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New solution for making 2D nanomaterials

Lquids can be used to apply the 2D nanomaterials over large areas and at low costs, enabling a variety of important future applications.

Jan 24th, 2017

Food additive E171: first findings of oral exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles

Scientists have shown for the first time that E171 crosses the intestinal barrier in animals and reaches other parts of the body.

Jan 24th, 2017

Star Wars like holograms a step closer with new invention

Physicists have invented a tiny device that creates the highest quality holographic images ever achieved, opening the door to imaging technologies seen in science fiction movies such as Star Wars.

Jan 24th, 2017

Imprinting nano patterns on the inside and outside of polymer fibers

Researchers have come up with a simple and innovative technique for drawing or imprinting complex, nanometric patterns on hollow polymer fibers.

Jan 24th, 2017

Materials study probes 'field-assisted' processing for high-tech ceramic components

A new project will study the fundamental mechanisms behind a method that uses electrical fields to enhance ceramics-sintering processing to manufacture components for a range of military and commercial applications.

Jan 24th, 2017

New insights into the forms of metal-organic frameworks

A team of researchers has recently developed a new novel design strategy for synthesizing various forms of functional materials, especially for metal-organic materials.

Jan 24th, 2017

New carbon nanotube sensors can detect single protein molecules

Engineers have designed sensors that can detect single protein molecules as they are secreted by cells or even a single cell.

Jan 24th, 2017

Nanocavity and atomically thin materials advance the technology for chip-scale light sources

Researchers have discovered an important first step towards building electrically pumped nanolasers (or light-based sources). These lasers are critical in the development of integrated photonic based short-distance optical interconnects and sensors.

Jan 24th, 2017

New metamaterial can switch from hard to soft - and back again

Researchers have developed a new way to design a metamaterial that allows the material to switch between being hard and soft without damaging or altering the material itself.

Jan 23rd, 2017

Taking materials into the third dimension

One-pot technique creates structures with potential for more efficient manufacturing and energy storage.

Jan 23rd, 2017

Scientists spin artificial silk from whey protein

Scientists have cleared up a key process for the artificial production of silk.

Jan 23rd, 2017

Synthetic nanoparticles achieve the complexity of protein molecules

Study reveals the structure of the largest gold nanoparticles to-date and the self-assembly mechanisms behind their formation.

Jan 23rd, 2017

Ultrasound pulses activate release of drugs from nanoparticles

Biomedical engineers report they have worked out a noninvasive way to release and deliver concentrated amounts of a drug to the brain of rats in a temporary, localized manner using ultrasound.