Molecularly thin interface between polymers — for efficient CO2 capture membrane
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Tag: Nanotechnology/Micromachines
For next-generation semiconductors, 2D tops 3D
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Russian scientists have discovered a new physical paradox
Scientists offered their explanation on how to eliminate the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam-Tsingou paradoxCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers from the ...
NUS researchers develop novel COVID-19 swabs to address global and local shortage
Credit: National University of Singapore Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been a global surge in demand for nasopharyngeal ...
Microscopy technique reveals nanoscale detail of coatings as they dry
In paper published in Scientific Reports, Lehigh University researchers studying in situ drying behavior of thin film coatings visualize interactions ...
Polarization of Br2 molecule in vanadium oxide cluster cavity and new alkane bromination
Credit: Kanazawa University Alkanes are major constituents of natural gas and oil, consisting of carbon and hydrogen atoms only. ...
Liquid metal synthesis for better piezoelectrics: Atomically-thin tin-monosulfide
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Brookhaven and Forge Nano to mature noble gas-trapping technology
Through DOE's Technology Commercialization Fund, the national lab-startup team will develop "nanocages" for nuclear applicationsCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--A ...
Looking at linkers helps to join the dots
Credit: © 2020 Ahmad R. Kirmani Better understanding the science that underpins well-known techniques for developing quantum dots--tiny semiconducting nanocrystals--can ...
Fishing for a theory of emergent behavior
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba study the collective swimming of ayu fish and quantify the degree of group cohesion ...
Novel “dual-resonant method” in 2D materials can spur advances in the field of photonics
Scientists in Korea explain a new process that maximizes photon conversion in 2D materials, which could innovate photonic-based applicationsCredit: DGIST ...
Programmable balloons pave the way for new shape-morphing devices
Kirigami balloons could be used in medical devices, soft roboticsCredit: (Image courtesy of the Bertoldi Lab/Harvard SEAS) Balloon shaping isn't ...
Fluorescent peptide nanoparticles, in every color of the rainbow
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c08259 The discovery of green fluorescent protein (GFP), which is ...
Purifying water with the help of wood, bacteria and the sun
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01088 According to the United Nations, about one-fifth of the world's population lives ...
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