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Dye-sensitized solar cells achieve a new power conversion efficiency record

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Mesoscopic dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) were invented in 1990s by Brian O'Regan and Michael Grätzel, taking on the latter's name—the world-famous Grätzel cells. DSCs convert light into electricity through photosensitizers—dye compou...

Oct 26, 2022

Nano-sized islands open possibilities for application of single-atom catalysts

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new method to anchor single atoms of platinum-group metals on nanometer-sized islands allows for efficiently using these expensive metals as catalysts for a wide variety of applications.

Oct 26, 2022

Nano-islands open possibilities for application of single-atom catalysts

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new method to anchor single atoms of platinum-group metals on nanometer-sized islands allows for efficiently using these expensive metals as catalysts for a wide variety of applications.

Oct 26, 2022

Scientists develop a promising sorbent for removing antibiotics from wastewater

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NUST MISIS researchers have created a reusable and environment friendly sorbent for cleaning antibiotics from wastewater. The proposed sorbent has a number of advantages compared to already known analogs—low production costs, simple design and eas...

Oct 26, 2022

Detecting SARS-CoV-2 in the Air by Using a Nanotechnology-Packed Bubble

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have shown that they can detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the air by using a nanotechnology-packed bubble that spills its chemical contents like a broken piñata when encountering the virus.

Oct 26, 2022

Dielectric nanocavity concentrates light in a volume 12 times below the diffraction limit

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a nanostructure that compresses the light to become 10,000 times thinner than a human hair. This fundamental scientific breakthrough can be important for multiple fields, including energy-efficient computers and quantum ...

Oct 26, 2022

Using a nanotechnology-packed bubble to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus

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Scientists have shown that they can detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the air by using a nanotechnology-packed bubble that spills its chemical contents like a broken piñata when encountering the virus.

Oct 25, 2022

COVID-causing virus in air detected with high-tech bubbles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists have shown that they can detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the air by using a nanotechnology-packed bubble that spills its chemical contents like a broken piñata when encountering the virus.

Oct 25, 2022

Ultrasensitive Nano-Aptasensor to Detect Human Apolipoprotein

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An aptasensor is a class of biosensors in which the biological recognition element is a DNA or RNA aptamer. In an aptasensor, the aptamer recognizes the molecular target against which it was previously selected in vitro.

Oct 25, 2022

Chemical clues to the mystery of what's coating Stradivari's violins

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Stradivarius violins produce elegant music with a level of clarity that is unparalleled by modern instruments, according to some musicians. And it's the finishing touches—mysterious treatments applied hundreds of years ago by Antonio Stradiva...

Oct 25, 2022

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