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Metal nanoparticles serve as plant growth regulators

New research results indicate that metal nanoparticles can serve as plant growth regulators and provide insights into using them for improving crops in heavy metal-contaminated areas.

June 30, 2022 Read more

How to synthesize stable diamane at high pressure

By introducing boron and nitrogen dopants into diamane, researchers found that diamane's structure and electronic properties could be regulated.

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Novel nanoparticle gel proves itself to be highly tunable color filter

An exotic gel has an unexpected property: The material's temperature determines which color of light can pass through it.

June 30, 2022 Read more

Magnetic nanoparticles can release anti-cancer microRNA on command

Study shows thatnanoparticles release an anti-cancer microRNA inside lung cancer cells when stimulated using an alternating magnetic field.

June 30, 2022 Read more

The hunt for nanoplastics is on

Researchers developed a method that should make it easier to count nanoplastics in the body.

June 30, 2022 Read more

A mirror tracks a single nanoparticle

Sensing with levitated nanoparticles has so far been limited by the precision of position measurements. Now, researchers have demonstrated a new method for optical interferometry in which light scattered by a particle is reflected by a mirror. This opens up new possibilities for using levitated particles as sensors, in particular, in quantum regimes.

June 30, 2022 Read more

Using colloidal nanodiscs for 3D bioprinting tissues and tissue models

New nanotechnology leverages colloidal interactions of nanoparticles to print complex geometries that can mimic tissue and organ structure.

June 29, 2022 Read more

New single-mode semiconductor laser delivers power with scalability

Engineering breakthrough could dramatically improve the efficiency of lasers for sensing, communication and imaging.

June 29, 2022 Read more

Detecting fluorescence signals from nanoscale thin films - new possibilities in product labeling

Researchers have developed a measurement technique that allows to detect nanoscale fluorescent thin films for the first time without using expensive laboratory equipment. The addressed fields of application of fluorescent thin films and the associated analysis technology are in areas such as security, logistics and merchandise management.

June 29, 2022 Read more

Assigning moving features in high-speed atomic force microscopy

How to optimize high-speed atomic force microscopy experiments on live cell membranes, so that moving objects like molecules can be properly followed from frame to frame.

June 29, 2022 Read more

Review article on metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheets assembled on the surface of water

Scientists have published a review article on the facile synthesis of nanosheet materials with precise regular nanoscale pores.

June 29, 2022 Read more

Electrospinning promises major improvements in wearable technology

Polymer-based fabrication of nanofibers with tunable properties takes wearables to the next level.

June 28, 2022 Read more

Novel materials and technologies for urban farming

With a growing sustainability movement around the globe, the concept of urban farming has gained huge popularity for the development of sustainable communities. Urban farming practices don't necessarily use the same practices as conventional farming; this is especially true for the more high-tech approaches taken in vertical farming and warehouse farming. There is an opportunity and a requirement for smart technologies and the use of novel materials in urban farming, which can contribute to building a higher productivity and more sustainable urban farms.

June 28, 2022 Read more

Food-packaging system reduces health risks and saves food

Inspired by battlefield medicine, this antimicrobial food wrap could reduce food waste and foodborne illness.

June 28, 2022 Read more

2D materials for a major leap forward in non-volatile memory technologies

An overview of the state of the art of the field and of the current challenges being faced in the development of non-volatile memories in general and, specifically, of those employing spintronic mechanisms such as spin-transfer torque and spin-orbit torque.

June 27, 2022 Read more

Making dark semiconductors shine

Physicists have succeeded in manipulating the energy-level structure in an ultra-thin sample in such a way that this semiconductor, which normally has a low luminescence yield, began to emit light.

June 27, 2022 Read more