Conversion of water into hydrogen is a fundamental reaction powered by light, but the lack of suitable artificial drivers, or photocatalysts, for this reaction has hampered its commercial development. Platinum-decorated semiconductor ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 26, 2012
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Miniature self-assembling "flasks" created at the Weizmann Institute may prove a useful tool in research and industry. The nanoflasks, which have a span of several nanometers, or millionths of a millimeter, can accelerate ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 7, 2016
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Machines with sliding and rolling parts are virtually ubiquitous. European funding enabled researchers to develop high-performing coatings and lubricants based on a novel new class of molecules to significantly reduce wear.
Nanomaterials
Sep 10, 2012
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A new study shows that organic dye material combined with metallic nanostructures can provide ultrafast lasing dynamics with short and rapidly appearing laser pulses.
Nanophysics
May 2, 2018
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Diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) early can allow patients to receive the medicine they need and also help prevent the disease from spreading. But in resource-limited areas, equipment requirements and long wait times for results ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 13, 2017
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Chemists from St Petersburg University have developed a method for purifying water from organic compounds using tin oxide nanoparticle based photocatalysts. The findings of the research are published in the Journal of Alloys ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 17, 2023
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Synthetic polymer materials, such as plastics and rubbers, have become ubiquitous in our daily lives. It is, therefore, essential to ensure that they are safe, durable, and sustainable. This is especially true for synthetic ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 13, 2023
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A new study shows how organic molecules greatly influence the redox potential of gold nanoparticles, with differences up to 71 mV. Using experiments and computer simulations, the study highlights the important role of capping ...
Nanophysics
Jul 17, 2024
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An international group of researchers from NUST MISIS and Clemson University (Clemson, U.S.) has proposed a new method for producing gold nanoparticles based on synthesis under the influence of ultraviolet radiation. The ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 1, 2020
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Magnetic bacteria navigate by means of an internal, biological compass. In a remarkable biotechnological feat, LMU scientists have succeeded in transferring the genes required for formation of the biocompass into a non-magnetic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 25, 2014
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