The marine sponge Monorhaphis chuni forms a glass filament with a perfect periodic arrangement of nanopores employing a similar method that is used for fabrication of man-made mesoporous nanomaterials.
Feb 24th, 2014
Read moreResearchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a system for precisely delivering anti-inflammatory drugs to immune cells gone out of control, while sparing their well-behaved counterparts.
Feb 23rd, 2014
Read moreResearchers have developed an innovative technique that can carry chemotherapy safely and release it inside cancer cells when triggered by two-photon laser in the infrared red wave length.
Feb 23rd, 2014
Read moreResearchers produced a sensor that sensitively, selectively and simultaneously determines Sunset Yellow and Tartrazine in food and beverage samples.
Feb 22nd, 2014
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Infrared technique at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source could help improve flow reactor chemistry for pharmaceuticals and other products.
Feb 21st, 2014
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A team of UConn chemists has discovered a new way of making a class of porous materials that allows for greater manufacturing controls and has significantly broader applications than the longtime industry standard.
Feb 21st, 2014
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New research could revolutionise the treatment of coronary thrombosis and brain damage.
Feb 21st, 2014
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A newly-developed coating could enable buildings to have antireflective self-cleaning windows and could increase the efficiency of solar cells.
Feb 21st, 2014
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Using in-situ microscopy to follow the intercalation process of caesium of graphene monolayer on iridium surface, scientists discovered a novel mechanism for intercalation and entrapment of alkali atoms under epitaxial graphene.
Feb 21st, 2014
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Scientists have produced novel microparticles, whose surface consists of three chemically different segments. These segments can be provided with different (bio-) molecules.
Feb 21st, 2014
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Researchers succeeded in the development of photocatalytic materials which can be activated by visible light, through the application of nanotechnology.
Feb 21st, 2014
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Novel method for integrating ultrasmall photonic devices on a silicon chip.
Feb 21st, 2014
Read moreA multi-university team of engineers has developed what could be a promising solution for charging smartphone batteries on the go - without the need for an electrical cord.
Feb 21st, 2014
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Scientists have found a creative way to radically improve thermoelectric materials, a finding that could one day lead to the development of improved solar panels, more energy-efficient cooling equipment, and even the creation of new devices that could turn the vast amounts of heat wasted at power plants into more electricity.
Feb 20th, 2014
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New non-iridescent structural colors cover the whole spectrum.
Feb 20th, 2014
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The understanding of advanced materials and how they perform under different conditions will be enhanced thanks to a new research collaboration between the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL).
Feb 20th, 2014
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