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February 03, 2021
FLORA AND FAUNA
Tiny chameleon species is the world's smallest reptile



Washington DC (UPI) Feb 1, 2021
The body of the nano-chameleon, a new species discovered in Madagascar, measures just over a half-inch in length - with its tail, the male chameleon measures just less than an inch - according to researchers. The diminutive dimensions make the nano-chameleon, Brookesia nana, the smallest known non-avian reptile, according to a new paper published recently in the journal Scientific Reports. Researchers from Germany and Madagascar found both a male and female specimen during an expeditio ... read more

WATER WORLD
Physicists have developed new material for water desalination
Vladivostok, Russia (SPX) Feb 02, 2021
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles decorated by gold absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it into heat. The material can accelerate the evaporation in desalination plants up to 2.5 times and ... more
ENERGY TECH
Physicists create tunable superconductivity in twisted graphene "nanosandwich"
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 02, 2021
When two sheets of graphene are stacked atop each other at just the right angle, the layered structure morphs into an unconventional superconductor, allowing electric currents to pass through withou ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Nanoracks completes first SpaceX Rideshare Mission
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 24, 2021
Nanoracks is pleased to share the successful completion of the Company's first mission on a SpaceX rideshare launch. Nanoracks brokered the launch and deployment of eight Spire LEMUR-2 CubeSats and ... more
TECH SPACE
Researchers construct molecular nanofibers that are stronger than steel
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 26, 2021
Self-assembly is ubiquitous in the natural world, serving as a route to form organized structures in every living organism. This phenomenon can be seen, for instance, when two strands of DNA - witho ... more
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NANO TECH
New technique builds super-hard metals from nanoparticles
Providence RI (SPX) Jan 25, 2021
Metallurgists have all kinds of ways to make a chunk of metal harder. They can bend it, twist it, run it between two rollers or pound it with a hammer. These methods work by breaking up the metal's ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Nanosatellite thruster emits pure ions
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 22, 2021
A 3D-printed thruster that emits a stream of pure ions could be a low-cost, extremely efficient propulsion source for miniature satellites. The nanosatellite thruster created by MIT researcher ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Nanodiamonds feel the heat
Osaka, Japan (SPX) Jan 21, 2021
A team of scientists from Osaka University, The University of Queensland, and the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Engineering used tiny nanodiamonds coated with a heat-releasing polyme ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NanoAvionics' built satellite for Aurora Insight to fly on SpaceX's Transporter 1 mission
Columbia SC (SPX) Jan 20, 2021
NanoAvionics, a leading nanosatellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator, has announced that the first of two nanosatellites, built and integrated for US radio frequency spectrum and wireless d ... more
ENERGY TECH
Nano-thin piezoelectrics advance self-powered electronics
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jan 20, 2021
A new type of ultra-efficient, nano-thin material could advance self-powered electronics, wearable technologies and even deliver pacemakers powered by heart beats. The flexible and printable p ... more
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CARBON WORLDS
New method makes graphene nanoribbons easier to produce
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 12, 2021
Russian researchers have proposed a new method for synthesizing high-quality graphene nanoribbons - a material with potential for applications in flexible electronics, solar cells, LEDs, lasers, and ... more
ENERGY TECH
New nanostructured alloy for anode is a big step toward revolutionizing energy storage
Corvallis OR (SPX) Jan 12, 2021
Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have developed a battery anode based on a new nanostructured alloy that could revolutionize the way energy storage devices are desig ... more
EPIDEMICS
Detecting COVID-19 antibodies in 10-12 seconds
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 11, 2021
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University report findings on an advanced nanomaterial-based biosensing platform that detects, within seconds, antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible ... more
NANO TECH
Scientists see competition of magnetic orders from 2D sheets of atoms
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 6, 2021
For the first time, scientists have observed competition between magnetic orders from coupled sheets of atoms. The observations, described Wednesday in the journal Nature, promise new insights into the quantum qualities of two-dimensional materials. ... more
NANO TECH
Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2020
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a way to make self-assembled nanowires of transition metal chalcogenides at scale using chemical vapor deposition. By changing the subs ... more


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OIL AND GAS
Nanoparticles could improve oil production
Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Dec 23, 2020
A team of scientists from Siberian Federal University together with their colleagues from Novosibirsk studied the effect of nanoparticles on oil production efficiency. When added to the water that d ... more
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SOLAR DAILY
Goldilocks and the three quantum dots: Just right for peak solar panel performance
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Dec 22, 2020
Scientists in Australia have developed a process for calculating the perfect size and density of quantum dots needed to achieve record efficiency in solar panels. Quantum dots, man-made nanocr ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
ANYWAVES enters into the development of a Reflectarray technology for nanosat constellations
Toulouse, France (SPX) Dec 21, 2020
ANYWAVES, the only European "pure player" antenna equipment manufacturer for satellite constellations, has just been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) to demonstrate the technical feasibili ... more
CARBON WORLDS
International research project investigates photosensitive carbon nanoparticles
Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) Dec 15, 2020
An international team of researchers, including researchers from Friedrich-Alexander Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) headed by Prof. Dr. Dirk M. Guldi have now managed to identify the fundamenta ... more
NANO TECH
Weak force has strong impact on nanosheets
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 16, 2020
You have to look closely, but the hills are alive with the force of van der Walls. Rice University scientists found that nature's ubiquitous "weak" force is sufficient to indent rigid nanoshee ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA's ELaNa 20 Mission First to Fly on Virgin Orbit Launch
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Dec 15, 2020
Ten NASA-sponsored CubeSats are preparing to fly on the agency's next Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) mission, making this the first payload carried by Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket ... more
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New technique builds super-hard metals from nanoparticles
Providence RI (SPX) Jan 25, 2021
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