Nanomaterials – Page 18
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ResearchMicroscopic cannon battery to blast disease
Cannon-like tubes shoot tiny bullets when triggered by ultrasound and could deliver drugs
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ResearchBoron nitride nanotube composites outperform their carbon cousins
Binding strengths of polymer–boron nitride nanotubes are higher than those reported for carbon nanotubes
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ResearchExpanding polymer takes the heat out of lithium batteries
Polymer electrode coating may help prevent battery fires
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ResearchGraphene sieves deuterium from hydrogen
Atom-thick materials could make heavy water production 10 times cheaper than conventional technologies
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ResearchDoped electrodes cram charge into supercapacitors
New devices can charge in seconds and could compete with batteries
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ResearchSpeedy DNA nanomachines are on a roll
First DNA-based roller is 1000 times faster than current DNA motors
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ResearchPredicted penta-graphene falls flat
New simulations suggest it may be impossible to ever synthesise the pentagonal form of graphene
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ResearchNanodots pencil in way to boost solar cells
Nanoparticles made from pencils’ graphite show interesting optoelectronic properties
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ResearchFlat boron first looks promising for nano-electronics
Super hard two-dimensional allotrope has electronic properties that make it a good match for graphene in transistors
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ResearchA step forward for graphene walkers
Self-folding paper devices remotely controlled by light show potential as artificial muscles
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ResearchUnnatural nanoreactor puts click reaction in the spotlight
Engineered nanopore reveals long-lived ‘click chemistry’ intermediate
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ResearchNanotube desalination could be put back on track
Simulations reveal what may have been holding up this promising technology
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ResearchStencilling self-propulsion engines
New method prints tiny artificial fish that could find use in water remediation
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ResearchUrine recycled into quantum dots
New way of producing carbon dots provides a cheaper and greener alternative to conventional synthesis
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ResearchEnvironmentally-friendly quantum dots make their mark
Indium phosphide nanoparticles offer non-toxic alternative to cadium for richer, more colourful display screens
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ResearchGraphene band gap heralds new electronics
Higher quality material produces largest band gap ever recorded
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FeatureThe birth of something small
Len Fisher gives a personal account of how colloid science evolved into nanoscience
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ResearchGraphene and phosphorene upgrade sodium ion battery
Anodes containing 2D materials boost stability, conductivity and capacity
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ResearchTrapped nanoparticles could bring 'wet' computing a step closer
Information can be rapidly stored and retrieved from single colloidal particles using light and electricity