Researchers have developed a new sensor, which can rapidly and accurately detect tiny amounts of oligonucleotides related to diseases.
Jan 17th, 2017
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NanoPack aims to develop and demonstrate state-of-the-art antimicrobial packaging solutions for perishable foods based on natural nanomaterials that will prevent food-borne illness outbreaks and reduce food waste caused by early spoilage.
Jan 16th, 2017
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Until recently, 'flexible ferroelectrics' could have been thought of as the same type of oxymoronic phrase. Thanks to a new discovery, scientists have pioneered a new class of materials with advanced functionalities that moves the idea from the realm of irony into reality.
Jan 16th, 2017
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Researchers heveloped a technology to coat metal with several nanometers of semiconducting materials. This technology can be applied to solar cells, wearable devices, displays, and the like.
Jan 16th, 2017
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Engineering researchers have illuminated another path forward for LED technologies by refining the manufacturing of light sources made with crystalline substances known as perovskites, a more efficient and potentially lower-cost alternative to materials used in LEDs found on store shelves.
Jan 16th, 2017
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An ultralight high-performance mechanical watch made with graphene is unveiled today in Geneva at the Salon International De La Haute Horlogerie thanks to a unique collaboration.
Jan 16th, 2017
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Through long shifts at the helm of a highly sophisticated microscope, researchers recorded reactions at near-atomic-scale resolution. Their success is another step toward building a better battery.
Jan 16th, 2017
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Nanoparticles from combustion engines can activate viruses that are dormant in in lung tissue cells. This is the result of a new study.
Jan 16th, 2017
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What if big data could help you see the future and prevent your mobile phone from breaking before it happened?
Jan 14th, 2017
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Resistant membrane-like films precisely reconfigure to produce valuable materials by design.
Jan 13th, 2017
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Scientists have developed a soy-based air filter that can capture toxic chemicals, such as carbon monoxide and formaldehyde, which current air filters can't.
Jan 13th, 2017
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To encourage the development of new nanotechnology manufacturing processes the EU recently established the Marie Curie Training Network ELENA (low energy electron-driven chemistry for the advantage of emerging nanofabrication methods).
Jan 13th, 2017
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Researchers report a novel discovery of self-assembling two- and three-dimensional materials that are formed by gold nanoclusters of just a couple of nanometres in size, each having 102 gold atoms and a surface layer of 44 thiol molecules.
Jan 13th, 2017
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New classes of printable electrically conducting polymer materials make better electrodes for plastic electronics and advanced semiconductor devices.
Jan 13th, 2017
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From user communities to school competitions, an EU project has given civil society a stronger voice in the ongoing debate over nanotechnology. The goal is to help ensure societal concerns are incorporated at all levels of decision-making, and that research with the potential to directly benefit citizens is prioritised.
Jan 13th, 2017
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Diffraction-based analytical methods are widely used in laboratories, but they struggle to study samples that are smaller than a micrometer in size. Researchers have nevertheless been successful in using electron diffraction to reveal the structure of nanocrystals.
Jan 13th, 2017
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