https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from The National University of Science and Technology MISIS An international team of scientists with the participation of researchers from NUST MISIS has proposed an alternative filler for 3D printed bone scaffolds based on calcium silicate. The material prevents the formation of a bacterial film on the surface of the scaffolds and, in the future, can be used for implants of lightly loaded bones, such as the skull. The results of the work were published in the journal Polymers. https://phys.org/news/2023-02-scientists-filler-bone-implants-bioactivity.html Biochemistry Tue, 28 Feb 2023 12:35:03 EST news596810101 Russian scientists from University of Science and Technology MISIS and Bauman Moscow State Technical University were one of the first in the world to implement a two-qubit operation using superconducting fluxonium qubits. Fluxoniums have a longer life cycle and a greater precision of operations, so they are used to make longer algorithms. An article on research that brings the creation of a quantum computer closer to reality has been published in npj Quantum Information. https://phys.org/news/2022-11-fluxonium-qubits-creation-quantum-closer.html Quantum Physics Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:26:57 EST news588245213 Associate Professor of the Department of Information Technologies and Computer Sciences at MISIS University, Ph.D., mathematician and doctor Alexandra Bernadotte has developed algorithms that significantly increase the accuracy of recognition of mental commands by robotic devices. The result is achieved by optimizing the selection of a dictionary. Algorithms implemented in robotic devices can be used to transmit information through noisy communication channels. The results have been published in the peer-reviewed international scientific journal Mathematics. https://techxplore.com/news/2022-10-scientist-open-source-algorithm-dictionary-neurointerface.html Robotics Fri, 28 Oct 2022 10:02:10 EDT news586170126 NUST MISIS researchers have created a reusable and environment friendly sorbent for cleaning antibiotics from wastewater. The proposed sorbent has a number of advantages compared to already known analogs—low production costs, simple design and ease of operation in treatment facilities. The results of the study are published in the journal Nanomaterials. https://phys.org/news/2022-10-scientists-sorbent-antibiotics-wastewater.html Nanomaterials Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:36:28 EDT news585995784 Russian scientists have come up with a new tool for early detection of hypertension. They applied surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy powered by silver nanoparticles to detect hypertension-induced molecular changes in blood cells at early stages of the disease. The study was published in Biosensors. https://phys.org/news/2022-09-tool-early-hypertension.html Bio & Medicine Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:31:18 EDT news582892259 Russian scientists have proposed a technology for a lightweight and durable composite material creation. It is based on a polymer matrix and carbon fibers. Such material can be used in aircraft construction to create elements of a power set and hull structures. The developed composite can be easily recycled or disposed of, which makes it more environmentally friendly than its analogs. The study has been published in Polymers. https://phys.org/news/2022-09-technology-aviation-materials-adjusting-properties.html Polymers Mon, 19 Sep 2022 11:26:03 EDT news582805561 Russian scientists have developed a new, highly efficient catalyst for carbon dioxide industrial processing that makes the process simple and inexpensive. Scientists from MISIS University, Lomonosov Moscow State University and Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry took part in the study. The results have been published in Materials. https://phys.org/news/2022-09-catalyst-global.html Materials Science Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:40:03 EDT news581337601 Scientists at MISIS University and Skoltech have developed a technology for the production of a new composite material based on shungite and carbon fibers in a graphite matrix. Due to the combination of low density, high strength and chemical stability at elevated temperatures, it can be used to produce fuel cells, super-capacitors, and next-generation aircraft engine components. The work was published in Polymers. https://phys.org/news/2022-08-scientists-cryptozoic-mineral-lightweight-carbon.html Polymers Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:47:03 EDT news581158021 An effective industrial catalyst for the faster production of biofuels at low temperatures has been synthesized by an international scientific team with the participation of scientists from MISIS University. The results of the work have been published in the Asian Journal of Chemistry. https://techxplore.com/news/2022-08-scientists-catalyst-green-biodiesel.html Energy & Green Tech Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:50:38 EDT news580989035 Materials scientists from MISIS University have presented antibacterial nano-coatings with up to 99.99% efficiency against microbial and fungal pathogens. A material based on boron nitride and ultrafine metallized silver or iron oxide nanoparticles does not have typical negative side effects and therefore can become a safe alternative to antibiotics in traumatology, surgery and implantology. The results of the work have been published in the journal Applied Surface Science. https://phys.org/news/2022-08-prickly-safe-boron-nitride-antibiotics.html Bio & Medicine Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:46:29 EDT news580034785 