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Nanoimaging Technique Helps Understand the Unique Properties of New Materials

When we think about the links to the future - the global transition to solar and wind energy, tactile virtual reality or synthetic neurons - there's no shortage of big ideas. It's the materials to execute the big ideas - the ability to manufacture the lithium-ion batteries, opto-electronics and hydrogen fuel cells - that stand between concept and reality.

5 Feb 2021

The Graphene-Based Biosensors that can Detect Blood Disorders

A new biosensor uses laser printed graphene to detect biomarkers at low concentrations and without prior labeling, thus providing a quick, cheap and efficient test for blood disorders.

By Robert Lea 4 Feb 2021

Silver Embedded Plastic Packaging can Form Harmful Nanoparticles in Foods

Antimicrobial packaging is created to prolong the shelf life and ensure the safety of foods and beverages.

4 Feb 2021

Kleindiek NanoTechnik Launch the PS8e – A Fully Encoded, High-end Nanoprobing Solution

Labtech is pleased to announce the latest innovation from Kleindiek NanoTechnik - the PS8e, a fully encoded, high-end nanoprobing solution. As current and future device technology gets ever smaller at the nanoscale there is also the risk of the devices being more sensitive to beam-induced damage.

From Labtech International Ltd 4 Feb 2021

Quantum Tunneling in Graphene Advances the Age of Terahertz Wireless Communications

Scientists from MIPT, Moscow Pedagogical State University and the University of Manchester have created a highly sensitive terahertz detector based on the effect of quantum-mechanical tunneling in graphene.

4 Feb 2021

Nanocomposite-Based Method to Create Highly Efficient Solar Cells

A new technique to develop unique solar cells could considerably enhance their efficiency.

3 Feb 2021

Goodfellow Confirms Membership in the BSI UK Graphene Group

Leading research materials supplier, Goodfellow, has announced it is a member of the UK-China Joint Working Group on the Graphene standardisation.

From Goodfellow Cambridge Ltd. 3 Feb 2021

New Material for Water Desalination Obtained by Laser Ablation in a Liquid

Nanoparticles of titanium dioxide decorated with gold absorb nearly 96% of the solar spectrum and convert it into heat. Hence, the material can expedite the evaporation in desalination plants up to 2.5 times and can detect dangerous compounds and molecules.

2 Feb 2021

Tunable Superconductivity Observed in Twisted Trilayer Graphene

When two sheets of graphene are stacked atop each other at just the right angle, the layered structure morphs into an unconventional superconductor, allowing electric currents to pass through without resistance or wasted energy.

2 Feb 2021

New Gold Nanoparticle-Based Method for Target Identification of Bioactive Small Molecules

The development of pharmaceutical treatments is difficult -- clinicians and researchers know a certain drug can regulate particular functions, but they might not know how it actually works. Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) have developed a new, streamlined method to better understand the molecular mechanisms underpinning these interactions.

2 Feb 2021

Visualising Atomic Structure and Magnetism of 2D Magnetic Insulators

NUS scientists have demonstrated a general approach for characterising the atomic structure, and electronic and magnetic properties of two-dimensional (2D) magnetic insulators using scanning tunnelling microscopy.

2 Feb 2021

Researchers Create Artificial Muscles by Twisting and Coiling Carbon Nanotubes

For more than 15 years, researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and their collaborators in the U.S., Australia, South Korea and China have fabricated artificial muscles by twisting and coiling carbon nanotube or polymer yarns. When thermally powered, these muscles actuate by contracting their length when heated and returning to their initial length when cooled. Such thermally driven artificial muscles, however, have limitations.

29 Jan 2021

Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Method Shows Potential to Effectively Target Pancreatic Tumors

Researchers with the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center and North Dakota State University have designed a new way to deliver pancreatic cancer drugs that could make fighting the disease much easier. Encapsulating cancer drugs in nanoparticles shows potential to target tumors more effectively and avoid danger to other parts of the body.

29 Jan 2021

New Nanofiber Swabs Could Enhance Test Sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2 Detection

The early contact tracing, treatment, and reduction of viral spread necessitate quick, sensitive diagnosis of COVID-19. But some people infected with SARS-CoV-2 obtain false-negative test results, which may lead to health risks for themselves and others.

28 Jan 2021