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Nanoporous intermetallic compounds that boost hydrogen production

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Hydrogen's ability to power a sustainable future has been hindered by a lack of high performing catalysts. Now, scientists have developed nanoporous molybdenum-based intermetallic compounds that could address this conundrum.

Oct 18, 2022

Nanotechnology, messenger RNA combined in possible new 'universal' COVID-19 treatment

Medical Xpress   -   Scientific News Websites

A study led by an Oregon State University pharmaceutical sciences researcher has produced a proof of principle for a new "universal" means of treating COVID-19.

Oct 18, 2022

DNA gives colloidal crystals shape-shifting and memory abilities: Adding water enables DNA-interconnected crystals to bounce back to original shape after damage and deformation

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown property of colloidal crystals, highly ordered three-dimensional arrays of nanoparticles.

Oct 17, 2022

Highly sensitive and fast response strain sensor based on evanescently coupled micro/nanofibers

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances discusses a highly sensitive and fast response optical strain sensor.

Oct 17, 2022

Disposable, eco-friendly sensors for precise wearable dosimetry

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances discusses nanowires based degradable high-performance photodetectors for eco-friendly green electronics.

Oct 17, 2022

Developing Self-Complementary Macrocycles with Ingenious Molecules

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Virus capsids can be formed through the self-complementary assembly of a single class of protein molecules. However, mimicking nature by making higher-ordered structures from artificial molecules has proven difficult to achieve. A new assembly met...

Oct 17, 2022

Scientists count electric charges in a single catalyst nanoparticle down to the electron

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Tenfold improvement in the sensitivity of electron holography reveals the net charge in a single platinum nanoparticle with

Oct 17, 2022

Chemists uncover cracks in the armor of cellulose nanocrystals

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Chemists in Japan, Canada and Europe have uncovered flaws in the surface structure of cellulose nanocrystals—an important step toward deconstructing cellulose to produce renewable nano-materials relevant to biochemical products, energy solutions, ...

Oct 17, 2022

DNA gives colloidal crystals shape-shifting and memory abilities

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Northwestern University researchers have uncovered a previously unknown property of colloidal crystals, highly ordered three-dimensional arrays of nanoparticles.

Oct 17, 2022

Surfactant Used to Create “Inert” Templates for Formation of Unique Nanotubes

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

With the help of a surfactant, scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University dispersed insulating boron nitride nanotubes and coated them onto surfaces without the need for bundling.

Oct 17, 2022

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