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A Color Atlas Created for Unique Varieties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Nanomaterials researchers in Finland, the United States and China have created a color atlas for 466 unique varieties of single-walled carbon nanotubes.

15 Dec 2020

Silica Nanoparticles Could Act as Degradable Treatment Against Plant Pathogens

Scientists from the Adolphe Merkle Institute and the Department of Biology of the University of Fribourg have identified how some silica nanoparticles could serve as a degradable, traceless and highly efficient treatment against certain plant pathogens.

15 Dec 2020

Using a Graphene-Based Electrochemical Sensor to Detect COVID-19 in Under Five Minutes

A new graphene-based sensor could speed up the detection of COVID-19, helping limit this global pandemic.

By Robert Lea 14 Dec 2020

Researchers Break New Record in X-Ray Microscopy

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland and other institutions in Paris, Hamburg and Basel, have succeeded in setting a new record in X-ray microscopy.

14 Dec 2020

First Optical Tweezers Capable of Trapping Nanoparticles

Optical tweezers are a rapidly growing technology, and have opened up a wide variety of research applications in recent years. The devices operate by trapping particles at the focal points of tightly focused laser beams, allowing researchers to manipulate the objects without any physical contact.

14 Dec 2020

Mechanical Deformation can Kill Bacteria with Gold Nanoparticles

Finding alternatives to antibiotics is one of the biggest challenges facing the research community. Bacteria are increasingly resistant to these drugs, and this resistance leads to the deaths of more than 25,000 around the world.

11 Dec 2020

Nanodiamond-Embedded Membrane Filters for 'Sparkling' Clean Water

Although most of the planet is covered by water, only a fraction of it is clean enough for humans to use. Therefore, it is important to recycle this resource whenever possible. Current purification techniques cannot adequately handle the very hot wastewater generated by some industries.

11 Dec 2020

New Technique to Use Bacterial Nanopores to Decode Digital Information

In 2020, every individual in the world is generating around 1.7 MB of data each second, and that data amounts to 418 zettabytes, or 418 billion one-terabyte hard drives, in just a single year.

10 Dec 2020

Nanodiamond-Enabled Membranes for High-Temperature Water Treatment

Despite the fact that water covers a major part of the planet Earth, just a fraction of it is clean enough for human use.

10 Dec 2020

Silver-Doped Metal Nanocluster Shows 18-Fold Greater Photoluminescence

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have discovered that a silver-doped platinum thiolate nanometal complex shows 18-fold greater photoluminescence than the original platinum complex. In their recent paper, they provide insights into the causes of this, crowning a new approach to creating efficient non-toxic and biocompatible compounds for bioimaging.

9 Dec 2020

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