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Energy Made from Carbon Dioxide

by Martin Grolms | Apr 23, 2018 | Energy, Environment, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Scientists show that single nickel atoms are an efficient, cost-effective catalyst for converting carbon dioxide into useful chemicals.

Trans-Scale Biosensing Interface for Ultrasensitive Detection [Video]

by Advanced Science News Video | Apr 23, 2018 | Diagnostics, Micro-/Nanotechnology, Sensors

Dr. Fan Yang and Prof. Guo-Jun Zhang from Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, and co-workers, engineer a trans-scale biosensing interface capable of ultrasensitive microRNA detection.

Photogravitactic Microswimmers

by Francesca Riboni | Apr 20, 2018 | Biotechnology, Environment, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Artificial photochemically-active microswimmers, with 2D or 3D swimming behavior, can also swim against gravity.

Moisture-Resistant Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Low-Cost Dye [Video]

by Advanced Science News | Apr 19, 2018 | Electronics, Energy, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Dopant-free, moisture-resistant hole-transport materials (HTMs) for perovskite solar cells based on derivatives of the dye anthanthrone (ANT) are developed by Sagar M. Jain from Swansea University Bay Campus, Prashant Sonar from Queensland University of Technology, and co-workers.

Laying Waste to Oil Spills

by Aaron Brown | Apr 19, 2018 | Environment, Features, Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

An international team have used waste cooking oil from a university cafe to make a cheap, effective material for absorbing oil from seawater.

Nature-Inspired Surface and Materials Research at Beihang University

by James Cook | Apr 19, 2018 | Biosystems, Biotechnology, Energy, Micro-/Nanotechnology

A recent special issue of Advanced Materials, issue 45 in 2017, was dedicated to highlighting nature-inspired surface and materials research at Beihang University in Beijing, China.

Enhancing Catalyst Stability for Polypropylene Production

by Yan Li | Apr 17, 2018 | Energy, Micro-/Nanotechnology, Physics

The important role of surface-bound hydroxy groups of vanadium catalysts under reaction conditions by employing in situ DRIFTS experiments and DFT calculations is elucidated.

Infrared-Driven Generation of Hydrogen Gas

by James Cook | Apr 16, 2018 | Energy, Micro-/Nanotechnology

IR-driven transfer of plasmon-induced hot electrons in a nonmetallic branched heterostructure, by combining ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy with theoretical simulations, is demonstrated for the first time.

New Standards in Solids Analysis

by Martin Grolms | Apr 16, 2018 | Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Young start-up team develops a promising new reference materials for direct microanalysis of solids.

Mix and Match Nanobiosensor Design using Self-Assembled DNA Nanostructures

by WIREs Authors | Apr 13, 2018 | Biotechnology, Micro-/Nanotechnology, Sensors

DNA origami nanobiosensor: The binding of the bioanalyte (left) with the ssDNA-associated bioreceptor (center) on the surface of the DNA origami is transduced as a measurable change in properties (right) that can be recognized and quantified by a detector.

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