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Surface-Modified Nanosheets Improve Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The insertion of active sites on the surface can improve the photocatalytic activity of certain materials. However, creating these sites on specialized photocatalyst surfaces is challenging due to a lack of knowledge of the atomic-level structural...

Oct 22, 2022

Wearable, Durable TENG Printed By Low-Cost Process

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Multilayered triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are commonly used to improve the performance parameters of electronic devices. However, multilayered TENGs with a high volumetric charge distribution must be robust and flexible for effective mass ...

Oct 22, 2022

Twinning in Pb Nanocrystals via Swap Motion Movements

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanotwinned materials have been studied extensively over the last decade following the discovery of their much higher hardness and strength than their twin-free counterparts. Despite the frequent encounter of twinning in nanocrystals during the ch...

Oct 22, 2022

Tetralayer Graphene's Stacking Order Observed for First Time

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Tetralayer graphene comprises three inequivalent stacking layers, of which two have been determined thus far, namely, rhombohedral (ABCA) and Bernal (ABAB) stacking.

Oct 22, 2022

Speeding up DNA computation with liquid droplets

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers harnessed the unique properties of self-assembling DNA molecules to build synthetic condensates with programmable compositions and functionalities.

Oct 22, 2022

Researchers design impressive all-in-one miniature spectrometers using graphene and Mos2

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

An international team of researchers, including ones from Aalto University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University, Sichuan University,  Oregon State University, Yonsei University and the University of Cambridge, have designed a miniat...

Oct 22, 2022

Shocking Experiment Indicates Our Brains Use Quantum Computation

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists believe our brains could use quantum computation after taking a concept developed to prove the existence of quantum gravity and adapting it to explore the human brain and its workings. The discovery may shed light on consciousness, the ...

Oct 21, 2022

Deep-Brain Stimulator Draws Power from Breath

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A new experimental, batteryless, surgically implanted brain device for chronic conditions and neurodegenerative disorders is bolstering hopes in the eternal quest for maximally effective but minimally invasive treatments.

Oct 21, 2022

Video Friday: Swarm Control

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.

Oct 21, 2022

The cutting-edge cellular therapies aiming to ease America's organ shortage

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Despite being the wealthiest nation on the face of the planet, the United States chronically runs short of transplantable organs. Kidneys are far and away the most sought-after organ for transplantation, followed by livers. While the liver is the ...

Oct 21, 2022

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