Particle detectors play a crucial role in our understanding of the fundamental building blocks of the universe. They allow scientists to study the behavior and properties of the particles produced in high-energy collisions. Such particles are…
Category: Nanotech
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Direct Rubidium Extraction Eases Difficulty of Mining
Lithium has been the apple of the mining industry’s eye as demand for electric vehicle batteries has skyrocketed. Now, the investment in lithium extraction is spilling over to include rubidium, another element on the leftmost column of the…
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Nanoscale tin catalyst discovery paves the way for sustainable CO2 conversion
Researchers have developed a sustainable catalyst that increases its activity during use while converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products. This discovery offers a blueprint for designing next-generation electrocatalysts.
A…
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Stormwater pollution sucked up by specialized sponge
As more waterways contend with algae blooms and pollution caused by minerals from agricultural runoff and industrial manufacturing processes, new methods to remove pollutants like phosphate, copper and zinc are emerging across fields.
While…
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Pushing the boundaries of flat optics
A research team at POSTECH, led by Professor Junsuk Rho (Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology), along with M.S./Ph.D. students Seokwoo…
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Nanomaterials are emerging as a powerful tool for coastal oil spill cleanup
Cleaning up after a major oil spill is a long, expensive process, and the damage to a coastal region’s ecosystem can be significant. This is especially true for the world’s Arctic region, where newly opened sea lanes will expose remote shorelines…
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How to Grow a Laser on Silicon for Silicon Photonics
Today, silicon photonic circuits connect server racks and play key roles in chemical sensors, biosensors, and lidar for self-driving cars. But making these devices work requires an external light source, or multistep manufacturing processes to…
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Tiny copper ‘flowers’ bloom on artificial leaves for clean fuel production
Tiny copper ‘nano-flowers’ have been attached to an artificial leaf to produce clean fuels and chemicals that are the backbone of modern energy and manufacturing.
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and the University of California,…
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Printable molecule-selective nanoparticles enable mass production of wearable biosensors
The future of medicine may very well lie in the personalization of health care — knowing exactly what an individual needs and then delivering just the right mix of nutrients, metabolites, and medications, if necessary, to stabilize and improve…
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Scientists shocked by durability of surgery-sparing technique
A nanotechnology-based drug delivery system developed at UVA Health to save patients from repeated surgeries has proved to have unexpectedly long-lasting benefits in lab tests — a promising sign for its potential to help human patients.
The…
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