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Comparing Methods to Detect, Size and Quantify Silver Nanoparticles

Postnova Analytics report on how researchers from the Institute for Health and Consumer Protection at the European Commission Joint Research Centre (Ispra, Italy) and the University of Ferrara have used AF2000 Asym...

From Postnova Analytics GmbH 26 Jun 2018

Researchers Use X-ray Holography to Probe Insulator-Metal Transition at the Nanoscale

X-ray hologram of VO2 during the phase transition. Image Credit: MBI.

25 Jun 2018

Researchers Develop Lightweight, High Nitrogen-Doping Current Collector

A current collector, lightweight with a high nitrogen-doping level carbon nanofiber framework, has been developed for lithium metal anodes.

21 Jun 2018

Chameleon-Inspired Nanolaser Holds Promise for Advances in Flexible Displays in Smartphones

Researchers have built a nature-inspired unique nanolaser that changes colors by applying the same mechanism as chameleons.

21 Jun 2018

World’s First-Ever Graphene-Enhanced Sports Shoes

The University of Manchester and British brand inov-8 unveil the world’s first-ever sports shoes made using graphene.

21 Jun 2018

New Nanofabrication Technique Can Speed Up DNA Sequencing

The laborious process of sequencing DNA molecules could become much faster & cheaper thanks to a new nanofabrication technique.

21 Jun 2018

Puzzling Phenomenon of Particle-Antiparticle Annihilation in Graphene Explained

Researchers have interpreted the obscure phenomenon of particle-antiparticle annihilation in graphene (Auger recombination).

21 Jun 2018

Novel Method for Harnessing Potential of MXenes to Develop 2D Nanocomposites

The method harnesses the capacity of a spontaneously oxidizing MXene thin film, to develop nanocomposites with the ability to sense light.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers Investigate Enhanced Potential of Carbon Nanotubes for Quantum Computing

Scientists are investigating the enhanced potential of carbon nanotubes to be used as single-photon emitters in quantum information processing.

21 Jun 2018

Novel Method for Converting Nanoparticle-Coated Microscopic Beads into Microlasers

A technique has been devised for converting nanoparticle-coated microscopic beads into lasers with a size less than that of red blood cells.

21 Jun 2018

3D Structures Can Be Sequentially Unfolded with the Help of Gold Nanoparticles

A new method involves gold nanoparticles to stimulate the sequential unfolding of 3D structures with the help of different wavelengths of light.

21 Jun 2018

Physicists solve the mystery of vanishing particles in graphene

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and Tohoku University (Japan) have explained the puzzling phenomenon of particle-antiparticle annihilation in graphene, recognized by specialists as Auger r...

19 Jun 2018

Researchers Effectively Employ Graphene in Gas Separation Method

Graphene Flagship researchers have managed to overcome the theoretical limiting performance of membranes in gas separation.

18 Jun 2018

Ultra-Confined Light Can Be Used to Detect Hazardous Molecules

Researchers have formulated a method to squeeze infrared light into ultra-confined spaces, producing an intense, nanoscale antenna.

18 Jun 2018

Bruker Launches SKYSCAN 2214 Ultra-High Resolution Nano-CT

On June 12th, 2018, Bruker launched the new SKYSCAN™ 2214, a multiscale X-ray nano-CT (computed tomography) system comprising an innovative X-ray source and detector geometry that produces sharper images with exceptional precision.

13 Jun 2018