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In a paper published in NANO, a group of researchers from Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China have discovered an effective way to remove heavy metal Cadmium(II) from wastewater. This utilizes the surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) method to graft poly (tert-butyl acrylate) PtBA from the ultrathin pore wall of inverse opal (IO) SiO2. Currently,

5pm on June 26, 2020 – Kawasaki/Japan: The Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM), the National Institute for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), and the University of Tokyo jointly announced that a reagent for the selective and safe coating of the liver sinusoidal walls to control the clearance of gene therapy drugs was successfully developed. The

IMAGE: Selenium atoms, represented by orange, implant in a monolayer of blue tungsten and yellow sulfur to form a Janus layer. In the background, electron microscopy confirms atomic positions. view more  Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy A team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used a simple process

IMAGE: The band structures of parabolic and Dirac type SGS materials with spin-orbital coupling, which leads to the quantum anomalous Hall effect. view more  Credit: FLEET A University of Wollongong team has published an extensive review of spin-gapless semiconductors (SGSs) . Spin gapless semiconductors (SGSs) are a new class of zero gap materials which have fully

IMAGE: Hang Xiao is professor and Clydesdale Scholar of Food Science at UMass Amherst. view more  Credit: UMass Amherst A common food additive, recently banned in France but allowed in the U.S. and many other countries, was found to significantly alter gut microbiota in mice, causing inflammation in the colon and changes in protein expression in

Led by the Ikerbasque professor Luis Liz-Marzán, researchers at the Centre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials CIC biomaGUNE have developed a mechanism by which gold atoms are deposited by means of chemical reduction onto previously formed gold nanorods to produce a quasi-helicoidal structure (the particles acquire chirality). This geometry enables these “nanoscrews” to interact with

IMAGE: The family of boron-based nanostructures has a new member: metallo-borospherenes, hollow cages made from 18 boron atoms and three atoms of lanthanide elements. view more  Credit: Wang Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The discovery of carbon nanostructures like two-dimensional graphene and soccer ball-shaped buckyballs helped to launch a nanotechnology revolution. In

Sophie Brouard, Daniel Hissel, Arnaud Landragin and Franck Molina are the CNRS 2020 Innovation Medallists. Since 2011, the CNRS Innovation Medal rewards figures whose exceptional research work has led to groundbreaking innovation in the technological, economic, therapeutic, and social fields. The career paths of the four CNRS 2020 Innovation medallists illustrate the quality, variety, and

IMAGE: Shown in violet, the wedge-shaped piece of dielectric material is 2 nanometers thick at its narrowest and is bordered by a sheet of graphene above and a piece of electrically… view more  Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Scientists from the Center for Photonics and 2D Materials of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT),

IMAGE: Julian Ritzmann made the samples for the measurements. view more  Credit: RUB, Marquard Researchers from Basel, Bochum and Copenhagen have gained new insights into the energy states of quantum dots. They are semiconductor nanostructures and promising building blocks for quantum communication. With their experiments, the scientists confirmed certain energy transitions in quantum dots that had

IMAGE: Diffraction grating produced with a hot scanning probe. The red line shows the surface profile of the grating. view more  Credit: ETH Zurich / Nolan Lassaline The importance of light-based technologies for our society was demonstrated once more in recent weeks. Thanks to the internet, millions of people can work remotely, enter virtual classrooms, or

IMAGE: Neurons and atrocytes under a fluorescence microscope view more  Credit: IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Lecce, 25th June 2020 – Gold nanoparticles have been developed in the laboratory in order to reduce the cell death of neurons exposed to overexcitement. The study, is the result of an international collaboration coordinated by Roberto Fiammengo, researcher at the

HOUSTON – (June 24, 2020) – Rice University chemist James Tour has won a Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize. The award, given annually to up to three scientists from outside Great Britain, recognizes researchers for their contributions to the chemical sciences industry or education and for successful collaborations. Tour was named for innovations in

IMAGE: Pictured is a sample of breakthrough development of a high-performing membrane coating is based around a new class of 2D materials pioneered by Manchester researchers Professor Rob Dryfe and Dr… view more  Credit: Rob Dryfe and Mark Bissett Scientists and innovation experts from The University of Manchester have worked together to successfully develop a new,

IMAGE:  “Satellites ” in the spectrum of a vibrating nanostring (lower image insert) for increasing drive power. The different brightnesses of the upper (green) and lower (blue) satellite encode the strength of… view more  Credit: Weig Group, University of Konstanz “Squeezing” is used in physics, among other things, to improve the resolution of measuring instruments.

IMAGE: Interparticle photo-cross-linkable suspension enables 3D structuring of transparent SiO2 glass components through rapid heating profiles. view more  Credit: Motoyuki Iijima, Yokohama National University The fabrication of complex ceramic or glass structures via stereolithography, a type of 3D printing, has long been held back by how much time it takes at the back-end of the process,

IMAGE: Ternary Pt/Re/SnO2/C catalyst: a) EDS map confirming the presence of Pt (red), SnO2 (blue) and Re (yellow); and b) high-resolution HAADF STEM high-resolution image confirming physical contact between Pt, Re… view more  Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Scientists working at the Department for Functional Nanomaterials at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of