Patrick van der WelMay 21
Great to host @[email protected] in Groningen for his colloquium today: Ultra-Low Temperature NMR and #DNP using cryogenic Helium MAS: New insights on advanced nanomaterials from cellulose nanofibrils to perovskite #nanocrystals #ssNMR #nmrchat #glycotime @[email protected]
N-gated Hacker NewsNov 10, 2025
👓 Ah, the thrill of zero-point motion in crystals—because apparently, #physicists ran out of exciting things to study. ⚛️ Watch as they spend countless hours squinting through microscopes at #nanocrystals that glow just enough to make you wish you were reading literally anything else. 💡
https://physics.aps.org/articles/v18/178 #zeroPointMotion #research #scienceHumor #microscopy #HackerNews #ngated
Zeroing In on Zero-Point Motion Inside a Crystal

A nanocrystal cooled to near absolute zero produces an unexpected light emission, which is shown to arise from quantum fluctuations in the crystal’s atomic lattice.

Physics
Show threadIngvar SantryAug 15, 2025
This is the strongest known biomaterial! Its foundation is ordinary chitin, combined with iron oxide nanocrystals. Researchers recently recreated limpet teeth artificially and are scaling up production. Potential applications: bulletproof vests, durable plastic alternatives! #Biomaterials #Innovation #Chitin #Nanocrystals #FutureTech #Engineering
Recreate limpet teeth artificially: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/25/1081578/limpet-teeth-natures-strongest-material-lab-biotechnology/
The quest to re-create nature’s strongest material

Material inspired by limpet teeth could perform as well as the toughest manmade materials, or better.

MIT Technology Review
Beilstein-InstitutFeb 3, 2025

📢 We are glad to welcome our new #BJNANO #AssociateEditor Yohann Corvis, Université Paris Cité 🇫🇷!
He is an expert in the research on raw pharmaceutical materials including the development of #nanomedicines for anesthetic, #antitumor, and anti-inflammatory treatments, with an emphasis on #nanocrystals.

Welcome aboard Yohann!
đź”— https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/news/4GJ3JEKNEPH476ZOZEENE3LTIM?M=y

#BJNANO 💎🔓

BJNANO - New Associate Editor for the <em>Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology</em>

New Associate Editor for the <em>Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology</em>

Beilstein-InstitutJul 1, 2024
There is still time to submit your latest research to the thematic issue “#QuantumDots: from colloidal #nanocrystals to functional solids & devices” ed. by Loredana Protesescu, Maria A. Loi, Wolfgang Heiss & Quinten Akkerman.
đź”— https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/series/111?M=y
Submission deadline: đź“… July 31, 2024
#BJNANO #DiamondOpenAccess 💎 🔓
Quantum dots: from colloidal nanocrystals to functional solids and devices

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Knowledge ZoneFeb 19, 2024

#KnowledgeByte: Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor #Nanocrystals that are a few nanometers in size. They are a key topic in materials science and #Nanotechnology.

Quantum Dot Solar Cells are being called "The Next Big Thing in Photovoltaics".

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Quantum-Dot-65cdd46615315b392535d3fe

Quantum Dot

Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanocrystals that are a few nanometers in size. They are a key topic in materials science and nanotechnology.

Knowledge Zone
Beilstein-InstitutJan 23, 2024

Submit your latest research to the 🆕thematic issue “#QuantumDots: from colloidal #nanocrystals to functional solids & devices” ed. by Loredana Protesescu, Maria A. Loi, Wolfgang Heiss & Quinten Akkerman.

đź”— https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/series/111?M=y
Submission deadline: đź“… July 31, 2024

#BJNANO #DiamondOpenAccess 💎 🔓

Quantum dots: from colloidal nanocrystals to functional solids and devices

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Delia MillironJan 31, 2023

For a belated #introduction, posts are mostly about #science of #colloidal #nanocrystals and related topics in #chemistry and #plasmonic materials. Interests in #cleantech and soft materials, as well.
#chemiverse

Occasional fun posts about #dogs, #cooking, and #nature.

Delia MillironJan 30, 2023

Placing tin #dopants selectively in the core or shell region of #plasmonic indium oxide #colloidal #nanocrystals controls not only dual-band spectral features, but also the strong spectral modulation and near-field modulation when electrons are added by chemical reduction.

From recent group members Bharat Tandon and Stephen Gibbs, plus stand-out undergrad researcher Christopher Dean (Texas ChE).
#chemiverse

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04199

Dmitry BaranovDec 22, 2022

#Perovskite #nanocrystals taught us many interesting lessons over the past few years. One of them is a superlattice X-ray interference (multilayer diffraction).

In the recently published Accounts we discuss the origins and uses of that effect in the context of perovskites as well as other nanocrystal superlattices and colloidal layered materials.

“Collective Diffraction Effects in Perovskite Nanocrystal Superlattices”

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00613