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Researchers Develop New Mechanism to Obtain Metal “Nanoscrews”

Led by the Ikerbasque professor Luis Liz-Marzán, researchers at the Centre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials CIC biomaGUNE have developed a mechanism by which gold atoms are deposited by means of chemical reduction onto previously formed gold nanorods to produce a quasi-helicoidal structure.

26 Jun 2020

Fight Against COVID-19: Piezo Transducers for Ultrasonic Metering in Intensive Care Devices

Medical staffs around the world have experienced physical demands unknown to most during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in adaptation and processes improvement during this global medical crisis.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 25 Jun 2020

Novel Nano-Catalyst for Use as Anode Material in Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell

Scientists working at the Department for Functional Nanomaterials at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences designed and synthesized a functional ternary Pt/Re/SnO2/C catalyst as an anode material in a direct ethanol fuel cell.

25 Jun 2020

New Method to Make 3D Heterostructures and Nanoscale Quantum Materials

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and their collaborators from Iowa State University have developed a new approach for generating layered, difficult-to-combine, heterostructured solids.

24 Jun 2020

New Light-Powered Nanocatalyst can Break Chemical Bonds in Fluorocarbons

Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons, a group of synthetic materials that includes persistent environmental pollutants.

23 Jun 2020

Silver Nanoparticles-Integrated Fabric can Inactivate SARS-CoV-2 Virus

In collaboration with various universities, Nanox has designed a fabric with silver microparticles incorporated on its surface and featuring the ability to disable the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory tests. In the tests, the material removed 99.9% of the virus just after two minutes of contact.

22 Jun 2020

New Biodegradable Nanosponge Could Help Fight Viral Infections

Imagine if scientists could stop the coronavirus infection in its tracks simply by diverting its attention away from living lung cells.

19 Jun 2020

New Study on Graphene Helps Create Smart Heat-Adaptive Clothing

New research on the two-dimensional (2D) material graphene has allowed researchers to create smart adaptive clothing which can lower the body temperature of the wearer in hot climates.

19 Jun 2020

Graphene Infused with Carbon-Based Nanomaterial for Durable Batteries

A team of Brown University researchers has found a way to double the toughness of a ceramic material used to make solid-state lithium ion batteries.

19 Jun 2020

Support Materials can Decide the Fate of Gold Nanoclusters as Catalysts

In collaboration with experimentalists from Ghent University, Belgium and Utrecht University, Netherlands, researchers at the Nanoscience Center (NSC) at the University of Jyväskylä, have recently discovered that the choice of a support material for model catalysts, made from gold nanoclusters protected by organic molecules, may have drastic effects on the structure of the catalyst.

17 Jun 2020