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Researchers Consider Nanofluids as Volumetric Absorbers in PTC-CSP Plants

The creation of palladium (Pd) and silver (Au) nanoplate-containing nanofluids for volumetric absorption of intense solar radiation in concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with parabolic-trough collectors (PTC) is the topic of a new study.

27 Jul 2022

Producing Stable Graphene-Based Nanolubricant Suspensions

Researchers attempt to highlight adequate dispersion methods for producing a stable graphene-based nanolubricant suspension.

25 Jul 2022

Wearable Plasmonic Biofluid Sensor For Personalized Medicine

Multifunctional sweat sensors with novel sensing methods have the potential to revolutionize non-invasive medical diagnosis and healthcare management.

25 Jul 2022

Nanofluidics Sharpens Mass Spectrometry's Sensitivity to Ultrasmall Samples

A new study discusses an analytical pretreatment method based on a nanofluidic device to downsize the chemical unit operations to the range of femtoliter to picolitre volume in mass spectrometry.

12 Jul 2022

New Insights into Nanosheet-Laminated Photocatalytic Membrane

An efficient nanosheet-laminated photocatalytic membrane with high water permeance and photocatalytic activity has been successfully created by an international team of researchers under the direction of Kobe University academics.

5 Jul 2022

Radiolysis Could Help Improve Heat Conduction in Nanofluids

A new study describes the potential of employing radiolysis to design durable, efficacious nanofluids with improved heat conduction for the first time.

28 Jun 2022

Clay-Based 2D Nanofluidics Supports Highly-Efficient Blue Energy Harvesting

A nanofiber strengthening technique is suggested to overcome these two major problems with nanofiber-reinforced clay-based 2D nanofluidics to achieve extremely effective results for osmotic energy applications.

27 Jun 2022

Study Show How Nanochannels May Help to Develop New Generation of Medicines

Detailed knowledge of nature’s smallest biological building elements—biomolecules—is essential to generating new medications and vaccinations. Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a revolutionary microscopy approach that allows proteins, DNA, and other small biological particles to be investigated in their natural conditions in an entirely new way.

17 Jun 2022

Improving the Thermal Properties Magnetic Nanofluids for Energy Applications

A novel approach to enhancing the thermal conductivity of nanofluids for energy-based applications is discussed in a new paper.

16 Jun 2022

Carbon-Based Nanofluids Enhance Base Working Fluids

Researchers prepared carbon-based nanofluids (CbNFs) by using a two-step method and determined their thermal conductivity (?) and diffusivity (a). These CbNFs were said to significantly enhance the characteristics of the base working fluids.

15 Jun 2022