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Researchers Tune Nanowire Properties with Peptide “Decorations”

In the most recent paper from the Geobacter Lab headed by Derek Lovley, a microbiologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, he and his teammates have reported “a major advance” in the mission to create electrically conductive protein nanowires in the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens for use as chemical and biological sensors.

30 Jul 2019

Novel Technique to Tweak the Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers from the Skoltech Center for Photonics and Quantum Materials (CPQM) have formulated a novel technique to fine-tune the optoelectrical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) by applying an aerosolized dopant solution onto their surface, and as a result, paving the way for new SWCNT applications in optoelectronics.

25 Jul 2019

Nanoparticles Used to Boost Power and Improve Eye Safety of Fiber Lasers

Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have formulated a new process for using nanoparticles to develop robust lasers that are more efficient and safer for a person’s eyes.

18 Jul 2019

Multitasking Graphene Device can Help Study Exotic Quantum Physics

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have created a new multitasking graphene device that is thinner than a human hair but has a depth of unique traits.

18 Jul 2019

Nanoparticles Deliver CRISPR Gene-Editing Tools for Treatment of Hyperlipidemia

A study partnership between Tufts University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has resulted in the development of a considerably enhanced delivery mechanism for the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technique in the liver; according to a research paper published recently in the journal Advanced Materials.

18 Jul 2019

Kansai University Research: Development of IRON Oxide Nanoparticle Catalyst for Producing Organosilicon Compounds

In a recent study published in ChemCatChem (Wiley-VCH), researchers developed recyclable iron-oxide nanoparticles which catalyze the synthesis of organosilicon compounds

13 Jul 2019