This article looks at whether polymers and nanostructured polymer materials can exhibit an artificial phototropistic behavior that is usually only seen in natural materials and organisms.
By Liam Critchley
24 Mar 2020
There are several ways spin polarization is observed in nanomaterials, but until recent years it was always considered an impossibility. Spin polarization remains essential in understanding and applying ‘spintronics’, but scientists are regularly surprised by some of the seemingly ‘random’ effects t
By John Allen
16 Mar 2020
In January 2020, a team of scientists from Michigan State University and Stanford Univer-sity announced the creation of a nanoparticle that can destroy heart-attack-causing plaques efficiently – from the inside out.
By Sarah Moore
13 Mar 2020
Nanotoxicology studies the toxicity of nanomaterials or nanoparticles. Materials that are toxic at the nanoscale might not be toxic at the macroscale.
By Priyom Bose, PhD
12 Mar 2020
In 2009, scientists made a breakthrough with the nano coating technologies used to help improve the delivery and efficacy of cancer drugs.
By Sarah Moore
12 Mar 2020
Global food security is under serious threat across the world because of the limited availability of natural resources such as fertile land, quality seeds, and water.
By Priyom Bose, PhD
11 Mar 2020
A nanoparticle’s safety is often determined by its toxicity on the human body. Toxicity can be defined in several ways, and it is not only the toxicity of the nanoparticle that is important but also the exposure mechanism.
By Liam Critchley
11 Mar 2020
Silver is a well-known antimicrobial and antibacterial agent, and is most commonly used in its bulk forms as silver ions or silver salts. However, because nanoforms are known to be more active than their bulk counterparts, silver nanoparticles have been trialed in several commercial products, and ar
By Liam Critchley
10 Mar 2020
In 1607, a comet appeared over Europe. This was Halley’s comet, later named after the astronomer who successfully predicted its reappearance and 75-year orbit in 1759.
By Stephen Edgar
10 Mar 2020
Diamond is a material known by everyone for its beauty and value as a jewel. Outside of jewelry, diamond has a different value due to its hardness, and is often used on drill-tips and in other mechanical tooling.
By Liam Critchley
9 Mar 2020