Reducing the consumption of fossil fuels is not enough to prevent the world's average annual temperature from rising by two or more degrees above pre-industrial levels. Russian scientists at NUST MISIS are convinced that global climate change cannot be stopped without the development of technologies for removing carbon dioxide from the air. The results of their study are presented in Thermal Engineering. https://phys.org/news/2022-06-scientists-global-co2.html Environment Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:11:55 EDT news573815511 A Russian-Belorussian research team has developed a new tungsten oxide–based gas sensing material that shows high sensitivity to carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and acetone. The new material's gas sensing response was nine times higher than that of the existing sensors. The study was published in Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects. https://phys.org/news/2022-05-scientists-toxic-gas-effective.html Nanomaterials Fri, 27 May 2022 09:08:40 EDT news572861213 Russian scientists have developed a unique material based on halide perovskites for use in high-speed and highly sensitive ionizing radiation detectors. The study has been published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry C. https://phys.org/news/2022-05-scientists-material-radiation-tolerant-devices.html Materials Science Wed, 18 May 2022 09:14:36 EDT news572084074 Scientists from NUST MISIS have developed a method of producing composite parts for the aerospace industry, which has increased the strength of finished products by 15% due to a combination of laser technologies and isostatic pressing. The results of the study have been published in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. https://phys.org/news/2022-05-aircraft-production-technology-strength.html Materials Science Fri, 13 May 2022 13:59:26 EDT news571669163 Russian scientists have synthesized a new ultra-hard material consisting of scandium containing carbon. It consists of polymerized fullerene molecules with scandium and carbon atoms inside. The work paves the way for future studies of fullerene-based ultra-hard materials, making them a potential candidate for photovoltaic and optical devices, elements of nanoelectronics and optoelectronics, and biomedical engineering as high-performance contrast agents. The study was published in Carbon. https://phys.org/news/2022-05-scientists-ultra-hard-material.html Nanomaterials Fri, 06 May 2022 09:31:22 EDT news571048277 A scientific team of scientists from NUST MISIS and Institute of Cytology and Genetics of SB RAS managed to create innovative bandages based on organic polymers and silver nanoparticles, which stimulate the healing of diabetic ulcers and chronic wounds. The results of the work have been published in Pharmaceutics. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-scientists-bandages-treatment-diabetic-ulcers.html Diabetes Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:11:57 EDT news569063514 A simple and effective preparation for the protection of in vitro-derived seedlings from phytopathogens has been developed by a scientific team of NUST MISIS together with colleagues from Voronezh and Tambov. Small doses of copper oxide nanoparticles in its composition work as an immunostimulator of plants. As a result, scientists are planning to obtain a preparation that will increase the amount of harvested planting material. The results of the work have been published in the Nanomaterials international scientific journal. https://phys.org/news/2022-04-nanoparticles-sterilizing-agents-antibiotics-phytoproduction.html Bio & Medicine Fri, 08 Apr 2022 08:04:53 EDT news568623889 Researchers from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" (NUST MISIS), along with colleagues from the U.S. and Mexico, have developed a new technology for producing cost-effective batteries from medical waste. https://techxplore.com/news/2022-01-tons-masks-energy.html Energy & Green Tech Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:13:09 EST news562587173 Russian scientists have found that coating magnetic nanoparticles with a non-magnetic silica shell coating significantly decreased the viability of cancer cells in a low frequency alternating magnetic field. The coating increases nanoparticles stability, preventing aggregation in endosomes and keeping them as effective magneto-mechanical actuators in a low-frequency alternating magnetic field. The study was published in Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. https://phys.org/news/2021-08-non-magnetic-shell-coating-magnetic-nanoparticles.html Bio & Medicine Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:01:10 EDT news549190868 scientists from NUST MISIS, South Ural State University and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research together with colleagues from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Belarus have developed a new radar absorbing polymer composite with exfoliated graphite (EG)/barium aluminum hexaferrite (HF) fillers. The new composite has excellent magnetic and microwave properties. It can absorb 99.9% of the incoming electromagnetic radiation, which makes it a promising absorption block in electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding applications. The study was published in Journal of Alloys and Compounds. https://phys.org/news/2021-07-polymer-composite-electromagnetic-shielding-applications.html Polymers Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:06:25 EDT news546854782 The chaotically moving objects dense clusters digital twin is being developed by students from NUST MISIS, ITMO and MIPT to navigate robots. It is going to be a web service using graph neural networks, which will allow