022

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