Researchers have produced a gel from cellulose fibres and biodegradable nanoparticles that liquifies when pressed through the nozzle of a 3D printer, but then quickly returns to its original shape.
Mar 12th, 2020
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Researchers presented the test results of an innovative oncotherapy technology based on hyperthermia - heating a tumor to a certain temperature due to nanoparticles introduced into it. The drug based on cobalt ferrite nanoparticles cured 100% of the mice with intestinal cancer from the experimental group.
Mar 12th, 2020
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New experiments have placed the best limits yet on impermeability of graphene and other two-dimensional materials to gases and liquids. The work has also revealed that the carbon sheet can act as a powerful catalyst for hydrogen splitting, a finding that promises cheap and abundant catalysts in the future.
Mar 12th, 2020
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Scientists have a new strategy for 'trapping and zapping' antibiotic resistant genes, the pieces of bacteria that, even though theirs hosts are dead, can find their way into and boost the resistance of other bacteria.
Mar 12th, 2020
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Scientists have developed powerful tools to unmask the diversity of amyloid fibrils, which are associated with Alzheimer?s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. They made the breakthrough by developing gold nanoparticles that combine with cryogenic transmission electron microscopy, to provide rapid and unprecedented images of fibrils.
Mar 12th, 2020
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The high conversion of dark to bright excitons in long carbon nanotubes can lead to more efficient optoelectronics devices.
Mar 12th, 2020
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Using a simple post-annealing process, scientists created a flexible organic cell that degrades by less than 5 percent over 3,000 hours in atmospheric conditions and that simultaneously has an energy conversion ratio - a key indicator of solar cell performance - of 13 percent.
Mar 12th, 2020
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Nanoengineers developed a safety feature that prevents lithium metal batteries from rapidly heating up and catching fire in case of an internal short circuit.
Mar 12th, 2020
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The realistic mechanical properties of monolayer graphene have been successfully studied by a new method. The groundbreaking discovery will promote the application of graphene in different areas, such as the touch monitor on flexible mobile phones.
Mar 11th, 2020
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An international research group has ended a fifty-year quest by directly observing a quantum phenomenon known as a Kondo screening cloud. This phenomenon, which is important for many physical phenomena such as high-temperature superconductivity, is essentially a cloud that masks magnetic impurities in a material.
Mar 11th, 2020
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To prevent excessive food waste due to accelerated ripening, researchers are developing a new catalyst that degrades ethylene into water and carbon dioxide.
Mar 11th, 2020
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The cell growth with NIR exposure to Si-AuNRs nano heat islands could be an alternative way to grow cells in comparison to the conventional system, such as an incubator.
Mar 11th, 2020
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Flowing liquids are a major part of industry and occurs inside our very own bodies. Investigating how flow effects the charges of the particles in liquid, and therefore its aggregation and dispersion will have plenty of applications to better control the impact and efficiency of surfactants in liquids and the dynamics of how such systems work.
Mar 11th, 2020
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Scientists have combined experimental and theoretical techniques to measure atomic positions of all the atoms in a 2D material and calculate how the arrangement impacts the electronic properties of various regions of the system.
Mar 11th, 2020
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Not too far in the future, expect graphene components in earbud headphones and amplifiers that are integrated into products made by established audio-product manufacturers.
Mar 11th, 2020
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Researchers develop a low-cost and simple device that can rapidly and efficiently deliver nanomaterials into cells.
Mar 11th, 2020
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