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A cost-effective and energy-efficient approach to carbon capture with MOFs

Scientists have developed a slurry-based process that can revolutionize carbon capture. The slurry, consisting of a porous powder suspended in glycol, offers the efficient large-scale implementation of a liquid while maintaining the lower costs and energy efficiency of solid carbon-capturing materials.

Oct 9th, 2014

Of bio-hairpins and polymer-spaghetti

A spotlight on how entangled polymers flow and soften.

Oct 9th, 2014

Nanoparticle research could enhance drug delivery through skin

Scientists have identified key characteristics that enhance a nanoparticle's ability to penetrate skin, in a milestone study which could have major implications for the delivery of drugs.

Oct 9th, 2014

Hybrid nanomaterials could smash the solar efficiency ceiling

A new method for transferring energy from organic to inorganic semiconductors could boost the efficiency of widely used inorganic solar cells.

Oct 9th, 2014

Nanoparticle drops to combat dry eye syndrome

Researchers have developed a topical solution containing nanoparticles that will combat dry eye syndrome with only one application a week.

Oct 9th, 2014

Economic value of graphene to the UK

The Graphene Special Interest Group has published a Graphene Think Piece. The document was initiated by the Technology Strategy Board to 'inform a view on where and how the UK might best gain economic value from graphene related activities'.

Oct 8th, 2014

Propelling discoveries with molecular imaging

The 7th annual meeting of the World Molecular Imaging Society, which just concluded in Seoul, Korea, highlighted new discoveries in molecular imaging during 180 oral presentations and more than 650 scientific poster presentations from world-renowned institutions from around the globe.

Oct 8th, 2014

Nanotechnology researchers explore the growth of nanocrystals

New research by materials scientists has yielded greater understanding of what particular nanocrystals look like individually and how they fit together as they form larger structures called supercrystals. Such knowledge could lead to effective bottom-up engineering of new materials for applications ranging from solar cells to electronic components.

Oct 8th, 2014

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 honors the principle of nanoscopy

For a long time optical microscopy was held back by a presumed limitation: that it would never obtain a better resolution than half the wavelength of light. Helped by fluorescent molecules the Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 2014 ingeniously circumvented this limitation. Their ground-breaking work has brought optical microscopy into the nanodimension.

Oct 8th, 2014

Analysis of selective vaporization behavior in laser melting

Element-by-element tracking of laser processing reveals how metallic alloys reorganize during microscale laser melting processes.

Oct 8th, 2014

Remotely controlling brain cells with nanoparticle-based radiogenetics

A proposal to develop a new way to remotely control brain cells is among the first to receive funding from the BRAIN initiative. The project will make use of a technique called radiogenetics that combines the use of radio waves or magnetic fields with nanoparticles to turn neurons on or off.