Graphene-based nanolubricants could grease automotive industry's future
Scientists are studying the use of graphene nanoflakes to create a new generation of enhanced lubricants for the automotive industry.
May 19th, 2016
Read more
Nanotechnology News – Latest Headlines
Scientists getting warmer on mimicking anti-freeze in nature
The new research reveals how glycerol prevents ice crystals from forming in water as the solution is cooled to -35C, with important implications for improving cryoprotectants used in fertility treatments and food storage.
May 19th, 2016
Read moreMaking injectable medicine safer
Researchers remove excess additives from drugs, which could reduce the odds of serious allergic reactions and other side effects.
May 19th, 2016
Read moreNew metal alloys overcome strength-ductility tradeoff
Promising new approach overturns widespead metallurgical assumption.
May 19th, 2016
Read moreIt takes two to make an electrode go right
Antimony fails to work inside a magnesium battery, but it's just what tin needs to store energy.
May 19th, 2016
Read moreSwitch and stick (w/video)
The chemical element gallium could be used as a new reversible adhesive that allows its adhesive effect to be switched on and off with ease.
May 18th, 2016
Read moreHow repeated spot microdischarges damage microdevices
New study blames temperature increase on locally reoccurring discharges in microelectronic devices.
May 18th, 2016
Read moreScientists create novel 'liquid wire' material inspired by spiders' capture silk (w/video)
Researchers studied the details of this 'liquid wire' technique in spiders' webs and used it to create composite fibres in the laboratory which, just like the spider's capture silk, extend like a solid and compress like a liquid.
May 18th, 2016
Read moreChemists add color to chemical reactions
Chemists have come up with an innovative new way to visualize and monitor chemical reactions in real time.
May 18th, 2016
Read moreMille-feuille nanofilter removes viruses from water
The sheet, made of cellulose nanofibers, is called the mille-feuille filter as it has a unique layered internal architecture resembling that of the French puff pastry mille-feuille.
May 18th, 2016
Read moreThe proof is in the pudding
Three researchers devised an experiment to measure the relationship between disorder and metastability in a granular material.
May 18th, 2016
Read moreFine tuning phosphorous heterocycle materials for organic electronics
This method that enables fine tuning of the electronic properties of certain phosphorous heterocycles compounds for applications including fabrication of organic electronics and hydrogen fluoride sensors.
May 18th, 2016
Read moreSolar cells of the future could be based on iron molecules (w/video)
Researchers have successfully explained how iron-based dyes work on a molecular level in solar cells. The new findings will accelerate the development of inexpensive and environmentally friendly solar cells.
May 18th, 2016
Read moreHow nanotechnology could detect and treat cancer
A growing field called nanotechnology is allowing researchers to manipulate molecules and structures much smaller than a single cell to enhance our ability to see, monitor and destroy cancer cells in the body.
May 17th, 2016
Read moreResearchers discover melanin could make for great batteries
Researchers have discovered that the chemical structure of melanin on a macromolecular scale exhibits, amongst other shapes, a four-membered ring - in other words, a chemical structure that may be conducive to creating certain kinds of batteries based on natural melanin pigments.
May 17th, 2016
Read moreDynamic DNA polymers can be reversed using biocompatible techniques
DNA-based straight and branched polymers or nanomaterials that can be created and dissolved using biocompatible methods are now possible thanks to the work of biomedical engineers.
May 17th, 2016
Read more
Subscribe to our Nanotechnology News feed