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Monitoring the lifecycle of tiny catalyst nanoparticles![]() Bochum, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2019 Nanoparticles can be used in many ways as catalysts. To be able to tailor them in such a way that they can catalyse certain reactions selectively and efficiently, researchers need to determine the properties of single particles as precisely as possible. So far, an ensemble of many nanoparticles is analysed. However, the problem of these investigations is that the contributions of different particles interfere, so that the properties of individual particles remain concealed. Researchers at Ruhr-Uni ... read more |
Fast and selective optical heating for functional nanomagnetic metamaterialsUsurbil, Spain (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 Compared to so-far used global heating schemes, which are slow and energy-costly, light-controlled heating, using optical degrees of freedom such as light wavelength, polarisation, and power, allows ... more
2D gold quantum dots are atomically tunable with nanotubesHoughton, MI (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are promising for quantum computing and future electronics. Now, researchers can convert metallic gold into semiconductor and customize the material atom-by-atom ... more
Harnessing microorganisms for smart microsystemsToyohashi, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2019 A research team at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology has developed a method to construct a biohybrid system that incorporates Vorticella microorganisms. ... more
AD alloyed nanoantennas for temperature-feedback identification of viruses and explosivesVladivostok, Russia (SPX) Apr 03, 2019 Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in collaboration with colleagues from Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS), ITMO University and Swinburne University of Tec ... more |
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Nanoparticle computing takes a giant step forwardSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Feb 26, 2019 Computation is a ubiquitous concept in physical sciences, biology, and engineering, where it provides many critical capabilities. Historically, there have been ongoing efforts to merge computation w ... more
Breakthrough nanoscience discovery made on flight from New York to JerusalemJerusalem (SPX) Feb 20, 2019 Professor Uri Banin, founder of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and his colleagues Professor Richard Robinson and Professor Tobias Hanrath at Cornell ... more
Customized mix of materials for three-dimensional micro- and nanostructuresKarlsruher, Germany (SPX) Feb 14, 2019 Three-dimensional structures on the micrometer and nanometer scales have a great potential for many applications. An efficient and precise process to print such structures from different materials i ... more
Nano drops a million times smaller than a teardrop explodes 19th century theoryWarwick UK (SPX) Feb 13, 2019 Droplets emanating from a molecular "nano-tap" would behave very differently from those from a household tap 1 million times larger - researchers at the University of Warwick have found. This is pot ... more
Rice lab adds porous envelope to aluminum plasmonicsHouston TX (SPX) Feb 11, 2019 When Rice University chemist and engineer Hossein Robatjazi set out to marry a molecular sieve called MOF to a plasmonic aluminum nanoparticle two years ago, he never imagined the key would be the s ... more |
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Nano-infused ceramic could report on its own healthHouston TX (SPX) Feb 06, 2019 A ceramic that becomes more electrically conductive under elastic strain and less conductive under plastic strain could lead to a new generation of sensors embedded into structures like buildings, b ... more |
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Aerosol-assisted biosynthesis strategy enables functional bulk nanocompositesBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 29, 2019 In the movie Avengers: Infinity War, one of the coolest scenes occurs when Iron Man activates his nanotech armor and controls nanoparticles to form the armor upon his skin. Actually, developing such ... more
Platinum forms nano-bubblesHamburg, Germany (SPX) Jan 28, 2019 Platinum, a noble metal, is oxidised more quickly than expected under conditions that are technologically relevant. This has emerged from a study jointly conducted by the DESY NanoLab and the Univer ... more
New applications for encapsulated nanoparticles with promising propertiesBasque Country, Spain (SPX) Jan 23, 2019 Nanotechnology and nanoscience are disciplines in which minute molecular structures with special physical and chemical properties are designed, manufactured and studied. One of the types of particle ... more
Chemical synthesis of nanotubesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 11, 2019 For the first time, researchers used benzene - a common hydrocarbon - to create a novel kind of molecular nanotube, which could lead to new nanocarbon-based semiconductor applications. Researc ... more
Carrying and releasing nanoscale cargo with 'nanowrappers'Upton NY (SPX) Jan 04, 2019 This holiday season, scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) - a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory - have wrapped a box ... more |
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Centuries of Moon depictions on display in New York New York (AFP) July 1, 2019
Some 400 years of depictions of the Moon, particularly via photography, are going on display at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.
The Met will unveil its "Apollo's Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography" on Wednesday, approximately two weeks before of the five-decade mark since the 1969 space trip that landed the first two people ... more |
China plans to deploy almost 200 AU-controlled satellites into orbit Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 02, 2019
The satellites, which will reportedly include Yaogan-class remote sensing vehicles and named after the Leo constellation, are expected to be equipped with a self-piloting system.
Beijing plans to deploy 192 artificial intelligence satellites into orbit to observe the Earth's surface by 2021, China Central Television (CCTV) reports.
