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3D nano-inks push industry boundaries
A new, 3D-printable polymer nanocomposite ink has incredible properties—and many applications in aerospace, medicine and electronics.
Nanomaterials
Sep 23, 2021
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Researchers answer key question about electron states
Scientists are working hard to engineer the properties of nanostructures, such as atoms and molecules, to realize efficient logic devices that can operate at the fundamental scale of matter—the scale of atoms. To make ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 23, 2021
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Team proposes microprinting a fiber-tip polymer clamped-beam probe for high-sensitivity nanoforce measurements
The control and measurement of asserted forces on small objects are frequently seen in micromanipulation, material science, and biological and medical applications. Researchers in China have proposed for the first time the ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 23, 2021
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Ultrasensitive detection of endocrine disruptors via superfine plasmonic spectral combs
The apparent increase in hormone-induced cancers and disorders of the reproductive tract has led to a growing demand for new technologies capable of detecting nanogram per liter level endocrine disruptors. Scientists in China ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 23, 2021
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MXene-GaN van der Waals metal-semiconductor junctions for high performance photodetection
High levels of dark current and noise have ailed metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetectors for years. Recently, scientists in China demonstrated that by replacing conventional metals with MXene, the dark current and ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 23, 2021
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Researchers achieve charge-order-enhanced capacitance in semiconductor moiré superlattices
In recent years, electronics engineers have been experimenting with new materials that could be used to study electronic correlation phenomena. Van der Waals (vdW) moiré materials are particularly promising for examining ...
Microneedle patch delivers COVID-19 DNA vaccine, doesn't require cold storage
More than 2 billion people worldwide are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. However, many who live in resource-limited countries haven't been able to get vaccines, partly because these areas lack temperature-controlled shipping ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 22, 2021
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Team creates micro-robots propelled by air bubbles and ultrasound
Some engineers find inspiration in the mechanics of bird flight and the architecture of bee nests. Others think much smaller.
Nanomaterials
Sep 22, 2021
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Researchers explain how nanomaterial aids antibody response
The researchers' original task was to figure out how certain polymer nanomaterials provided for a low-inflammatory immune response and yet were able to boost antibody production as part of a single dose of vaccine.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 22, 2021
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Elements in liquid metals compete to win the surface
Some alloys are in the liquid state at or near room temperature. These alloys are usually composed of gallium and indium (elements used in low energy lamps), tin and bismuth (materials used in constructions). The ratio and ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 22, 2021
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Signature approach reveals prized property in nanoscopic material
It took a nanoscale construction project on par with the much larger ones peppering Nebraska highways, but physicist Xia Hong is now directing the haphazard traffic of electrons well enough to analyze it—and, down the road, ...
Nanophysics
Sep 22, 2021
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Growing and treating virtual tumors using AI-designed nanoparticles
The EVONANO platform allows scientists to grow virtual tumors and use artificial intelligence to automatically optimize the design of nanoparticles to treat them.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 21, 2021
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Tiny nanoparticles improve charge transport
Three-dimensional topological insulators are materials that can conduct electric current without resistance—but only on their surface. However, this effect is difficult to measure. This is because these materials usually ...
Nanophysics
Sep 21, 2021
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Electrons on the edge: The story of an intrinsic magnetic topological insulator
An intrinsic magnetic topological insulator MNBI2TE4 has been discovered with a large band gap, making it a promising material platform for fabricating ultra-low-energy electronics and observing exotic topological phenomena.
Nanophysics
Sep 21, 2021
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Nano-scale discovery could help to cool down overheating in electronics
A team of physicists at CU Boulder has solved the mystery behind a perplexing phenomenon in the nano realm: why some ultra-small heat sources cool down faster if you pack them closer together. The findings, published today ...
Nanophysics
Sep 20, 2021
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Engineers create light-emitting plants that can be charged repeatedly
Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED. After 10 seconds of charging, plants glow brightly for several minutes, and they can ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 20, 2021
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Enclosing radiation-loaded particles to better seek and destroy cancer
Being able to deliver drugs directly to diseased cells would improve options for treating diseases. Some radioactive isotopes are already approved to target cancers. When these isotopes change from one isotope to another ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 20, 2021
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Game-changer for clean hydrogen production
Curtin University research has identified a new, cheaper and more efficient electrocatalyst to make green hydrogen from water that could one day open new avenues for large-scale clean energy production.
Nanomaterials
Sep 17, 2021
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Implanted atoms create unique electrical IDs that distinguish bona fide devices from forgeries
If someone sells you a luxury handbag from Paris, France, but it turns out be a forgery from Paris, Texas, the counterfeit item might cost you a thousand bucks and the crook could wind up in jail. But if a counterfeit electronic ...
Nanophysics
Sep 16, 2021
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Ultrasound at the nanometer scale reveals the nature of force
Researchers have developed a new method to measure force and atomic bonds at the nanoscale that reveals that the speed of sound depends on the structure it is traveling through.
Nanomaterials
Sep 16, 2021
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