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Rice University Adapts Laser-Induced Graphene Technique to Create Light-Sensitive Materials

A Rice University laboratory has adapted its laser-induced graphene technique to make high-resolution, micron-scale patterns of the conductive material for consumer electronics and other applications.

7 May 2021

Graphene Oxide can Carry Organic Pollutants in the Aquatic Environment

Graphene is a two-dimensional nanomaterial composed of carbon and formed by a single layer of densely packed carbon atoms.

6 May 2021

Paper Information Encryption Using Carbon Nanoparticle-Based Invisible Ink and AI Model

Coded messages in invisible ink sound like something only found in espionage books, but in real life, they can have important security purposes. Yet, they can be cracked if their encryption is predictable.

6 May 2021

Scientists Uncover Nanoplastics and Other Pollutants Released from Disposable Face Masks

Swansea University scientists have uncovered potentially dangerous chemical pollutants that are released from disposable face masks when submerged in water.

5 May 2021

Research Investigates Whether Combination of Nanoparticles and Light Waves can Better Treat Battlefield TBIs

Chair of the Bioengineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington is investigating whether a combination of nanoparticles and light therapy can better treat traumatic brain injuries on the battlefield.

5 May 2021

Colloidal Nanoparticles Advance Frontiers of Synthetic Chemistry

Researchers from the School of Chemistry at the University of St Andrews (UK) are using a DrySyn Spiral Evaporator from Asynt to help synthesize novel reactive colloidal nanoparticles that present an exciting tool to create a new generation of 'smart' nanomaterials.

From Asynt 5 May 2021

Study Addresses Potential Harmful Effects of Nanoplastics on Various Ecosystems

The images would definitely touch everyone: huge vortices of floating plastic trash in the global oceans with occasionally catastrophic consequences for their inhabitants—an overwhelming legacy of contemporary lifestyle.

5 May 2021

Ascensus Specialties Acquires Strem Chemicals

Bellevue, WA, April 7, 2021 – Wind Point Partners (“Wind Point”) and Ascensus Specialties LLC (“Ascensus”) today announced that Ascensus has completed the acquisition of Strem Chemicals...

From Strem Chemicals 4 May 2021

Tiny, Flexible Nanoribbons Could Move Graphene Toward Telecommunication Applications

Telecommunications transmissions, right from radio and television to the internet, are only data transmitted by light waves and changed into electrical signals.

4 May 2021

Drug Delivery Using Nanoparticles Could Improve Bowel Cancer Survival Rates

Bowel cancer survival rates could be improved if chemotherapy drugs were delivered via tiny nanoparticles to the diseased organs rather than oral treatment.

4 May 2021

Strategic collaboration between Raynergy Tek and Avantama AG on Solution processed Organic Photodetector Technology yields excellent results.

Organic photodetectors (OPD) have attracted broad attention for image sensor applications, owing to organic semiconducting (OSC) technology’s innate characteristics

From Avantama AG 4 May 2021

Novel Ultrasonic Imaging System Produces Microscopic and Nanoscopic Resolution Images

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed an ultrasonic imaging system, which can be deployed on the tip of a hair-thin optical fibre, and will be insertable into the human body to visualise cell abnormalities in 3D.

3 May 2021

New Method Facilitates Accurate Analysis of Magnetic Field Effects Inside Gold Nanoparticles

Researchers in the Nanoscience Center of University of Jyvaskyla, in Finland and in the Guadalajara University in Mexico developed a method that allows for simulation and visualization of magnetic-field-induced electron currents inside gold nanoparticles.

3 May 2021

New Rigaku Handheld LIBS Analyzer Provides High Performance Metal Alloy Analysis

Rigaku Analytical Devices, a leading pioneer of handheld spectroscopic analyzers, has announced the launch of the KT-500 - a new, handheld laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analyzer.

From Rigaku Analytical Devices 30 Apr 2021

New Nanomaterials and Processes Could Free Water from Pathogens

Scientists from Empa, together with their collaborators at Eawag, have been designing new materials and technologies to eliminate pathogens from drinking water, which so far could barely be removed with traditional measures, or only with high-cost, complex processes.

30 Apr 2021

Nanotechnology News

Rice University Adapts Laser-Induced Graphene Technique to Create Light-Sensitive Materials

Graphene Oxide can Carry Organic Pollutants in the Aquatic Environment

Paper Information Encryption Using Carbon Nanoparticle-Based Invisible Ink and AI Model

Scientists Uncover Nanoplastics and Other Pollutants Released from Disposable Face Masks

Research Investigates Whether Combination of Nanoparticles and Light Waves can Better Treat Battlefield TBIs

Colloidal Nanoparticles Advance Frontiers of Synthetic Chemistry

Study Addresses Potential Harmful Effects of Nanoplastics on Various Ecosystems

Ascensus Specialties Acquires Strem Chemicals

Tiny, Flexible Nanoribbons Could Move Graphene Toward Telecommunication Applications

Drug Delivery Using Nanoparticles Could Improve Bowel Cancer Survival Rates

Strategic collaboration between Raynergy Tek and Avantama AG on Solution processed Organic Photodetector Technology yields excellent results.

Novel Ultrasonic Imaging System Produces Microscopic and Nanoscopic Resolution Images

New Method Facilitates Accurate Analysis of Magnetic Field Effects Inside Gold Nanoparticles

New Rigaku Handheld LIBS Analyzer Provides High Performance Metal Alloy Analysis

New Nanomaterials and Processes Could Free Water from Pathogens

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