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New Stiffened Graphene Could Pave Way for Novel Applications

The ultrathin material graphene is defined by its extremely small bending modulus—superflimsiness.

26 May 2021

Preclinical Trials Demonstrate the Efficacy of Nanoparticle-Based Vaccine

Preclinical studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of an experimental flu vaccine that contains scores of microscopic spherical sacs carrying infection-fighting proteins all through the body.

25 May 2021

New Method Using Chemically-Sensitive "Soft" X-Rays Sheds More Light on Nanocarriers

Before the huge potential of tiny nanocarriers for highly targeted drug delivery and environmental clean-up can be realized, scientists first need to be able to see them.

25 May 2021

Study Shows Chemical Process of Molecule-to-Molecule Transformation on Nanoscale

From the time molecular reactions were estimated and the existence of molecules was demonstrated, human beings have always wanted to visually watch the way these events continue.

25 May 2021

New Method Enables Scanning Electron Microscopes to See Graphene Growing in Real Time

Researchers from the University of Surrey have revealed a new method that enables common laboratory scanning electron microscopes to see graphene growing over a microchip surface in real time.

24 May 2021

Chemical Reactions on Nanoparticle Surface are More Complex than Thought

A majority of commercially available chemicals are created with the help of catalysts. Generally, such catalysts contain very small metal nanoparticles that are positioned on an oxidic support.

24 May 2021

Ohio University Expert Wins Grant to Study Adsorption Behavior of Surfactant Molecules on Metallic Nanoparticles

Sumit Sharma, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering in Ohio University's Russ College of Engineering and Technology, was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development five-year, $511,902 grant to study the adsorption behavior of surfactant, or soap-like, molecules on metallic nanoparticles.

21 May 2021

Scientists Unravel New Type of Atomically Thin Carbon Material

Carbon occurs in different forms in nature. Apart from graphite and diamond, there are some recently discovered forms with surprising properties.

21 May 2021

Nanopore Sequencing Technology can Improve Quality and Accuracy of Biological Data

A new software tool developed by Earlham Institute researchers will help bioinformaticians improve the quality and accuracy of their biological data, and avoid mis-assemblies.

20 May 2021

Combination of Blue-Green Algae and Nanoparticles Shows Promise for Treating Strokes

Blocked blood vessels in the brains of stroke patients prevent oxygen-rich blood from getting to cells, causing severe damage. Plants and some microbes produce oxygen through photosynthesis.

20 May 2021

New Filter Made from Polymer Nanothreads Captures Nearly 100% Coronavirus Aerosols

A filter made from polymer nanothreads blew three kinds of commercial masks out of the water by capturing 99.9% of coronavirus aerosols in an experiment.

19 May 2021

Researchers Investigate Defects in Bottom-Up Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons

Graphene nanoribbons, narrow strips of single-layer graphene, have interesting physical, electrical, thermal, and optical properties because of the interplay between their crystal and electronic structures.

19 May 2021

Nikalyte deliver NL-UHV Nanoparticle Source to Montan University, Leoben

Nikalyte NL-UHV and NL-QMS (left) and NL-DX3 (right)

From Nikalyte Ltd 19 May 2021

Researchers Construct and Operate New NanoGear

Gears and mechanical transmissions are at home in the Emilia-Romagna region, the Motor Valley of northern Italy.

18 May 2021

World’s First Nanotechnology can Improve the Effectiveness of Cystic Fibrosis Antibiotic

World-first nanotechnology developed by the University of South Australia could change the lives of thousands of people living with cystic fibrosis (CF) as groundbreaking research shows it can improve the effectiveness of the CF antibiotic Tobramycin, increasing its efficacy by up to 100,000-fold.

17 May 2021

Nanotechnology News

New Stiffened Graphene Could Pave Way for Novel Applications

Preclinical Trials Demonstrate the Efficacy of Nanoparticle-Based Vaccine

New Method Using Chemically-Sensitive "Soft" X-Rays Sheds More Light on Nanocarriers

Study Shows Chemical Process of Molecule-to-Molecule Transformation on Nanoscale

New Method Enables Scanning Electron Microscopes to See Graphene Growing in Real Time

Chemical Reactions on Nanoparticle Surface are More Complex than Thought

Ohio University Expert Wins Grant to Study Adsorption Behavior of Surfactant Molecules on Metallic Nanoparticles

Scientists Unravel New Type of Atomically Thin Carbon Material

Nanopore Sequencing Technology can Improve Quality and Accuracy of Biological Data

Combination of Blue-Green Algae and Nanoparticles Shows Promise for Treating Strokes

New Filter Made from Polymer Nanothreads Captures Nearly 100% Coronavirus Aerosols

Researchers Investigate Defects in Bottom-Up Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons

Nikalyte deliver NL-UHV Nanoparticle Source to Montan University, Leoben

Researchers Construct and Operate New NanoGear

World’s First Nanotechnology can Improve the Effectiveness of Cystic Fibrosis Antibiotic

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