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Debate about nanotechnology
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Debate about nanotechnology

Today, nanoparticles are present in many products for life such as electronic machinery, cosmetics, clothing, pharmaceuticals ... Is nano safe?

December 11, 2018
'Magical' graphene: Harder than diamond
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'Magical' graphene: Harder than diamond

Andre Konstantin Geim was born in 1958 in Sochi (Russia), studied Moscow's physics and successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the Chernogolovka Institute of Solid…

December 11, 2018
Power generation does not emit CO2
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Power generation does not emit CO2

Vattenfall (Sweden) has just unveiled a power plant using technology that is considered a breakthrough in the fight against climate change.

December 11, 2018
2020: Two million vehicles run on hydrogen?
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2020: Two million vehicles run on hydrogen?

According to a report by the National Research Council commissioned by the US Congress, the transition to using hydrogen-powered vehicles will reduce dependence on gasol…

December 11, 2018
Leather for robots
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Leather for robots

Japanese researchers have created a special 'skin' rubber for the robot, which allows the robot to feel pressure and temperature just like humans do.

December 11, 2018
The future will have a Carbon TV screen
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The future will have a Carbon TV screen

British researchers have created a tiny liquid crystal display using a transparent material that is more stable than diamond and is only one atom thick.

December 11, 2018
Quantum effect in diamonds
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Quantum effect in diamonds

Physikalisches Institute of Stuttgart University created the entangled quantum states in diamonds, meaning that there is finally a diamond that people care about - diamo…

December 11, 2018
Measure the hotness of chili paste with nanotube
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Measure the hotness of chili paste with nanotube

Oxford chemists have discovered a way to use carbon nanotubes to test the chili's spicy taste. This technology may soon be commercially available as a disposable sen…

December 11, 2018
Buckyballs compress Hydro like Jupiter
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Buckyballs compress Hydro like Jupiter

Hydrogen is a clean and abundant energy source, but it is difficult to store it in large quantities. In a new study, material scientists at Rice University made a surpri…

December 11, 2018
Create 'unprecedented' black material
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Create 'unprecedented' black material

The darkest material that science has ever known has been created in an American laboratory. It absorbs very strong light and is very reflexive. The material is made up…

December 11, 2018
The smallest radio in the world
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The smallest radio in the world

US scientists have created a special radio carbon nanotube. This radio is about 100 billion times smaller than the world's first radios. Made of a single carbon nano…

December 11, 2018