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A New Approach to Create Waterproof Graphene-Based Sensors

The electrical resistance of graphene—a two-dimensional (2D) material—is generally distorted by water molecules, but now a group of European researchers has reported that contact resistance is not affected by humidity when graphene is incorporated with the metal of a circuit.

31 Jan 2019

New Insights into the Effects of Food Nanoparticles on the Intestinal Flora

The intestinal microbiome is key for food processing as well as an accepted co-determinant for different diseases. Scientists at the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) identified the impacts nanoparticles have on the intestinal microorganisms.

30 Jan 2019

Researchers Create Large, Stable Pieces of Graphene with Zigzag Edge Pattern

Graphene is a favorable material for application in nanoelectronics. But its electronic properties rely significantly on how the edges of the carbon layer are developed. Zigzag patterns are especially fascinating in this respect, but thus far, it has been nearly impossible to produce edges with a pattern like this.

30 Jan 2019

Functional Bulk Nanocomposites Created Using Aerosol-Assisted Biosynthesis Strategy

One of the coolest scenes in the movie Avengers: Infinity War takes place when Iron Man switches on his nanotech armor and manipulates nanoparticles to generate the armor upon his skin.

29 Jan 2019

Rice University Researchers Argue that Photoluminescence Gives Gold Nanoparticles their Remarkable Light-Emitting Properties

When a metal nanoparticle is illuminated, light is reflected back which usually has a different color. That is a fact, but why it does so has become a debatable topic.

29 Jan 2019

Digging Atomic Force Microscope Tip Deep into a Material to Realize More Energy-Efficient Computer Chips

UConn scientists have reported in Proceedings of the National Academies of Science that when a familiar tool is used in a way it was never planned to be used, it paves the way for a completely new technique for exploring materials.

28 Jan 2019

New Computer Experiment Shows Discrepancy in Describing the Behavior of Magnetic Nanoparticles

Researchers at Ural Federal University in collaboration with colleagues from Edinburgh carried out a computer experiment which showed that it is inappropriate to illustrate the behavior of magnetic nanoparticles that offer cell heating as the sum of reactions with each other: particles continuously interact, and their “collective behavior” creates a unique effect.

28 Jan 2019

Study Shows How Technologically Important Platinum Forms Nano-Bubbles

The noble metal—platinum—is oxidized more rapidly than expected under technologically relevant conditions. This finding was revealed from a study jointly performed by the University of Vienna and the DESY NanoLab.

28 Jan 2019

New Nanomaterials Could Enable More Efficient and Potentially Affordable Solar Energy Harvest

Solar rays are an abundant, clean source of energy that is becoming more and more important as the world strives to move away from power sources that lead to global warming.

25 Jan 2019

Nanoparticle-Enhanced Filler Wires Help Weld Previously Un-Weldable Aluminum Alloy

Developed in the 1940s, an aluminum alloy has traditionally shown promise for using in automobile manufacturing, except for one major barrier.

25 Jan 2019

Researchers Invent Thermal Lithography Process for Better Quality and Lower Cost

An innovation in fabricating atom-thin processors has been reported by an international team of scientists. This discovery could have extensive influence on nanoscale chip manufacture and in labs worldwide where researchers are studying 2D materials for ever-smaller and -faster semiconductors.

25 Jan 2019

New Method to Produce Graphene Fibers with Optimized Conductivity and Strength

A team of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed a new microfluidics-assisted technique for developing high-performance macroscopic graphene fibers.

25 Jan 2019

Engineers Develop Smallest Ever 3D Nanoprinted Microfluidic Diode for Implantable Devices

The smallest ever 3D-printed fluid circuit element, or microfluidic diode, has been developed by engineers from the University of Maryland (UMD). The diode is so tiny that 10 of it could be placed along the width of a strand of human hair.

24 Jan 2019

Graphene Flagship Project Studies Impacts of Graphene on Human Health and Environment

Thorough research and understanding of all safety aspects of graphene are important since the drive to commercialize it continues.

23 Jan 2019

The ScopeM platform of ETH Zurich has selected Re-scan Confocal Microscopy integrating RCM with a super resolution STORM microscope.

Technology innovators in super-resolution microscopy, Amsterdam-based Confocal.nl, reports on the new super resolution confocal imaging system at ScopeM, a central scientific technology platform of ETH Zurich. The...

From Confocal.nl 23 Jan 2019

Nanotechnology News

A New Approach to Create Waterproof Graphene-Based Sensors

New Insights into the Effects of Food Nanoparticles on the Intestinal Flora

Researchers Create Large, Stable Pieces of Graphene with Zigzag Edge Pattern

Functional Bulk Nanocomposites Created Using Aerosol-Assisted Biosynthesis Strategy

Rice University Researchers Argue that Photoluminescence Gives Gold Nanoparticles their Remarkable Light-Emitting Properties

Digging Atomic Force Microscope Tip Deep into a Material to Realize More Energy-Efficient Computer Chips

New Computer Experiment Shows Discrepancy in Describing the Behavior of Magnetic Nanoparticles

Study Shows How Technologically Important Platinum Forms Nano-Bubbles

New Nanomaterials Could Enable More Efficient and Potentially Affordable Solar Energy Harvest

Nanoparticle-Enhanced Filler Wires Help Weld Previously Un-Weldable Aluminum Alloy

Researchers Invent Thermal Lithography Process for Better Quality and Lower Cost

New Method to Produce Graphene Fibers with Optimized Conductivity and Strength

Engineers Develop Smallest Ever 3D Nanoprinted Microfluidic Diode for Implantable Devices

Graphene Flagship Project Studies Impacts of Graphene on Human Health and Environment

The ScopeM platform of ETH Zurich has selected Re-scan Confocal Microscopy integrating RCM with a super resolution STORM microscope.

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