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Nanomaterials Feb 18, 2025

Dual-site catalyst transforms CO₂ into renewable methanol

Methanol, important for the manufacture of many everyday goods and for its green energy potential, may soon be produced faster and more efficiently thanks to a collaboration that included two Oregon State University researchers.

Nanomaterials Jan 13, 2025

Fully recyclable carbon nanotube fibers have far-reaching implications for manufacturing across sectors

In a significant step toward creating a sustainable and circular economy, Rice University researchers have published a study in the journal Carbon demonstrating that carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers can be fully recycled without ...

Bio & Medicine Jan 13, 2025

DNA nanorobots that can alter artificial cells offer a new tool for synthetic biology

The shape and morphology of a cell play a key role in the biological function. This corresponds to the principle of "form follows function," which is common in modern fields of design and architecture. The transfer of this ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 2, 2025

Starlight to sight: Researchers develop short-wave infrared technology to allow starlight detection

Prof Zhang Zhiyong's team at Peking University developed a heterojunction-gated field-effect transistor (HGFET) that achieves high sensitivity in short-wave infrared detection, with a recorded specific detectivity above 1014 ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 27, 2024

Low-frequency photonic simulator breaks barriers

A research team led by Prof. Li Chuanfeng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has achieved a breakthrough in quantum photonics. They developed an on-chip photonic simulator capable of simulating ...

Nanomaterials Dec 16, 2024

Scientists learn how to make nanotubes that point in one direction

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have made tungsten disulfide nanotubes which point in the same direction when formed, for the first time. They used a sapphire surface under carefully controlled conditions to ...

Bio & Medicine Nov 29, 2024

Water treatment: Catching steroid hormones with nanotubes

Steroid hormones are among the most widespread aquatic micropollutants. They are harmful to human health, and they cause ecological imbalances in aquatic environments.

Nanomaterials Nov 13, 2024

Digital twin confirms nanotubes can detect cracks in aircraft wing mid-flight

Skoltech researchers have created a digital twin of a polymer composite material with a 2D sensor and successfully used it for structural integrity testing. The new technology can be used to manufacture various large structures, ...

Nanophysics Oct 30, 2024

Researchers observe stick-slip phenomenon in carbon nanotube fibers

The shapes of simple polyatomic molecules such as carbon dioxide and methane are characterized by a specific symmetry depending on the manner of linking of the atoms. Nano- to micrometer-sized particles that mimic the shapes ...

Nanomaterials Oct 22, 2024

Researchers synthesize carbon nanotubes with precise chirality

Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by developing a novel catalyst that allows for precise control over their atomic arrangement, known as chirality. This advancement ...

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