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Scientists build microporous MOF traps for mitigating toxic gases

Researchers searching for candidate materials to remediate NO2 and SO2 investigated a series of MOFs that can be made from the entire family of rare-earth metals. They used computer simulations and a combination of neutron and x-ray scattering experiments to help them determine the optimal conditions for synthesizing the materials.

Apr 20th, 2022

Engineers develop new kind of 3D printing with nanomaterials

Engineers have laid the groundwork for a new system for 3D printing that doesn't require that an object be printed from the bottom up.

Apr 20th, 2022

'Dative epitaxy'- a new way to stack crystal films

Growing thin layers of crystals made from different materials on top of each other isn't easy. Could a technique called 'dative epitaxy' help?

Apr 20th, 2022

Lasers trigger magnetism in atomically thin quantum materials

Researchers have discovered that light - in the form of a laser - can trigger a form of magnetism in a normally nonmagnetic 2D material.

Apr 20th, 2022

Single-cell sorting by function with nanovial hydrogels

With microscopic, bowl-shaped hydrogel containers called 'nanovials', a research team recently demonstrated the ability to select cells based on what type they are, and which compounds - and how much of those compounds - they secrete.

Apr 20th, 2022

Flexible printable electrical patches for accelerated wound healing

Flexible, antibacterial conductive hydrogel-ePatch enables personalized, high efficiency wound treatment.

Apr 20th, 2022

Using nanotechnology, researchers take step toward developing 'electric eye'

Researchers have created a newly designed neuromorphic electronic device that endows microrobotics with colorful vision.

Apr 20th, 2022

Nanoparticles can cross the placenta during pregnancy, potentially exposing fetus

Inhaled nanoparticles can cross a natural, protective barrier that normally protects fetuses, according to scientists studying factors that produce low-birth-weight babies.

Apr 20th, 2022

Self-assembly of particles with rough edges: Polyhedrons with potential for new materials

Scientists show that polyhedral particles form completely different structures than spherical particles. The properties of the resulting materials, and potentially their recyclability, are also distinct.

Apr 20th, 2022

Lab creates superfluid circuit using fermions to study electron behavior

Researchers have built the world's first superfluid circuit that uses pairs of ultracold electron-like atoms.

Apr 20th, 2022

Carbon black nanoparticles prove effective against the yellow fever mosquito

Researchers describe how mosquitoes have evolved a natural resistance to some chemical insecticides, and offers an alternative called carbon black, a type of carbon-based nanoparticles.

Apr 19th, 2022

New promising nanogel separates chemicals continuously

Scientists have improved a nanogel in such a way that it can now transport individual molecules from one liquid to the other.

Apr 19th, 2022

Extremely sensitive nanosensors can detect trace amounts of molecules

Researchers have developed a new type of sensor with an unprecedented ability to detect extremely small amounts of molecules. These sensors can be used to detect and identify trace amounts of substances such as chemical pollutants or molecules important in medicine.