Can crab shells provide a 'green' solution to malaria?
Study shows how a mixture of chitin and silver nanoparticles inhibits growth of mosquito larvae.
May 11th, 2017
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New project to develop a nanotherapy targeting the molecules involved in inflammatory bowel diseases
Today was announced a European Union project to develop a nanotherapy targeting the molecules involved in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
May 11th, 2017
Read moreCarbon nanotube based microfluidic chip that captures rare, aggressive cancer cells
In work that could improve understanding of how cancer spreads, a team of engineers and medical researchers developed a new kind of microfluidic chip that can capture rare, aggressive cancer cells, grow them on the chip and release single cells on demand.
May 11th, 2017
Read moreFinally, synthesis of a carbon nanobelt with potential applications in nanotechnology
Carbon nanobelts are expected to serve as a useful template for building carbon nanotubes and open a new field of nanocarbon science.
May 11th, 2017
Read moreStable, highly conductive 'white graphene' promising new material
An international group of researchers has arranged 2D nanosheets of boron nitride, the 'white graphene', into membranes with a significant level of conductivity and chemical and thermal stability up to 90 C.
May 11th, 2017
Read moreSound over silicon: Computing's wave of the future
Phonon-based computing could change the world as we know it.
May 10th, 2017
Read moreCould triboelectric nanogenerators charge your smartwatch just by checking it?
Could triboelectric nanogenerators, even theoretically, give us wearable electronics powered solely by the wearer's day-to-day body motion? The short answer is yes.
May 10th, 2017
Read morePhysicists find a way to control charged molecules - with quantum logic (w/video)
Physicists have solved the seemingly intractable puzzle of how to control the quantum properties of individual charged molecules, or molecular ions. The solution is to use the same kind of 'quantum logic' that drives an experimental atomic clock.
May 10th, 2017
Read moreAvoiding printed 'coffee rings' with cellulose nanofibers
Cellulose nanofibers can help particles in ink and printed electronics disperse evenly, rather than spread apart like dried coffee rings.
May 10th, 2017
Read moreThe nanoFate model assesses the risk of engineered nanomaterials in the environment
Scientists have developed a dynamic multimedia fate and transport model to predict the time-dependent accumulation of metallic engineered nanomaterials across environmental media. The model considers a wider range of processes and environmental subcompartments than most previous models.
May 10th, 2017
Read moreBuilding a better microscope with metasurfaces
A team of researchers has developed the first flat lens for immersion microscopy. This lens, which can be designed for any liquid, may provide a cost-effective and easy-to-manufacture alternative to the expensive, centuries-old technique of hand polishing lenses for immersion objectives.
May 10th, 2017
Read moreStretchable hologram can switch between multiple images
The possibility of sending and receiving holographic messages has long tantalized sci-fi fans. Although we're not there yet, scientists have now created holograms that can change from one image to another as the materials used to generate them are stretched.
May 10th, 2017
Read moreThin-film ferroelectrics go extreme
Researchers create polarization gradient, boost temperature span of ubiquitous material.
May 10th, 2017
Read moreScientists print nanoscale imaging probe onto tip of optical fiber
Combining speed with incredible precision, a team of researchers has developed a way to print a nanoscale imaging probe onto the tip of a glass fiber as thin as a human hair, accelerating the production of the promising new device from several per month to several per day.
May 10th, 2017
Read moreMaterials bend as they 'breathe' under high temperatures
Mechanical actuators expand and contract as they let oxygen in and out.
May 10th, 2017
Read moreThree-dimensional direction-dependent force measurement at the subatomic scale
A research group has recently developed an AFM-based approach called 'bimodal AFM' to obtain information about material surfaces in the X, Y, and Z directions (that is, in three dimensions) on the subatomic scale.
May 10th, 2017
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