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Novel Technology to Trap Multiplexed Submicron Particles Within Nanocavities

The fusion of fluid mechanics and acoustics is known as acoustofluidics, which offers a contact-free, quick, and effective handling of fluids and suspended particles.

20 May 2020

Ecological Synthesis of Pharmaceutically Relevant Compounds

Uniqsis reports that the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano (Italy) has invested in a FlowLab™ Scale continuous flow reactor to assist them in 'green' chemical synthesis of pharmaceutically-relevant compounds.

20 May 2020

3D-Patterned Nanocellulose Could Lead to Advanced Optical, Thermal Devices

At The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research of Osaka University, a team of researchers has devised a new liquid-phase fabrication method for synthesizing nanocellulose films with multiple axes of alignment.

20 May 2020

Are Nanomaterials Getting Under Your Skin?

The study, commissioned by the EU Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON), found that the lack of standardised, validated methods and the use of varying testing protocols makes it difficult to compare results and evaluate whether nanomaterials can penetrate the skin.

20 May 2020

Researchers Develop New Magnetic Field Sensor Based on Magnetoplasmonic Crystal

Magnetic field sensors are largely used in industry, medicine, as well as in applied and fundamental physics.

19 May 2020

New Bioelectronic Ammonia Gas Sensor Uses Protein Nanowires

Writing in NanoResearch, a team at UMass Amherst reports that they have developed bioelectronic ammonia gas sensors that are among the most sensitive ever made. ate with other bacteria.

14 May 2020

Novel Magnetic Nanotechnology Removes Haze-Forming Proteins in White Wine

Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, or Chardonnay - when you reach for your favourite white, it's the clean, clear sparkle that first catches your eye.

14 May 2020

The Development of a New Anti-COVID-19 Nanocoating

Researchers are developing a new nanoparticle coating which could severely limit the transmission of COVID-19 from various surfaces whilst simultaneously reducing the need for harmful chemicals.

By Robert Lea 13 May 2020

A New Approach to Transform Nanofiber Membranes into 3D Scaffolds

In the movie "Transformers," cars morph into robots, jets or a variety of machinery.

13 May 2020

Nanosized Silver Cubes can Make Diagnostic Tests Easier to Read

Engineers at Duke University have shown that nanosized silver cubes can make diagnostic tests that rely on fluorescence easier to read by making them more than 150 times brighter.

13 May 2020

High Pressure Reactor Improves Development of Novel Catalysts

The Chianese Organometallic Chemistry group at Colgate University (Hamilton, NY, USA) are using a custom designed Multicell Parallel High-Pressure Reactor from Asynt to conduct reproducible hydrogenation experiments in parallel, to rapidly determine the kinetic properties of their novel catalysts.

From Asynt 13 May 2020

Study Demonstrates Strong Binding Properties of Nanocelluloses

Tiny fibrils derived from plants have gained considerable attention. Such nanomaterials have exhibited great potential in outshining plastics, and even substituting them.

12 May 2020

Study Unravels Versatility of Cohesion Led by Nanocelluloses

Cohesion, the ability to keep things together, from the scale of nanoparticles to building sites is inherent to these nanofibrils, which can act as mortar to a nearly infinite type of particles as described in the study.

12 May 2020

Study Shows Triangular Graphene Flake Acts as Small, Pure Carbon Paramagnet

Graphene is a diamagnetic material, this is, unable of becoming magnetic. However, a triangular piece of graphene is predicted to be magnetic.

12 May 2020

First Graphene and planarTECH Collaborate to Develop a Scaled Supply Chain for the Production of Graphene Face Masks

First Graphene Ltd, the leading global producer of advanced graphene products and planarTECH Ltd, a global leader in graphene process equipment and graphene-enabled products agree to collaborate on graphene enhanced personal protective equipment (PPE) products.

From First Graphene Ltd. 11 May 2020