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Untwisting plastics for charging Internet-of-things devices

May 27, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Untwisting chains of atoms within a plastic polymer improves its ability to conduct electricity, according to a report...

Direct observation of water-mediated single-proton transport between hBN surface defects

1. Kreuer, K. D. Proton conductivity: materials and applications. Chem. Mater. 8, 610–641 (1996). CAS Google Scholar 2. Chen, M. et al. Hydroxide diffuses slower than hydronium in...

Injecting biomedical electronics for monitoring and therapy of body organs

May 19, 2020 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Implantable electronic devices range from sensors, gastric and cardiac pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators, to deep brain, nerve, and bone...

Efficient, fast and reabsorption-free perovskite nanocrystal-based sensitized plastic scintillators

1. Dujardin, C. et al. Needs, trends, and advances in inorganic scintillators. IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 65, 1977–1997 (2018). 2. Hajagos, T. J., Liu, C., Cherepy,...

Sintering advanced ceramics membranes for safe solid-state batteries in just 10 seconds

May 04, 2020 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Ceramics are an important class of materials with widespread applications in electronics and energy storage due to their...

Using Cannabis for cooking and industry

Cannabis/Hemp SeedsOf course, we all know that cannabis seeds are used for growing but did you know they make for an excellent food...

Web Developer Workflow Tools: A Beginner’s Guide

Here’s a primer for the tools all web developers should get to know, from basic Bash commands to web browser add-ons that will...

Freeze-thaw made noble metal aerogels: Clean and hierarchical materials for photoelectrocatalysis

Mar 26, 2020 (Nanowerk Spotlight) In the field of polymer science, the freeze-thaw technique has been used to create physical crosslinks in concentrated...

Flexible electronics made with wood-based nanotechnology

Mar 12, 2020 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Wood has been traditionally used as lumber or has been deconstructed into elemental fibrils before being reconstructed into...

Direct laser-writing of graphene on Kevlar makes protective clothing ‘smart’

Mar 11, 2020 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Kevlar is a well-known high-strength polymer that, thanks to its excellent mechanical performance, has found a variety of...

Super lightweight foam uses sunlight to harvest water from evaporation

Mar 10, 2020 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Only 30% of all freshwater on the planet is not locked up in ice caps or glaciers (not...

Mirrored chip could enable handheld dark-field microscopes

Do a Google search for dark-field images, and you’ll discover a beautifully detailed world of microscopic organisms set in bright...

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