Dec 28, 2020 (Nanowerk News) A fast, green and one-step method for producing porous carbon spheres, which are a vital component for carbon capture technology and for new ways of storing renewable energy, has been developed by Swansea University researchers (Carbon, "Facile and environmentally friendly synthesis of ultramicroporous carbon spheres:...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale: Scalable synthesis of transition metal chalcogenide nanowires for next-gen electronics
Home > Press > Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale: Scalable synthesis of transition metal chalcogenide nanowires for next-gen electronics(a) Illustration of a TMC nanowire (b) Chemical vapor deposition. The ingredients are vaporized in a hydrogen/nitrogen atmosphere and allowed to deposit and self-assemble on a substrate. Reprinted with...
How nearby galaxies form their stars
Dec 22, 2020 (Nanowerk News) How stars form in galaxies remains a major open question in astrophysics. A new UZH study sheds new light on this topic with the help of a data-driven re-analysis of observational measurements. The star-formation activity of typical, nearby galaxies is found to scale proportionally with...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Theory describes quantum phenomenon in nanomaterials: Osaka City University scientists have developed mathematical formulas to describe the current and fluctuations of strongly correlated electrons in quantum dots. Their theoretical predictions could soon be tested experimentally
Home > Press > Theory describes quantum phenomenon in nanomaterials: Osaka City University scientists have developed mathematical formulas to describe the current and fluctuations of strongly correlated electrons in quantum dots. Their theoretical predictions could soon be tested experimentallyA quantum dot (the yellow part) is connected to two lead electrodes...
A novel method to detect nano-and microplastics in vivo
Dec 22, 2020 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Plastic debris is accumulating in oceans at a staggering rate. The quantity of plastics flowing into waterways and, ultimately, into the oceans is called marine plastic leakage. Estimates for its size vary from study to study, averaging about 12 million tonnes a year (read more:...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Chemists synthesize ‘flat’ silicon compounds: The molecules generated at the University of Bonn are very stable despite their unusual spatial shape
Home > Press > Chemists synthesize 'flat' silicon compounds: The molecules generated at the University of Bonn are very stable despite their unusual spatial shape3D representation of one of the new molecules. Silicate ions in tetrahedral arrangement can be seen in the spherical soap bubbles for comparison. CREDIT ©...
New imaging method views soil carbon at near-atomic scales
Dec 22, 2020 (Nanowerk News) The Earths soils contain more than three times the amount of carbon than is found in the atmosphere, but the processes that bind carbon in the soil are still not well understood. Improving such understanding may help researchers develop strategies for sequestering more carbon in...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Understanding nanoparticle entry mechanism into tumors
Home > Press > Understanding nanoparticle entry mechanism into tumorsAbstract:Announcing a new publication for BIO Integration journal. In this commentary the authors Phei Er Saw and Sangyong Jon from Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea, consider how the entry mechanism...
Chemists synthesize ‘flat’ silicon compounds
Dec 22, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Chemists at the University of Bonn have synthesized extremely unusual compounds. Their central building block is a silicon atom. Different from usual, however, is the arrangement of the four bonding partners of the atom, which are not in the form of a tetrahedron around it,...
New electron microscopy technique offers first look at previously hidden processes
Dec 22, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Northwestern researchers have developed a new microscopy method that allows scientists to see the building blocks of "smart" materials being formed at the nanoscale. The chemical process is set to transform the future of clean water and medicines and for the first time people will...