Nanotechnology
UCI scientists make X-ray vision-like camera to rapidly retrieve 3D images
Tech can visualize various materials, structures with detailed chemical informationCredit: Dmitry Fishman, Eric Potma, David Knez / UCI Irvine, Calif.,...
New material could mean lightweight armor, protective coatings
Credit: MIT RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Army-funded research identified a new material that may lead to lightweight armor, protective...
Cellular uptake of nanoparticles keys for further development of temperature sensing
A paper by Kazan Federal University was published in Journal of Nanoparticle ResearchCredit: Kazan Federal University The article represents the...
Unlocking efficient light-energy conversion with stable coordination nanosheets
Scientists design a high-performance, self-powered, UV photodetector using 2D nanosheets that show record photocurrent stability under air exposureCredit: Hiroshi Nishihara...
The virus trap
Hollow nano-objects made of DNA could trap viruses and render them harmlessCredit: Christian Sigl / DietzLab / TUM To date,...
Scientists find way to navigate a heavy uphill climb
Tiny motors behave like rock climbersCredit: Image courtesy of Jun Zhang, NYU's Courant Institute and NYU's Department of Physics. A...
Lean and mean: Building a multifunctional pressure sensor with 3D printing technology
Scientists develop a 3D-printed pressure sensor embedded with a temperature sensor from conductive carbon-based composites.Credit: DGIST The treatment of many...
An inclusive guide to Nano particles in medicine
A Comprehensive Guide to Nanoparticles in Medicine is an ideal resource for scholars in medicine, pharmacology and technology who require...
NTU Singapore converts tamarind shells into an energy source for vehicles
Credit: Credit to NTU Singapore Shells of tamarind, a tropical fruit consumed worldwide, are discarded during food production. As they...
Are silver nanoparticles a silver bullet against microbes?
Leanne Gilbertson's group studies the mechanisms behind bacterial resistance to silver nanoparticles to determine if their ubiquitous use is a...
This device harvests power from your sweaty fingertips while you sleep
Credit: Lu Yin Feeling extra sweaty from a summer heat wave? Don't worry--not all your perspiration has to go to...
‘Hydrogel-based flexible brain-machine interface’
The interface is easy to insert into the body when dry, but behaves 'stealthily' inside the brain when wetCredit: KAIST...
Transforming the world with 3D printed electronics
Credit: World Scientific In the age of digitalisation, electronics products are becoming increasingly ubiquitous. Over the past few decades, electronic...
Giving a “tandem” boost to solar-powered water splitting
Scientists combine two promising photocatalysts to obtain higher solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency and durability in a water splitting cell.Credit: Image courtesy:...
A super new theory
A researcher at the University of Tsukuba introduces a new theoretical model of high-temperature superconductivity, in which electrical current can...
Tiny but mighty precipitates toughen a structural alloy
Credit: Michelle Lehman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University...
Researchers use multivalent gold nanoparticles to develop efficient molecular probe
Credit: Kaori Sakurai/ TUAT Cells play a precise game of telephone, sending messages to each other that trigger actions further...
The shape of nanoparticles in body fluids may help identify the type of cancer
Credit: Sou Ryuzaki A recent study by scientists from Japanese universities has shown that the shape of cell-derived nanoparticles, known...
Researchers identify ultrastable single atom magnet
Credit: QNS Researchers at the IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience at Ewha Womans University (QNS) have shown that dysprosium atoms...
New technology and partnerships to aid scientists facing critical global challenges
Swansea University and Diamond Light Source to exploit revolutionary nanoparticle beam technologyCredit: Henry Hoddinott. A new state-of-the-art instrument has been...