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AI model reveals secrets of dendritic growth in thin films
Thin film devices, composed of layers of materials a few nanometers thick, play an important role in various technologies, from semiconductors to communication technologies. For instance, graphene and hexagonal-boron nitride ...
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Carbon nanotube wires for wearables can be crafted from existing fiber manufacturing process
Dr. Han Joong Tark's team at KERI's Nano Hybrid Technology Research Center has successfully fabricated "functional wires," which are the foundation of wearable electronic devices, by directly applying the existing synthetic ...
Nanomaterials
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Ion pairing with gold complexes offers new path for organic electronics
Unsubstituted π-electronic systems with expanded π-planes are highly desirable for improving charge-carrier transport in organic semiconductors. However, their poor solubility and high crystallinity pose major challenges ...
Nanophysics
Mar 18, 2025
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Advancing light-to-electricity energy conversion: New method extends lifespan of plasmonic hot holes
When light interacts with metallic nanostructures, it instantaneously generates plasmonic hot carriers, which serve as key intermediates for converting optical energy into high-value energy sources such as electricity and ...
Nanophysics
Mar 17, 2025
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Tellurium boosts 2D semiconductor performance for faster photodetection
A group of Carnegie Mellon University researchers recently devised a method allowing them to create large amounts of a material required to make two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors with record high performance. Their paper, ...
Nanophysics
Mar 17, 2025
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Magnetic microalgae: Tiny swimmers are on a mission to become robots
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Stuttgart developed a biohybrid micro swimmer covered with magnetic material, whose swimming ability is largely unaffected by the coating. ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 17, 2025
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Light-powered artificial neurons mimic brain-like oscillations
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) researchers have developed a neuromorphic photonic semiconductor neuron capable of processing optical information through self-sustained oscillations. Exploring the use ...
Twisting 2D materials creates artificial atoms that could advance quantum computers
By taking two flakes of special materials that are just one atom thick and twisting them at high angles, researchers at the University of Rochester have unlocked unique optical properties that could be used in quantum computers ...
Nanophysics
Mar 17, 2025
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RNA origami technique folds nanotubes to create artificial cytoskeletons for synthetic cells
With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses the multifunctionality of the natural RNA biomolecule to fold ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 17, 2025
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New approach to reconfigurable colloidal assemblies paves way for adaptive smart materials
Colloidal self-assembly is a process where colloidal particles spontaneously organize into ordered structures under specific conditions. Colloidal self-assembly serves as a foundation for designing materials like optoelectronic ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 14, 2025
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Advanced multi-functional catalyst enables simultaneous removal of fine dust precursors
A research team, led by Professor Seungho Cho in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UNIST has unveiled a novel catalyst for the effective and simultaneous removal of nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 14, 2025
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Scientists unveil rapid technique for creating uniform polymer nanostructures
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new method for the rapid, scalable preparation of uniform nanostructures directly from block polymers.
Nanomaterials
Mar 14, 2025
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Nano-spring technology boosts battery durability and energy density
A research team has developed technology that could dramatically increase the lifespan and energy density of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
Nanomaterials
Mar 13, 2025
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Nanotube separation technique advances precise sensors for continuous health monitoring
Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, have succeeded in producing sensors from single-wall carbon nanotubes that could enable major advances in health care, such as continuous health monitoring. Single-wall carbon ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 13, 2025
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Electrocatalytic sterilization: Nanowires produce localized highly alkaline microenvironments to kill bacteria
Harmful microorganisms such as bacteria represent one of the largest threats to human health. Efficient sterilization methods are thus a necessity.
Bio & Medicine
Mar 13, 2025
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New capabilities in DNA nanostructure self-assembly eliminate need for extreme heating and controlled cooling
University at Albany researchers at the RNA Institute are pioneering new methods for designing and assembling DNA nanostructures, enhancing their potential for real-world applications in medicine, materials science and data ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 12, 2025
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Phosphorene nanoribbons shown to exhibit magnetic and semiconductor properties at room temperature
Scientists have long suspected that phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs)—thin pieces of black phosphorus, only a few nanometers wide—might exhibit unique magnetic and semiconducting properties, but proving this has been difficult.
Nanophysics
Mar 12, 2025
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Nanogel drug delivery system shows promise for treating recurrent urinary tract infections
Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus studied a new method to deliver antibiotics, specifically gentamicin, directly into the bladder tissue to better treat UTIs. They did this by creating nanogels ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 12, 2025
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Lighting the way: How activated gold nanoparticles reveal drug movement in the body
Tracking targeted drug delivery is often a challenge due to limitations in current imaging techniques. A recent study by Tokyo's Waseda University reports a breakthrough imaging technique that allows direct and highly sensitive ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 12, 2025
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Plasmon-assisted catalytic CO₂ conversion method offers sustainable e-fuel production
The conversion of CO2 into e-fuels by light offers a sustainable solution to close the carbon cycle. Researchers at the Laboratory for Nanometallurgy have pioneered an innovative approach to plasmon-assisted catalytic CO2 ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 12, 2025
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