studying the physics of crowds, the laws of swarm behavior in animals and the principles of "active matter" motion. This data is often required for educating courier robots, drones and other autonomous devices operating in crowded spaces. The first results were published in the Journal of Physics: Conference Series. https://techxplore.com/news/2021-06-neural-network-crowd-physics-urban.html Robotics Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:10:58 EDT news544263054 Scientists believe that individual light particles, or photons, are ideally suited for sending quantum information. Encoded with quantum data, they could literally transfer information at the speed of light. However, while photons would make for great carriers because of their speed, they don't like to interact with each other, making it difficult to achieve quantum entanglement. https://phys.org/news/2021-05-scientists-photons-interact-long-living-quantum.html Quantum Physics Tue, 18 May 2021 07:30:09 EDT news540541805 Russian metallurgists have proposed to dissolve the ash waste of thermal power stations with hydrochloric acid at high pressure. The resulting compounds can be used for water treatment at water utilities and thermal power stations themselves. The method has already shown effective deposition of impurities in water from Moskva river. The description of the technology is published by scientists from NUST MISIS and a number of other universities in Journal of Cleaner Production. The research is funded Russian science Foundation under the Presidential Program for Research Projects. https://phys.org/news/2020-09-ash-power-stations-reagents-purification.html Materials Science Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:57:28 EDT news519555441 NUST MISIS material scientists have presented antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride, which are highly effective against microbial pathogens (up to 99.99%). They can become a safe alternative to the usual antibiotics in implantology since they do not have typical negative side effects. The results of the work are published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. https://phys.org/news/2020-09-boron-nitride-nanofilms-antibiotics-bacterial.html Bio & Medicine Mon, 14 Sep 2020 08:25:49 EDT news519290745 Scientists from NUST MISIS have developed a new type of energy-efficient devices: thermocells that convert heat into energy. This will make possible creation of portable batteries that can be applied to virtually any surface, including clothing, to generate electricity directly from the surface of the body. The results are presented in Renewable Energy. https://techxplore.com/news/2020-09-body-electricity-scientists-gadgets.html Energy & Green Tech Fri, 04 Sep 2020 09:21:20 EDT news518430077 Scientists from NUST MISIS have presented an innovative autonomous power source: a compact atomic battery that can last up to 20 years. Due to the original 3-D structure of the beta-voltaic element, its dimensions have decreased by three times, the specific power has increased by 10 times, and the cost has decreased by 50%. The results have been published in the international scientific journal Applied Radiation and Isotopes. https://techxplore.com/news/2020-08-scientists-economical-atomic-battery-power.html Energy & Green Tech Fri, 21 Aug 2020 09:06:59 EDT news517219616 Scientists from NUST MISIS have found a way to increase the fracture toughness of silicon carbide, a promising structural material for the production of refractory parts, by 1.5 times. These results were achieved due to the formation of reinforcing nanofibers in the structure. In the future, the technology will expand the scope of silicon carbide application as a structural and refractory material, including for the aircraft construction. Articles about the development have been published in Ceramics International and Materials. https://phys.org/news/2020-08-fracture-toughness-material-aircraft.html Materials Science Fri, 14 Aug 2020 06:52:23 EDT news516606740 A bioactive polymer-ceramic composite for fixing implants and restoring bone defects in the skull was developed by an international group of materials scientists from the NUST MISIS Center for Composite Materials. An innovative composition of the material based on eggshell-derived bioceramic provides increased strength and biointegration of implants. The results of the work were published in the international scientific journal Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies. https://phys.org/news/2020-08-eggshell-based-surgical-material-skull-injuries.html Materials Science Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:52:27 EDT news516448339 A team of NUST MISIS scientists, together with colleagues from Russia and Germany, have presented a detailed study of magnetite-gold nanohybrids. In the future, such nanoparticles can help in theranostics—the diagnostics and subsequent therapy of oncological diseases. The results of the work have been published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry B. https://phys.org/news/2020-07-magnetic-gold-nanohybrid-cancer.html Bio & Medicine Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:20:59 EDT news515330456 An international team of scientists from NUST MISIS, Russian Academy of Science and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf has found that instead of lithium (Li), sodium (Na) "stacked" in a special way can be used for battery production. Sodium batteries would be significantly cheaper and equivalently or even more capacious than existing lithium batteries. The results of the study are published in the journal Nano Energy. https://phys.org/news/2020-07-lithium-sodium-batteries.html Nanomaterials Fri, 17 Jul 2020 07:12:20 EDT news514188734