The EU FP7 SUN Sustainable Nanotechnologies Project has successfully hosted a week of high ranking, international nanotechnology events in Venice in the period 22 - 29 January 2016.
Feb 26th, 2016
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Researchers have theoretically demonstrated that small proteins can be reinforced with covalently bonded polymers against mechanical unfolding.
Feb 26th, 2016
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Patterned graphene sheets will be essential in designing future technologies such as 'smart wallpaper' and Internet-of-things applications.
Feb 26th, 2016
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Researchers create magnetic ratcheting system that could help prepare medical therapies more quickly and accurately.
Feb 26th, 2016
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A study reports the realization of a parallel computer based on designed nanofabricated channels explored in a massively parallel fashion by protein filaments propelled by molecular motors.
Feb 26th, 2016
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Imagine solar cells so thin, flexible, and lightweight that they could be placed on almost any material or surface, including your hat, shirt, or smartphone, or even on a sheet of paper or a helium balloon.
Feb 26th, 2016
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A team of quantum physicists managed to tame a so-called 'dark state', created in a superconducting qubit.
Feb 25th, 2016
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A swimming microrobot formed from liquid-crystal elastomers is driven by a light-induced peristaltic motion.
Feb 25th, 2016
Read moreScientists have developed a method of producing hydrogen peroxide on demand through a simple, one-step process. The method enables dilute H2O2 to be made directly from hydrogen and oxygen in small quantities on-site.
Feb 25th, 2016
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A new way to use the chemical reactions of certain enzymes to trigger self-powered mechanical movement has been developed by a team of researchers.
Feb 25th, 2016
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Researchers have been studying the lubricity of graphene on the nanometer scale. Since it produces almost no friction at all, it could drastically reduce energy loss in machines when used as a coating.
Feb 25th, 2016
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Inspired by a desert beetle, cactus and pitcher plant, researchers design a new material to collect water droplets.
Feb 25th, 2016
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Just as the single-crystal silicon wafer forever changed the nature of electronics 60 years ago, a group of researchers is hoping its work with quantum dot solids - crystals made out of crystals - can help usher in a new era in electronics.
Feb 25th, 2016
Read moreScientists have found evidence that some carbon nanomaterials can enter into immune cell membranes, seemingly going undetected by the cell's built-in mechanisms for engulfing and disposing of foreign material, and then escape through some unidentified pathway.
Feb 24th, 2016
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Researchers have proved that copper nanophotonic components can operate successfully in photonic devices - it was previously believed that only gold and silver components have the required properties for this. It means that light-based computers are closer to reality than ever before - copper is cheaper than gold or silver.
Feb 24th, 2016
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Paper-based diagnostics enable rapid medical test results at minimal cost - and now they're about to get even better. A new synthetic paper could enable simultaneous screenings for multiple conditions, with more reliable results.
Feb 24th, 2016
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