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Detect, Bind and Cut: Biomolecular Action at the Nanoscale

The DNA of prokaryotes — single-cell organisms, for example bacteria — is known to contain sequences that are derived from DNA fragments of viruses that infected the prokaryote earlier. These sequences,...

16 Mar 2023

NIA Comments on the EU Safe- and Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) Framework for Chemicals

The Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA) has actively engaged in the development process of the European Commission and Joint Research Centre’s Framework for safe- and-sustainable-by-design (SSbD) chemicals and materials.

15 Mar 2023

Magnetism Fosters Unusual Electronic Order in Quantum Material

Physicists were surprised by the 2022 discovery that electrons in magnetic iron-germanium crystals could spontaneously and collectively organize their charges into a pattern featuring a standing wave

14 Mar 2023

Understanding Quantum Mechanics with Active Particles

Physicists led by Prof Raphael Wittkowski and Prof Uwe Thiele from the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Münster has developed a new model for the dynamics of systems consisting of many self-propelled particles.

14 Mar 2023

Efficient Disinfection of Drinking Water with Silver Sulfide Quantum Dots with a Peptide Coating

Water contaminated with bacteria is a large threat to global health

14 Mar 2023

Shape Memory for Nano-sized Objects

Alloys that can return to their original structure after being deformed have a so-called shape memory. This phenomenon and the resulting forces are used in many mechanical actuating systems, for example in generators or hydraulic pumps.

10 Mar 2023

Scientists Reveal 'Magic Boron Clusters' on Monolayer Borophene

Researchers from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators from the University of Science and Technology of China, have revealed the formation of boron clusters with magic numbers on monolayer borophene and observed the evolution process from monolayer borophene with adsorbed boron clusters to bilayer borophene.

10 Mar 2023

Deformation Twinning Mechanism Could Influence Alloy Design

A recent study in the journal PNAS Nexus discovered transformation-mediated twinning (TMT), a novel twinning process present in metastable fcc substances.

1 Mar 2023

Universiti Malaysia Perlis Graduates to an AI-Driven Network from Juniper Networks to Elevate the Learning Experiences of the Nation’s Future Engineers

Juniper Networks, a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, today announced that Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), a leading technical university in Malaysia, has selected Juniper’s solutions for upgrades to its campus and data centers networks, enhancing digital learning experiences for its student and staff.

1 Mar 2023

Chaos Detected at the Nanoscale

A new study published in the journal Nature Communications utilizes a rhodium nanocrystal surface with nm-sized nanofacets to model a compartmentalized reaction nanosystem.

1 Mar 2023