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2D Holey ZnO Nanosheets for Supersensitive Hydrogen Sensors

In recent years, hydrogen (H2) has emerged as the best option for clean energy in our pursuit of an alternative fuel for mitigating environmental problems such as global warming. Hailed as "batteries of the future," H2 fuel cells are touted as the fuel for the future generation.

9 Dec 2020

Simple Method Helps Understand the Effects of Nano-Plastics in the Environment

A ground-breaking method to label and track manufactured nano-plastics could signal a paradigm shift in how we understand and care for environments, finds a new study.

9 Dec 2020

Nanospindles of V-TiO2 Enhance Effect of Ultrasound for Tumor Destruction

Cancer can be treated by using ultrasound in conjunction with molecules sensitizing the system to sound waves. Such sonosensitizers tend to produce toxic reactive oxygen species that attack and destroy tumor cells.

9 Dec 2020

Nanomesh Pressure Sensors Have That Human Touch

A more sensitive e-skin that can replicate the qualities of our skin could improve the lives of patients with a diverse range of medical issues and boost the performance of machines performing delicate tasks.

By Robert Lea 8 Dec 2020

Research Highlights Strategies for Improving the Biosynthesis of Inorganic Nanomaterials

There are diverse methods for producing numerous inorganic nanomaterials involving many experimental variables. Among the numerous possible matches, finding the best pair for synthesizing in an environmentally friendly way has been a longstanding challenge for researchers and industries.

8 Dec 2020

New Design Theory to Control Length of Self-Assembling Nanobots

Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have solved a significant design challenge on the way to regulating the dimensions of so-called DNA nanobots—structures that get assembled on their own from DNA components.

7 Dec 2020

Researchers Reveal a Novel Method to Fine Tune 'Twistronics'

A group of international researchers at The University of Manchester have revealed a novel method that could fine tune the angle - "twist" - between atom-thin layers that form exotic manmade nanodevices called van der Waals heterostructures - and help accelerate the next generation of electronics.

7 Dec 2020

Study Explores Combined Nanoscale Effects of Water and Mineral Content on Bone

University of Arkansas researchers Marco Fielder and Arun Nair have conducted the first study of the combined nanoscale effects of water and mineral content on the deformation mechanisms and thermal properties of collagen, the essence of bone material.

7 Dec 2020

How Nanotechnology Helped Create mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

A COVID-19 vaccine?—?or two?—?is just around the corner, bringing with it the possibility of a return to normalcy for many people. These medical interventions use nanotechnology to mimic nature’s own method of slipping past the immune system to deliver treatment to target cells.

By Robert Lea 4 Dec 2020

Researchers Observe Second Level of Fluorescence in Carbon Nanotubes

The fact that carbon nanotubes exhibit fluorescence is well known. However, it is surprising and potentially useful to find a second level of fluorescence. A new study has now revealed how that works.

4 Dec 2020

Graphene-Based Heat Pipes can Help Solve the Problems of Cooling Electronics

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have found that graphene-based heat pipes can help solve the problems of cooling electronics and power systems used in avionics, data centres, and other power electronics.

4 Dec 2020

New Microscope Technique Provides a Detailed View of Droplet Nucleation Process

Nucleation is a ubiquitous phenomenon that governs the formation of both droplets and bubbles in systems used for condensation, desalination, water splitting, crystal growth, and many other important industrial processes.

3 Dec 2020

Research Provides a New Route for Generating Graphene Plasmon Polaritons

Graphene, an atomically thin carbon layer through which electrons can travel virtually unimpeded, has been extensively studied since its first successful isolation more than 15 years ago.

3 Dec 2020

Research Shows a Simple and Elegant Way to Boost Production of Carbon Nanotubes

Skoltech researchers have investigated the procedure for catalyst delivery used in the most common method of carbon nanotube production, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), offering what they call a "simple and elegant" way to boost productivity and pave the way for cheaper and more accessible nanotube-based technology. The paper was published in the Chemical Engineering Journal.

2 Dec 2020

A Single Nanoparticle can Produce Laser Emissions at Low Power

Lasers are used in a range of everyday devices, harnessing the power of light molecules, photons, - lined up to form highly concentrated beams of light - to perform now common tasks such as scanning barcodes and removing tattoos.

2 Dec 2020