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Tracking quantum phenomena in 2D graphene
In recent years, a phenomenon called the quantum Hall effect has emerged as a platform for hosting exotic features called quasiparticles, with properties that could lead to exciting applications in areas like quantum computing. ...
Nanophysics
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Researchers discover crystalline zeolites in a nanotubular shape
Zeolites, which are crystalline porous materials, are very widely used in the production of chemicals, fuels, materials, and other products. So far, zeolites have been made as 3D or 2D materials. This has changed with the ...
Nanomaterials
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Germanium halides serve as ideal precursors to synthesize high-quality perovskite nanocrystals
Organohalides are widely adopted to serve as halide source in traditional three-precursors route to obtain metal halide perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs).
Nanomaterials
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Experiment with turnstiles of single electrons shows way towards new power standard
The world's most commonly used system of measurement, the International System of Units (SI), was redefined in 2019. Since then, units have needed to be defined in terms of the constants of nature—that is, nature's rules ...
Nanophysics
Jan 20, 2022
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Impossible material made possible inside a graphene sandwich
Atoms bind together by sharing electrons. The way this happens depends on the atom types but also on conditions such as temperature and pressure. In two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as graphene, atoms join along a plane ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 20, 2022
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Seeking a hydrophilic nanoparticle solution to antibiotic resistance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 2.8 million Americans experience antibiotic-resistant infections each year; more than 35,000 die from those infections.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 20, 2022
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Camels' noses inspire a new humidity sensor
Camels have a renowned ability to survive on little water. They are also adept at finding something to drink in the vast desert, using noses that are exquisite moisture detectors. In a new study in ACS Nano, researchers describe ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 20, 2022
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Nano-sized vesicles with ACE2 receptor could prevent, treat infection from current and future strains of SARS-CoV-2
Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Northwestern Medicine have identified natural extracellular vesicles containing the ACE2 protein (evACE2) in the blood of COVID-19 patients that can block ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 20, 2022
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New measuring method reveals there may be more plastic on than in your salad
It's now possible to measure how many plastic particles there are in our food. Chinese scientists and Leiden University professor Willie Peijnenburg applied their new method to lettuce and wheat. Their results were published ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 20, 2022
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When graphene speaks, scientists can now listen
It may be true that seeing is believing, but sometimes hearing can be better.
Nanophysics
Jan 19, 2022
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Researchers set their sights on chalcogenide nanostructured displays
One of the key components behind next-generation high resolution video displays will be optical nanoantennas. These devices use nanotechnology to mix and interfere with light beams to produce color and even holograms.
Nanomaterials
Jan 19, 2022
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Theory predicts new type of bond that assembles nanoparticle crystals
Entropy, a physical property often explained as "disorder," is revealed as a creator of order with a new bonding theory developed at the University of Michigan and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Nanomaterials
Jan 19, 2022
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Self-organization of complex structures
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich researchers have developed a new strategy for manufacturing nanoscale structures in a time- and resource-efficient manner.
Nanophysics
Jan 19, 2022
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Controlling how 'odd couple' surfaces and liquids interact
The wettability of a surface—whether drops of water or another liquid bead up or spread out when they come into contact with it—is a crucial factor in a wide variety of commercial and industrial applications, such as ...
Nanophysics
Jan 18, 2022
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Mini electricity generator made from quantum dots
Machines and electronic devices often generate waste heat that is difficult to utilize. If electricity could be generated from this waste heat, it would offer a means for a clean and sustainable power production: Such a technology ...
Nanophysics
Jan 18, 2022
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Intracellular supramolecular self-assembly regulates cellular function
Supramolecular self-assembly based on noncovalent interactions is considered as a key strategy for introducing intracellular synthetic biocompatible macromolecules. The synthetic macromolecules resemble the nature, behavior, ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 18, 2022
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Nanobubbles provide pathway to build better medical devices
Researchers from the University of Sydney Nano Institute and School of Chemistry have revealed that tiny gas bubbles—nanobubbles just 100 billionths of a meter high—form on surfaces in unexpected situations, providing ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 18, 2022
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Tiny electric generators could accelerate wound healing
Tiny dressings that generate electricity in response to movement could accelerate wound healing and tissue regeneration. Scientists in Taiwan reviewed the latest advances and potential applications of wound healing technology ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 18, 2022
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How atomic structure influences the different properties of carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes are of great interest in both scientific research and commercial applications thanks to the unique properties of the material. A new thesis at Karlstad University looks at how the atomic structure influences ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 18, 2022
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Nanotherapy offers new hope for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes
Individuals living with Type 1 diabetes must carefully follow prescribed insulin regimens every day, receiving injections of the hormone via syringe, insulin pump or some other device. And without viable long-term treatments, ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 17, 2022
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