Nanotechnology is changing the world: manipulating matter on a near-atomic scale to produce nanomaterials, nanostructures and nanomachinery that have a widespread application in everything from biomedicine to quantum computing.
By David J. Cross
11 Nov 2021
Andrey Galukhin, group leader and Associate Professor at Kazan Federal University, performed a new study that examines the processes of polymerization of trifunctional aryl cyanate in melt and in a solution of diphenyl sulfone.
The treatment of diseases like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s is difficult as drugs should be able to penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Thus, the administered doses must be high, with only a small fraction reaching the brain. This can cause major systemic side effects.
Scientists have formulated a method using which they can freely encapsulate microscopic droplets of water and oil emulsion in a minute sphere made of salt crystals — similar to a tiny, self-constructing origami soccer ball packed with liquid.
Liquid crystals already offer the foundation for effective technologies such as LCD displays, and scientists continue to develop specific types of liquid crystals for much better optical applications and devices.
A team of researchers from the United States, Japan and South Korea have doped a two-dimensional sheet of graphene using a monolayer of tungsten oxyselenide (TOS) by oxidizing a monolayer of tungsten diselenide. This TOS-doped graphene exhibits high optical transmittance and low insertion loss at telecommunications wavelengths.
By William Alldred
2 Nov 2021
During the past decade, the cell has been leveraged as a strong tool to carry out sudden tasks with the help of artificial regulation.
Boron is a multipurpose non-metal element. However, in the past five years, chemists have only hypothesized about the beneficial properties and applications of two-dimensional (2D) boron-containing materials.
By Skyla Baily
29 Oct 2021
Labtech-EM's new "K-kit Folding Grid” significantly reduces preparation times of liquid samples for TEM imaging.
A team of researchers at Osaka Prefecture University, the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, and The University of Tokyo has created a thin-film metal-organic framework (MOF) with major applications in chemiresistive sensors, supercapacitors, electrode catalysts, and environmentally friendly storage media for natural gas.
By William Alldred
28 Oct 2021
Researchers from Korea, Russia, and India have worked collaboratively to create a nano-filter method that can effectively remove synthetic dyes from wastewater.
By David J. Cross
28 Oct 2021
RUDN University chemist, together with colleagues from Korea and India, has created a reusable nano filter that can absorb harmful compounds from wastewater.
In several instances, the tiny hairs present in the cochlea of the inner ear that enable the brain to identify electrical pulses as sounds are broken. This can lead to hearing loss.
With global warming kicking in and rising sea levels displacing millions to arid regions, there needs to be much more cooling of buildings.
NeoGraf Solutions, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance natural and synthetic graphite sheet and powder products, has extended its range of next-generation graphite materials with the launch of Graf-X™ graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) and graphene precursors (GP).