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MIPT Physicists Greenlight Commercial Graphene for T-Wave Detection, Despite Defects

Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and Valiev Institute of Physics and Technology have demonstrated resonant absorption of terahertz radiation in commercially available graphene.

5 Jul 2019

Spontaneously Forming Semiconducting Nanotubes

Scientists at EPFL have found a method to make semiconducting, photoluminescent nanotubes form spontaneously in liquid solutions.

4 Jul 2019

Researchers Develop Large-Area, Adlayer-Free, Single-Crystal Graphene

A truly single-layer (that is, adlayer-free) large-area graphene film on large-area copper foils has been reported by the research group of Director Rodney Ruoff from the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM) of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST).

4 Jul 2019

Use of Black (Nano) Gold Could Help Fight Climate Change

Global warming poses a serious hazard to Earth and living beings. The rise in the atmospheric CO2 level is one of the key reasons for global warming.

4 Jul 2019

Nanoscale Pendulum Coupling Illustrated in New Research

In 1665, Lord Christiaan Huygens discovered that two pendulum clocks, placed in the same wooden structure, oscillated spontaneously and impeccably in line but in opposite directions: the clocks oscillated in anti-phase.

3 Jul 2019

Tiny Supersonic Jet Injector Speeds up Nanoscale Additive Manufacturing

Scientists have significantly quickened the fabrication of nanoscale structures by energizing precursor molecules using a minute, high-energy supersonic jet of inert gas.

3 Jul 2019

Newly Developed Nanowires can Record Intracellular Signals

Machines are quite comfortable with human cells. Embeddable sensors record how and when neurons fire; neuron-like devices could even boost faster regrowth after being implanted in the brain; and electrodes spark heart cells to beat or brain cells to fire.

2 Jul 2019

Nanocoating Prevents Greasy Smudges on Surfaces

Greasy fingerprints on shiny stainless steel surfaces are not only unattractive but also have a negative impact on the particular surface.

2 Jul 2019

New Drug with Three Active Ingredients Released in Sequence at Specific Times

A group of researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now brought what was once a pharmacologist’s vision much closer to reality: a drug with three active constituents that are released successively at particular times.

1 Jul 2019

Study Shows Positive Impact of Gold Nanoparticles on Human B Lymphocytes

The use of nanoparticles in medicine has progressively increased in the last two decades. However, their safety and impact on the human immune system is still a significant concern.

1 Jul 2019

Biocatalytic Hydrogenation Optimisation

The DrySyn OCTO Mini reaction station from Asynt is enabling researchers to optimise and expand the applications of HydRegen - an innovative, heterogeneous biocatalytic hydrogenation technology currently under development within the group of Prof. Kylie Vincent at the University of Oxford (UK).

1 Jul 2019

Bioelectricity Generation Enhanced by Using Various Nanomaterials

Biophotovoltaics and microbial fuel cells signify promising technologies for green bioelectricity generation.

1 Jul 2019

XGS and Sinochem Sign MoU to Develop Graphene-based Composites in China

XG Sciences, Inc. (“XGS”) has announced that it has entered a memorandum of understanding to participate in developing advanced composites in China based on its xGnP® graphene nanoplatelets.

From Sinochem Group Co., Ltd. 29 Jun 2019

Researchers Develop Nanobio-Hybrid Microbes Capable of Converting CO2 Into Plastics

CU Boulder researchers have developed nanobio-hybrid organisms capable of using airborne carbon dioxide and nitrogen to produce a variety of plastics and fuels, a promising first step toward low-cost carbon sequestration and eco-friendly manufacturing for chemicals.

29 Jun 2019

First Snapshots of Trapped Co2 Molecules Shed New Light on Carbon Capture

A new twist on cryo-EM imaging reveals what’s going on inside MOFs, highly porous nanoparticles with big potential for storing fuel, separating gases and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

29 Jun 2019