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Nanoplastics can move up the food chain from plants to insects and from insects to fish

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new study shows that lettuce can take up nanoplastics from the soil and transfer them into the food chain.

Sep 12, 2022

Nanotubes illuminate the way to living photovoltaics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers were able to 'convince' bacteria to spontaneously take up carbon nanotubes by decorating them with positively charged proteins that are attracted by the negative charge of the bacteria's outer membrane.

Sep 12, 2022

Nanoplastics can move up the food chain from plants to insects and from insects to fish

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new study shows that lettuce can take up nanoplastics from the soil and transfer them into the food chain.

Sep 12, 2022

Zentek announces manufacturing and supply agreement with Viva Healthcare Packaging for graphene-enhanced surgical masks

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Zentek recently announced it has entered into a Manufacturing and Supply Agreement with Viva Healthcare Packaging (Canada) Ltd. ("VMedCare”) to manufacture and sell surgical masks enhanced with Zentek’s proprietary ZenGUARD™ antimicrobial coa...

Sep 12, 2022

Research changes assumptions about key fuel cell material

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Cornell researchers have revealed the nanomechanics inside a promising material for applications such as fuel cells and hydrogen production, and the findings are changing assumptions about the material’s durability.

Sep 12, 2022

Researchers develop graphene oxide and single-walled carbon nanohorns hybrid for supercapacitor electrodes

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Ni-Co layered double hydroxides (LDH) are seen as promising materials for pseudocapacitor electrodes. Researchers from Chonnam National University and Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) recently conducted a study that focused on the ...

Sep 11, 2022

Pilot Study to Improve Nanofluid Heat Transfer Characteristics

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanofluid is regarded as the heat transfer fluid of the future in a variety of heat transfer applications. A nanofluid provides higher thermal performance than normal fluids due to dispersed nanoparticles with high thermal conductance.

Sep 10, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Multi-institution, $4.6 million NSF grant to fund nanotechnology training

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization (CNEU) in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State was named as one of the recipients of a four-year, $4.6 million, multi-institution grant from the National Science ...

Sep 10, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Digging a little deeper: New Earth Science Frontiers study explores the nanoscale properties of the Gulong shale oil reservoir: A new study elucidates the role of nanoscopic spaces in the in situ accumulation of shale oil in the Gulong-Qingshankou reservoir in China

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Shale oil, a type of crude oil similar to petroleum, is found between layers of organic-rich shale. It can be refined into petrol, diesel, and other products, making it a sought-after resource. The Qingshankou Formation in the Gulong Sag of the So...

Sep 10, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Lattice distortion of perovskite quantum dots induces coherent quantum beating

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research group led by Prof. WU Kaifeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Dr. Peter C. Sercel from the Center for Hybrid Organic Inorganic Semiconductors for Energ...

Sep 10, 2022

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