Packaging insecticides in nanocapsules may make them more toxic
Encasing insecticides in microscopic plastic capsules -- a common formulation for many pest sprays on the market -- could lead to unintended consequences.
Feb 27th, 2019
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Now you see heat, now you don't
Researchers have fabricated an inexpensive, easy-to-produce film that makes objects completely invisible to infrared detectors.
Feb 27th, 2019
Read moreDirected evolution builds nanoparticles
Scientists have been able to use directed evolution to build not proteins, but synthetic nanoparticles. These nanoparticles are used as optical biosensors.
Feb 27th, 2019
Read moreExamining silver nanoparticles in natural environments
Researchers have developed a method to investigate the behaviour of silver nanoparticles in natural waters. The particles regularly enter the sea from products such as sportswear and food packaging. What happens to them there is largely unknown.
Feb 27th, 2019
Read moreAntibodies on nanoparticle surfaces may foster or fluster therapies
Scientists have assembled a clearer picture of the molecular activity that occurs when nanoparticles injected into the body are marked for immune system attack.
Feb 27th, 2019
Read moreEntangling photons of different colors
Researchers develop a novel chip-based device for quantum communication.
Feb 27th, 2019
Read more'Immunizing' quantum bits so that they can grow up
New material enhances supercurrent in topological-insulator nanoribbon Josephson junctions.
Feb 27th, 2019
Read moreThe EU gets specific about nanomaterials
The EU's Joint Research Centre has released a report clarifying the key concepts and terms used in the European Commission's nanomaterial definition.
Feb 26th, 2019
Read moreElectrically-heated silicate glass appears to defy Joule's first law
Experiments show electric field can modify silicate glass, causing parts to melt while remaining solid elsewhere; discovery suggests heat in glass could be produced on a very fine scale, could point to performance challenges for devices that use glass.
Feb 26th, 2019
Read moreA new spin in nanoelectronics
Researchers succeed in controlling extremely short-wavelength spin waves.
Feb 26th, 2019
Read moreNew microfluidics device can detect cancer cells in blood
Researchers have developed a device that can isolate individual cancer cells from patient blood samples. The microfluidic device works by separating the various cell types found in blood by their size.
Feb 26th, 2019
Read moreAvoiding the crack of doom
New imaging technique reveals how mechanical damage begins at the molecular scale.
Feb 26th, 2019
Read moreIt's all in the twist: Physicists stack 2D materials at angles to trap particles on the nanoscale
Results yield a unique platform to study quantum optical physics.
Feb 26th, 2019
Read moreGraphite offers up new quantum surprise
Researchers have discovered unexpected phenomena in graphite thanks to their previous research on its two-dimensional (2D) relative - graphene.
Feb 25th, 2019
Read moreWith nanotubes, genetic engineering in plants is easy-peasy
Inserting or tweaking genes in plants is more art than science, but with a new technique, scientists could make genetically engineering any type of plant - in particular, gene editing with CRISPR-Cas9 - simple and quick.
Feb 25th, 2019
Read moreTopological defects could be key to future nano-electronics
A new article outlines emerging research into different types of 'defective' order, i.e. topological structures in materials, and their potential highly interesting applications in nanotechnology and nanoelectronics.
Feb 25th, 2019
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