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Photocatalysts with built-in electric field helps to remove pollutants from water

Prof. Wu Zhengyan and his research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have recently introduced...

Nanomagnet arrays can order themselves by increasing entropy, without violating thermodynamics laws

Extremely small arrays of magnets with strange and unusual properties can order themselves by increasing entropy. The tendency of physical systems to disorder which...

A pathway to high-quality ZnSe quantum wires

One-dimensional semiconductor nanowires with strong quantum confinement effect re of great interest for applications in advanced optoelectronics and photochemical conversions. Beyond the state-of-the-art Cd-containing...

Turmeric compound helps grow engineered blood vessels and tissues

UC Riverside bioengineers have found something that can hasten the development of lab-grown blood vessels and other tissues to replace and regenerate damaged tissues...

In a sea of magic angles, ‘twistons’ keep electrons flowing through three layers of graphene

In the quantum materials community, the discovery of superconductivity in two ever-so-slightly twisted layers of graphene made waves a few years ago. Scientists had...

Researchers synthesize carbon nanosolenoid with Riemann surfaces

Albert Einstein constructed equations of general relativity by adopting Riemann geometry. Riemann geometry has provided predictions for the properties of curved carbon materials, in...

Novel supporting material for photocatalyst powders’ recyclable application

Various photocatalyst powders can remove contaminants and microorganisms from water efficiently. But their practical application is limited due to poor recovery performance. Previous studies used...

Reducing nitroarenes to amines without need for extreme conditions or toxic reagent production

Scientists have developed a way to reduce nitroarenes to amines. It does not produce toxic reagents and does not involve extreme conditions. The study...

Ultrahard chiton teeth discovery offers clues to next-generation advanced materials

The teeth of a mollusk can not only capture and chew food to nurture its body. The marine choppers also hold insights into creating...

Nanocarriers based on nucleic acids: An important player in the future field of nanomedicine

Chemotherapy is the main clinical treatment strategy for cancer. It has produced significant effects. Chemotherapy also has a destructive effect on normal tissues and...

Treating cancer with light-sensitive nanoscale biomaterials

Treating cancer and other diseases with laser light is not considered routine in the clinical setting. New approaches using nanoparticles show some promise in...

Scientists used nanorobots to help clean heavy metals from polluted water

Scientists have developed nanorobots capable of removing heavy metals from polluted water. The study has been published in the journal Nature Communications. Scientists described their...

Arrays of metallic nanoparticles can form an optical cavity tunable by liquid crystals

The manuscript "Electric tuning and switching of the resonant response of nanoparticle arrays with liquid crystals" by Erik van Heijst and co-workers has been...

Researchers create strong synthetic enamel similar to natural tooth covering

Beihang University, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology and Michigan Institute of Translational Nanotechnology scientists have developed a synthetic enamel with properties similar...

Scientists build a silicon quantum computer chip atom by atom

University of Melbourne researchers have found a technique for embedding single atoms in a silicon wafer one-by-one. The new technology has the potential to...