Nanoscience – Page 18
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Water gets the mille-feuille treatment
Puff pastry-style filter paper is crème de la crème of virus filtration
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Australia opens £80 million nanoscience hub
University of Sydney has unveiled the country’s first purpose-built nanoscience institute
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Brazil joins race to commercialise graphene
A new graphene and nanomaterials research centre, known as MackGraphe, has officially opened in São Paulo
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Smallest ever molecular thermometers made from DNA
Tiny fragments of DNA combined with fluorescent probes can be used to take temperature at the nanoscale
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Chemists tinker with chemical encryption to create molecule-size Enigma machine
Fluorescent sensor can be used to conceal hidden messages
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Graphene sponge soaks up good vibrations
Material could enhance artificial skin with tactile sensors
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New forms of 2D boron synthesised
Flat boron allotropes could find a future use in nanoelectronics
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Silver nanoparticles lost in the first wash
Swiss scientists investigate nanosilver release from textiles
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Soft robots get a grip
Rachel Brazil looks at how chemists are helping make robots with a more gentle touch
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Nano repair bots mimic wound healing to seal cracks
Janus particles swim to site of damaged electrical circuit and get it working again
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Semi-conductivity between the sheets
Manipulating MXene layers delivers the first semiconductor in the family
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Chemists unravel their carbon ramen
Noodle-like nanostructures emerge as a cheap alternative to graphene
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Siligraphene gets serious about solar cells
Calculations put forward a promising 2D optoelectronic material
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Nanosynthesis under flow is far less slow
‘Dial-a-particle’ strategy tunes the size and shape of nanostructures
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Catalyst offers cheaper route to disinfect water
Nanoparticles can be used to produce small amounts of hydrogen peroxide with less precious metals in straightforward process
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3D printed graphene aerogels take shape
Technique holds potential to fabricate ultra-light structures with architectures tailored for specific applications
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The white stuff
With potential health concerns raised over nanosize forms of TiO2, Emma Davies explores the ubiquitous white pigment’s past, present and future