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Raman spectroscopy maps protein profiles in living cells without destroying them
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (105+ words) Nanowerk Raman spectroscopy maps protein profiles in living cells without destroying them Researchers used Raman spectroscopy to infer proteome profiles from intact E. coli cells, revealing conserved protein ratio patterns that also appear in human cells. - Raman spectroscopy can nondestructively infer…...
Imaging technique captures more information about ultrafast microscopic processes
2+ week, 4+ day ago (44+ words) Nanowerk Imaging technique captures more information about ultrafast microscopic processes By capturing intensity and phase changes in a single measurement, new method could help scientists design new materials, explore biological processes and advance high-power lasers....
New platinum nanocatalyst design could accelerate hydrogen fuel cell commercialization
3+ week, 3+ day ago (111+ words) Nanowerk New platinum nanocatalyst design could accelerate hydrogen fuel cell commercialization Researchers developed a ternary platinum-cobalt-manganese nanocatalyst with tenfold higher activity and 96% durability retention for hydrogen fuel cells. - The new catalyst showed mass activity more than ten times higher than…...
Challenging a 300-year-old law of friction
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (40+ words) Nanowerk Challenging a 300-year-old law of friction Researchers found friction can arise without contact, driven by magnetic dynamics, and doesn't always increase with load but peaks when magnetic ordering becomes frustrated....
AI decodes the rules behind self-assembling protein nanoribbons
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (51+ words) Nanowerk AI decodes the rules behind self-assembling protein nanoribbons AI analysis of microscopy images reveals that a thin water layer on mineral surfaces guides the self-assembly of protein nanoribbons. Atom AI proves to be a game changer It's in the…...
Atomic ratio tuning in catalysts controls carbon nanofiber production from CO2
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (56+ words) Nanowerk Atomic ratio tuning in catalysts controls carbon nanofiber production from CO2 The ratio of palladium to copper in an electrocatalyst governs syngas composition from CO2, shaping downstream carbon nanofiber growth for permanent carbon storage. - Jingguang G. Chen (Columbia University), 0000-0002-9592-2635 corresponding author...
Earth abundant metals unlock low temperature hydrogen from ammonia
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (40+ words) Nanowerk Earth abundant metals unlock low temperature hydrogen from ammonia Researchers developed a catalyst support that lets cheap nickel and cobalt rival expensive ruthenium for producing hydrogen from ammonia at lower temperatures....
Using individual atoms to achieve fossil-free chemistry
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (149+ words) Nanowerk Using individual atoms to achieve fossil-free chemistry Methanol is a key starting material for chemical products. Researchers can now produce this precursor from CO2 and hydrogen with high efficiency by using isolated metal atoms as catalysts. - They have developed a…...
Exotic clock magnetism observed for the first time in an atomically thin crystal
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (133+ words) Nanowerk Exotic clock magnetism observed for the first time in an atomically thin crystal Physicists confirmed the full two-dimensional six-state clock model in atomically thin nickel phosphorus trisulfide, observing both the BKT and clock phases. - Researchers observed both the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless…...
Functionalized wood emerges as a green nanoengineering platform for energy and environment
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (103+ words) Nanowerk Functionalized wood emerges as a green nanoengineering platform for energy and environment A comprehensive review examines how nanoengineered wood can serve as a renewable platform for energy storage, water treatment, and power generation applications. - Wood's hierarchical, anisotropic, and porous…...