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Researchers Detect Nanodiamonds in Fluid Inclusions of Oceanic Rock Samples

According to an article published in the Geochemical Perspectives Letters journal, low pressure and temperature geological processes that occur on Earth can promote the formation of natural diamonds.

19 Oct 2020

Study Offers New Strategy to Synthesize Crystalline Bulk Graphene Nanoribbons

New work from a team of scientists led by Drs. Kuo Li and Haiyan Zheng from the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research collaborated with Dr. Jing Ju from Peking University found pressure-induced polymerization of 1,4-diphenylbutadiyne produces crystalline graphitic nanoribbons.

14 Oct 2020

Diamond-Studded Silk Wound Dressing Detects Infection and Improves Healing

Scientists have developed a next generation wound dressing that can detect infection and improve healing in burns, skin grafts and chronic wounds.

14 Oct 2020

New 2D Nanomaterial Acts as a Temperature Sensor

Researchers at KAUST have developed a layered material that can serve as an accurate temperature sensor by exploiting the same principle used in biological ion channels.

13 Oct 2020

Surface Phonon-Polaritons can Conduct Heat Away from Nanostructured Devices

The continuing progress in miniaturization of silicon microelectronic and photonic devices is causing cooling of the device structures to become increasingly challenging.

13 Oct 2020

Engineers Develop Plant-Based Spray for Use in Energy Devices and N95 Masks

Engineers have developed a new method to spray very thin wires produced from a plant-based material.

8 Oct 2020

The Promising Properties of 4D Nanomaterials for Tumor Treatment Revealed in a Study Published in ACS Nano

A research team of the University of Padua publishes an article in "ACS Nano" which explains how inorganic nanoparticles based on an alloy of gold and iron, two biocompatible elements and therefore particularly suitable for applications in the biomedical field, are able to biodegrade spontaneously in living organisms.

8 Oct 2020