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Super sapphire nanostructures resist scratches, glare, fog and dust
A phone screen you can't scratch no matter how many times you drop it; glasses that prevent glare; a windshield that doesn't get dusty. These are all possibilities thanks to a new way to produce sapphire.
Nanomaterials
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A new way to engineer composite materials: Polymer design combines strength with reversibility
Composite adhesives like epoxy resins are excellent tools for joining and filling materials including wood, metal, and concrete. But there's one problem: once a composite sets, it's there forever. Now there's a better way. ...
Nanophysics
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Quantum dot discovery for LEDs brings brighter, more eco-friendly displays
New research by Curtin University has achieved a breakthrough in eco-friendly display technology, creating highly efficient and stable blue quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs) that could power the next generation of televisions, smartphones, ...
Nanophysics
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The power of confinement: How tiny nanotubes can squeeze new materials into being
An international research project, led by The University of Warwick and the University of Lille, has used nanotube compression to transform the underlying chemistry and physics of a compound, creating a promising new one-dimensional ...
Nanophysics
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Nanodiamonds in water droplets boost quantum sensing precision
Combine a garden-variety green laser, microwaves with roughly the energy of your wi-fi, and some diamond dust in drops of water, and what do you get? A precise chemical detection tool.
Nanophysics
Mar 5, 2025
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New synthesis technology for single-crystal 2D semiconductors could spawn next-generation devices
A research team has successfully developed a new synthesis technology for 2D semiconductors. This technique enables the direct growth of wafer-scale single-crystal 2D semiconductors on various substrates. The research is ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 5, 2025
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Optimized triboelectric nanogenerator can monitor abnormal gait in teenagers
A team dedicated to designing energy conversion devices, led by Weilin Chen from Northeast Normal University in Changchun, recently designed a triboelectric nanogenerator based on changing the nanomorphology of polyoxometalates ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 4, 2025
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Low-cost, palladium-based nanosheet catalyst matches platinum's performance in hydrogen production
Hydrogen energy is emerging as a key driver of a clean, sustainable future, offering a zero-emission alternative to fossil fuels. Although it is promising, the large-scale production of hydrogen relies heavily on expensive ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 4, 2025
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3D imaging technique captures dynamic atomic shifts in nanoparticles, revealing unexpected structural phases
A research team from Seoul National University College of Engineering has developed a technology to observe atomic structural changes of nanoparticles in three dimensions. Their study, which resolves a long-standing challenge ...
Nanophysics
Mar 4, 2025
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Single-qubit sensing puts new spin on quantum materials discovery
Working at nanoscale dimensions, a team of scientists led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory revealed a new way to measure high-speed fluctuations in magnetic materials. Knowledge obtained by these ...
Nanophysics
Mar 4, 2025
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Battery waste and kitchen foil create nanocatalyst for CO₂ to methane fuel conversion
Battery waste is a serious environmental problem: It contains substances that pose a threat to both human health and ecosystems. At the same time, however, batteries also contain valuable materials such as nickel, which we ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 4, 2025
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Nanoscale material illuminates cancer cells in freezing conditions for precise cryosurgery
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed an innovative tool that enhances surgeons' ability to detect and remove cancer cells during cryosurgery, a procedure that uses extreme cold to destroy tumors. This breakthrough ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 3, 2025
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Breaking the surface: How damage reshapes ripples in graphene
Defects in two-dimensional materials (such as an atom-thick sheet of graphene) can dramatically alter the way that the surface ripples, even stopping the sheet in place like a freeze frame.
Nanophysics
Mar 3, 2025
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Chiral organometallic nanosheets offer room-temperature multiferroicity and topological features
Recently, a research team found a way to design a class of homochiral organometallic nanosheets that exhibit room-temperature multiferroic and topological nodes. Their study is published in Nano Letters.
Nanophysics
Mar 3, 2025
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Antiferromagnetic neuromorphic memory: New spintronic device achieves brain-like memory and processing
A research team led by Prof. Long Shibing from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has, for the first time, made spintronic neuromorphic devices based on CoO/Pt ...
Nanophysics
Mar 3, 2025
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Graphene production technique offers green alternative to graphite mining
Researchers in Sweden report a green alternative to reduce reliance on mining graphite, the raw source behind the "wonder material" graphene. In the journal Small, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology say they ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 3, 2025
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AI 'lights up' nanoparticles, revealing hidden atomic dynamics
A team of scientists have developed a method to illuminate the dynamic behavior of nanoparticles, which are foundational components in the creation of pharmaceuticals, electronics, and industrial and energy-conversion materials. ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 3, 2025
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Germanene nanoribbons pave the way for quantum computing
If you start with a two-dimensional ribbon and make it narrower and narrower, when does it stop being a ribbon and start being a one-dimensional line? Scientists from Utrecht University and the University of Twente made one-atom-thick ...
Nanophysics
Mar 3, 2025
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Vortion, a new magnetic state able to mimic neuronal synapses
Researchers from the Department of Physics have managed to experimentally develop a new magnetic state: a magneto-ionic vortex or "vortion." The research, published in Nature Communications, allows for an unprecedented level ...
Nanophysics
Mar 3, 2025
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Turning pollution into power: New method transforms carbon nanoparticles from emissions into renewable energy catalysts
We have developed a breakthrough method to convert carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) from vehicular emissions into high-performance electrocatalysts. This innovation provides a sustainable approach to pollution management and energy ...
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