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New Light-Powered Nanocatalyst can Break Chemical Bonds in Fluorocarbons

Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons, a group of synthetic materials that includes persistent environmental pollutants.

23 Jun 2020

Silver Nanoparticles-Integrated Fabric can Inactivate SARS-CoV-2 Virus

In collaboration with various universities, Nanox has designed a fabric with silver microparticles incorporated on its surface and featuring the ability to disable the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory tests. In the tests, the material removed 99.9% of the virus just after two minutes of contact.

22 Jun 2020

Plasmonic Nanotorch Helps Detect Ultrafast Biochemical Reactions

Human life relies on exceptional arrays of biochemical reactions. Thus, gaining insights into the functions of biomolecules necessitates real-time tracking of such reactions.

22 Jun 2020

Highly Reproducible Solid Phase Extraction

Porvair Sciences announce Microlute™ CP - a new generation of Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) 96-well microplates and cartridges that take SPE to a new level of performance by enhancing the reproducibility of analyte extraction and recovery from biological, environmental and chemical samples.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 22 Jun 2020

New Biodegradable Nanosponge Could Help Fight Viral Infections

Imagine if scientists could stop the coronavirus infection in its tracks simply by diverting its attention away from living lung cells.

19 Jun 2020

New Study on Graphene Helps Create Smart Heat-Adaptive Clothing

New research on the two-dimensional (2D) material graphene has allowed researchers to create smart adaptive clothing which can lower the body temperature of the wearer in hot climates.

19 Jun 2020

Graphene Infused with Carbon-Based Nanomaterial for Durable Batteries

A team of Brown University researchers has found a way to double the toughness of a ceramic material used to make solid-state lithium ion batteries.

19 Jun 2020

Molecular Switches Could Help Release Drugs from Nano-Capsules

Molecular switches - they are the molecular counterparts of electrical switches and play an important role in many processes in nature.

19 Jun 2020

New Nanomedicine Could Help Treat and Prevent Atherosclerosis

Physicochemical cargo-switching nanoparticles designed by KAIST can help significantly reduce cholesterol and macrophage foam cells in arteries, which are the two main triggers for atherosclerotic plaque and inflammation.

18 Jun 2020

meldCX and Kastus(R) Announce Next-Generation Antimicrobial Touch Screen Partnership

Collaboration to create the next generation of commercial touchscreen products with 24/7 Antimicrobial protection and proven effectiveness against the Human Coronavirus.

From Kastus 17 Jun 2020

Support Materials can Decide the Fate of Gold Nanoclusters as Catalysts

In collaboration with experimentalists from Ghent University, Belgium and Utrecht University, Netherlands, researchers at the Nanoscience Center (NSC) at the University of Jyväskylä, have recently discovered that the choice of a support material for model catalysts, made from gold nanoclusters protected by organic molecules, may have drastic effects on the structure of the catalyst.

17 Jun 2020

Study Compares Effective Magnetic Moments of Different Multicore Nanoparticle Systems

Magnetic nanoparticles, a class of nanoparticles that can be manipulated by magnetic fields, have a wide range of technical and biomedical applications, including magnetic hyperthermia, targeted drug delivery, new magnetic storage media and nanorobots.

17 Jun 2020

New Fleet of Nanocars is Set for Next Grand Prix in 2021

According to the British Royal Automobile and the French Automobile clubs, the first car was created in 1770 by the Frenchman Joseph Cugnot.

17 Jun 2020

Newly Established KLA Instruments Group Focuses on Broad Markets

KLA Instruments Group Focuses on Broad Markets

From KLA Instruments™ 16 Jun 2020

At VLSI 2020, CEA-Leti Demos New Architecture for HPC Devices Using Gate-All-Around Nanosheet Fabrication Process

CEA-Leti has demonstrated fabrication of a new gate-all-around (GAA) nanosheet device as an alternative to FinFET technology targeting high-performance (HPC) applications such as smartphones, laptops, and mobile systems with data collection and processing involving low-power and high-speed operation.

16 Jun 2020