"It is safe to say that the satellites still remain ... more |
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Electrical engineer found guilty in China weapons tech export plot Washington (AFP) July 2, 2019
An electrical engineer in California has been convicted for his role in a scheme to export sensitive electronics with military uses to China, the US Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
A federal jury last week found part-time Los Angeles resident Yi-Chi Shih, 64, guilty of multiple charges as part of the scheme to steal integrated circuitry from an American company that cannot be export ... more |
Centuries of Moon depictions on display in New York New York (AFP) July 1, 2019
Some 400 years of depictions of the Moon, particularly via photography, are going on display at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.
The Met will unveil its "Apollo's Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography" on Wednesday, approximately two weeks before of the five-decade mark since the 1969 space trip that landed the first two people ... more |
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Monitoring the lifecycle of tiny catalyst nanoparticles Bochum, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2019
Nanoparticles can be used in many ways as catalysts. To be able to tailor them in such a way that they can catalyse certain reactions selectively and efficiently, researchers need to determine the properties of single particles as precisely as possible. So far, an ensemble of many nanoparticles is analysed. However, the problem of these investigations is that the contributions of different parti ... more |
SSTL expertise enables new space mission for the FORMOSAT-7 weather constellation Guildford UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2019
The successful launch on 24 June 2019 (EST) of 6 satellites for the FORMOSAT-7 joint US-Taiwanese weather forecasting constellation marks the start of another SSTL-enabled space mission, a cause for celebration at SSTL's UK HQ.
The launch on the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre was attended by SSTL staff including Managing Director, Sarah Parker who said "We are ver ... more |
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Monitoring the lifecycle of tiny catalyst nanoparticles Bochum, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2019
Nanoparticles can be used in many ways as catalysts. To be able to tailor them in such a way that they can catalyse certain reactions selectively and efficiently, researchers need to determine the properties of single particles as precisely as possible. So far, an ensemble of many nanoparticles is analysed. However, the problem of these investigations is that the contributions of different parti ... more |
Safe, low-cost, modular, self-programming robots Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 01, 2019
Many work processes would be almost unthinkable today without robots. But robots operating in manufacturing facilities have often posed risks to workers because they are not responsive enough to their surroundings. To make it easier for people and robots to work in close proximity in the future, Prof. Matthias Althoff of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a new system: IMPROV ... more |
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The RoboBee flies solo Boston MA (SPX) Jul 01, 2019
In the Harvard Microrobotics Lab, on a late afternoon in August, decades of research culminated in a moment of stress as the tiny, groundbreaking Robobee made its first solo flight.
Graduate student Elizabeth Farrell Helbling, PhD '19, and postdoctoral fellow Noah T. Jafferis from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), the Graduate School of Arts and ... more |
Atomic 'patchwork' using heteroepitaxy for next generation semiconductor devices Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 |
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First taste of space for Spacebus Neo satellite Paris (ESA) Jun 28, 2019
The thermal vacuum test campaign of the first Spacebus Neo satellite was completed on 25 June. Less than 100 metres from the Mediterranean Sea, the Konnect satellite has spent the past six weeks being exposed to the cold emptiness of space.
These enormous test chambers, which can be cooled to minus 180 Celsius, are designed to accommodate an entire spacecraft and effectively replicate the ... more |
'Hong Kong is not China': Protests pose major test for Xi Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2019 Chinese President Xi Jinping faces a major test in Hong Kong after protesters stormed the semi-autonomous city's legislature and graffitied a defiant message on its walls: "Hong Kong is not China".
Beijing has trod carefully since massive protests erupted last month over a bill that would allow extraditions to the mainland, voicing support for the Hong Kong government without directly interv ... more |
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Scientists capture atomic motion in four dimensions for the first time Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2019
Scientists have for the first time captured atomic nucleation in 4D, the movement of atoms across space and time.
Nucleation is the coalescence of atoms and molecules that happens as matter changes states - during freezing, melting or evaporation. Using a new high-tech imaging technique, scientists were able observe the movement of atoms during nucleation in four dimensions.
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Researchers find quantum gravity has no symmetry Kashiwa, Japan (SPX) Jun 21, 2019
A new study by a pair of researchers in the US and Japan has found that, when gravity is combined with quantum mechanics, symmetry is not possible.
"Many physicists believe that there must a beautiful set of laws in Nature and that one way to quantify the beauty is by symmetry. Some of the symmetries may be hidden in our world, but they should manifest themselves if we look at Nature at a ... more |
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Researchers create multi-junction solar cells from off-the-shelf components Raleigh NC (SPX) Jul 01, 2019
Multi-junction solar cells are both the most efficient type of solar cell on the market today and the most expensive type of solar cell to produce. In a proof-of-concept paper, researchers from North Carolina State University detail a new approach for creating multi-junction solar cells using off-the-shelf components, resulting in lower cost, high-efficiency solar cells for use in multiple appli ... more |
Israeli space tech firm hiSky expands to the UK London, UK (SPX) Jun 19, 2019
An innovative company looking to make satellite communications more accessible and affordable is set to create over 100 high-tech jobs in London and Oxfordshire.
The Israeli company hiSky has established a UK limited company - hiSkySat Limited - based in London, with an R and D centre at Harwell to develop a satellite communications network management system (NMS) and operation centre.
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