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Trickle-Down Graphene: An Economical Production Mechanism

By making carbon leak (trickle-down) through the cracks of a metal, researchers have produced graphene directly on a substrate. This versatile process enables graphene to be economically grown on almost any semiconducting or dielectric substrate of relevance to the electronic industry.

10 Aug 2018

Researchers Study Graphene’s Reaction in Extreme Space Conditions

The Centre for Advanced Two-Dimensional Materials (CA2DM) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has partnered with US-based aerospace company Boreal Space to examine the properties of graphene after it has been launched into the stratosphere. The results could provide an understanding of how graphene could be used for satellite and space technologies.

9 Aug 2018

Simple Chemical Method Transforms Crystal Mixture Where Two Liquids Meet

A team led by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found a method to make a liquid-like state act more like a solid, and then to reverse the process.

9 Aug 2018

Research Shows Graphene Reinforced with Nanotube Rebar Exhibits Improved Toughness

Scientists have discovered that the toughness of fracture-resistant “rebar graphene” is more than twice as that of pristine graphene.

7 Aug 2018

RMC Boeckeler Introduces the PT 3D, the Million Nanometer Ultramicrotrome

The RMC Boeckeler PT 3D is the first ultramicrotome to feature a one millimeter ultrathin advance. This new system will be showcased by RMC Boeckeler at the Microscopy and Microanalysis 2018 Meeting (M & M), along with other new sample technology developments.

6 Aug 2018

Nanoparticle Mouthwash May Reduce Tooth Plaque

A mouthwash of iron oxide nanoparticles can thwart and stop cavities by disrupting destructive bacterial biofilms that grow on teeth

3 Aug 2018

Innovative Microscopy Visualizes Vibration of Water Molecules Trapped at Nanoscale

A microscopy technique enables the visualization of liquids at the nanoscale; at nearly 10x the resolution of transmission electron microscopy.

3 Aug 2018

Graphene Pocket Protects Sample Contained in Heavy Water

For the first time, heavy water (D2O)was used in the field of transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

3 Aug 2018

Titanium Dioxide Shows Promise for Developing Nanosensors of Mechanical Stress

A property of Anatase titanium dioxide holds applications for room-temperature sensors of mechanical stress at the nanoscale.

3 Aug 2018

High-Resolution Nano-Optic Endoscope for Better Disease Detection

The diagnosis of diseases originating in internal organs mostly depends on biopsy samples taken from affected regions.

31 Jul 2018

Novel Technique for Real-Time Analysis of Chemical Reactions of Silver Nanoparticles

Chemists have devised a technique for observing chemical reactions of individual silver nanoparticles

31 Jul 2018

Apoptosis of Difficult-to-Reach Spinal Tumors Using Magnetic Nanoparticles

Scientists have shown it is possible to use magnetic nanoparticles to carry chemotherapy drugs into the spinal cord to treat spinal tumors.

31 Jul 2018

Type of “Lab on a Chip” Could Rapidly Detect Disease-Causing Bacteria

Researchers have created a “lab on a chip” that could become a clinical tool capable of detecting quantities of disease-causing bacteria.

31 Jul 2018

Simple, Effective, Versatile Method for Synthesizing Carbon Materials

Due to their chemical stability, high electric conductivity, and unique microstructure, carbon materials have excellent application potentials.

30 Jul 2018

Mice Harboring Lung Cancer Could be Treated with Nanoparticles

While chemotherapy fights tumors by attacking quickly dividing cells, it also destroys healthy cells resulting in adverse side effects.

30 Jul 2018

Nanotechnology News

Trickle-Down Graphene: An Economical Production Mechanism

Researchers Study Graphene’s Reaction in Extreme Space Conditions

Simple Chemical Method Transforms Crystal Mixture Where Two Liquids Meet

Research Shows Graphene Reinforced with Nanotube Rebar Exhibits Improved Toughness

RMC Boeckeler Introduces the PT 3D, the Million Nanometer Ultramicrotrome

Nanoparticle Mouthwash May Reduce Tooth Plaque

Innovative Microscopy Visualizes Vibration of Water Molecules Trapped at Nanoscale

Graphene Pocket Protects Sample Contained in Heavy Water

Titanium Dioxide Shows Promise for Developing Nanosensors of Mechanical Stress

High-Resolution Nano-Optic Endoscope for Better Disease Detection

Novel Technique for Real-Time Analysis of Chemical Reactions of Silver Nanoparticles

Apoptosis of Difficult-to-Reach Spinal Tumors Using Magnetic Nanoparticles

Type of “Lab on a Chip” Could Rapidly Detect Disease-Causing Bacteria

Simple, Effective, Versatile Method for Synthesizing Carbon Materials

Mice Harboring Lung Cancer Could be Treated with Nanoparticles

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