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Antimicrobial Cotton Fabric Made from Silver Nanoparticle Nanogel

Novel approach of utilizing nanogels for antibacterial fabric to help overcome upsurge of drug-resistant infections.

By Shaheer Rehan 29 Nov 2021

Aluminum Alloy Matrix Composite Reinforced with Cerium Oxide Decorated Graphene Nanoplatelets by Pressure Sintering

Researchers decorated graphene nanoplatelets with rare earth oxide particles to study the effect of GNPs on the strengthening ability of GNPs/Al composites.

By Hussain Ahmed 29 Nov 2021

Scientists Have Enabled Nanostructures to Self-Assemble and Cover Particular Surfaces

Scientists at the University of Bonn have designed a molecular structure that can encompass graphite surfaces with a sea of miniature flagged "flagpoles". The coating’s properties are extremely variable.

29 Nov 2021

Chula Veterinary Science Lecturer Comes Up with Nano Herbal Products for Gamecocks

Chula Veterinary Science lecturer came up with nano herbal products for gamecocks' skincare and health booster that help treat fungal infection, chicken mites, and parasites, with an aim to expand the use to commercial chicken farming, cosmetic industry, and human dermatological drugs.

29 Nov 2021

Unique Tool can Super-Focus White Light into a 6-Nanometer Spot for Color Imaging

Scientists have developed new materials for next-generation electronics so tiny that they are not only indistinguishable when closely packed, but they also don't reflect enough light to show fine details, such as colors, with even the most powerful optical microscopes.

26 Nov 2021

De Novo-Designed Nanopore Used for the First Time to Detect DNA, Proteins

Scientists in Japan have engineered bottom-up designed peptides for the first time, containing chains of amino acids that can develop synthetic nanopores to identify and facilitate single molecule-sorting of genetic material in a lipid membrane.

25 Nov 2021

First Step Towards Next-Generation Nanomechanical Resonators

In recent years, major advances in nanotechnology have inspired some of the most innovative breakthroughs in various fields, including the development of nanomechanical resonators, such as high-precision sensing and quan...

By David J. Cross 25 Nov 2021

Lightwave-Driven Electron Microscope Probes Atom-Sized Graphene Nanoribbons

A team of researchers at Michigan State University have utilized lightwave-driven terahertz scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy to probe 7-atom-wide armchair graphene nanoribbons (7-AGNRs) at ultralow heights. They have uncovered highly localized wave functions in GNR edges that conventional scanning tunneling microscopes have not revealed.

By William Alldred 25 Nov 2021

Platypus Technologies Expands Product Line on Patterned Electrodes

Madison, WI (24-Nov-2021). Platypus Technologies LLC, a leading supplier of metal coatings, announces new products on patterned electrodes. As the need for chemical and biological measurements continues to expand, thin ...

From Platypus Technologies, LLC 25 Nov 2021

Rice Engineers Boost Efficiency of 2D Perovskite Solar Cells

Using ultrabright X-rays, researchers have determined that sunlight itself can improve the efficiency of 2D materials used to collect solar energy.

25 Nov 2021

New Nanoparticle-Based Method Could Help Arrest Internal Bleeding Faster

When there is substantial bleeding following a trauma, the first few minutes are very vital. The person needs to receive intravenous medication swiftly to arrest the bleeding. However, delivering the medication at the appropriate rate can prove to be quite difficult.

24 Nov 2021